I've successfully installed Plex Media Server, PlexConnect and KODI on the same Raspberry Pi 2. Now I'm wondering if I could have Rasplex instead of KODI?
First is it possible and if so what would be the codes to install Rasplex from the command line?
Thanks
I've successfully installed Plex Media Server, PlexConnect and KODI on the same Raspberry Pi 2. Now I'm wondering if I could have Rasplex instead of KODI?
I assume you did this in Raspbian or some other 'normal' Linux distro intended for multiple application use.
First is it possible and if so what would be the codes to install Rasplex from the command line?
Thanks
Short answer: It's not possible.
RasPlex runs in the OpenELEC OS, which is a Linux distro specially designed to run a single media player application. (often XBMC/Kodi)
Thus it has no support whatever for installing other applications in parallel to the main application (in our case RasPlex).
While it is theoretically possible to use SSH command line and scripts to run other binaries, it's not a good way to go for a PMS server.
Also, while an RPi2 is capable of running both server and client at the same time, it will probably 'bog down' when serving high bitrate video and/or media that require transcoding to the client on the same RPi2. And some transcoding will probably fail entirely due to lack of RPi-compatible CODECs.
Best regards: dlanor
I've successfully installed Plex Media Server, PlexConnect and KODI on the same Raspberry Pi 2. Now I'm wondering if I could have Rasplex instead of KODI?
Why would anyone want a Pi to be their Plex Media Server?
Why not…seems like the lowest powered and most affordable solution.
Why would anyone want a Pi to be their Plex Media Server?
Makes for a portable, cool running, battery-powered solution with smaller footprint compared to a notebook.
As a client I get it, just not a server. You still need all your media files, and the Pi's slow USB isn't exactly the best thing to serve them. There isn't even a SATA port on the Pi. I would think a real PC, even an Atom, would be better no?
Makes for a portable, cool running, battery-powered solution with smaller footprint compared to a notebook.
This is all true, but both an RPi2 and a notebook will suffer from severe limitations in use as PMS servers. Any low-end computer will.
They will work well for reasonable bitrate material using only client-compatible CODECs, and with just one or two clients active.
But they will run into overload problems when dealing with videos that require complex transcoding and/or when serving multiple clients simultaneously.
And for some transcoding needs PMS on RPi is unusable, since some CODECs simply are not available for RPi.
If the limitations are acceptable for the intended use, then an RPi2 is a perfectly valid choice for PMS.
But for a server with capability to handle more users and all kinds of media, you need a full-blown PC.
Best regards: dlanor
As a client I get it, just not a server. You still need all your media files, and the Pi's slow USB isn't exactly the best thing to serve them. There isn't even a SATA port on the Pi. I would think a real PC, even an Atom, would be better no?
This is all true, but both an RPi2 and a notebook will suffer from severe limitations in use as PMS servers. Any low-end computer will.
They will work well for reasonable bitrate material using only client-compatible CODECs, and with just one or two clients active.
But they will run into overload problems when dealing with videos that require complex transcoding and/or when serving multiple clients simultaneously.
And for some transcoding needs PMS on RPi is unusable, since some CODECs simply are not available for RPi.If the limitations are acceptable for the intended use, then an RPi2 is a perfectly valid choice for PMS.
But for a server with capability to handle more users and all kinds of media, you need a full-blown PC.
As you said, it depends on target usage. As long as transcoding is not required, the RPi 2 can work just fine. Just requires some pre-planning.
Personally, planning on using it for in-car PMS to serve pre-encoded 480p/720p H.264 + stereo AAC LC content to 2-4 smartphones or tablets. When your bitrate maxes out at 3Mbps, you can fit quite a large amount of content on a 2.5" 2TB HDD. I've used Plex sync but while it's good if you already know what you want to watch, it doesn't really offer much of a selection when you're already on the road given storage on devices tend to max out at 32-128GB.
I've tried to use a notebook as PMS but while performance is excellent even with transcoding (Core i7-4702MQ), it's deuced hard to find a place for the notebook where the air vents wouldn't be blocked. I don't much fancy having the notebook sitting on my lap for the entirety of the ride like I've done previous trips. Streaming over the internet isn't really an option. I've tried AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile and Sprint and there are always areas in freeways where signal craps out. Besides, can't really sign up for unlimited data from AT&T and Verizon anymore and monthly plans with high data caps are expensive.
I am looking for the same setup.
An HTPC, based on rasplex with the latest PlexMediaPlayer (PMP) but with an option to activate and run the PMS server localy would be my perfect setup.
Currently I am expermenting with
1 RBPI2 acting as server (http://www.htpcguides.com/raspberry-pi-2-home-media-server-installer-image/)
1 RBPI2 acting as client (Plex Media Player for Embedded Platforms,https://plex.tv/downloads)
If I glue them together and fix them in one case, it looks like this is your solution 
kind regards,
Bart
@bartplessers said:
I am looking for the same setup.
An HTPC, based on rasplex with the latest PlexMediaPlayer (PMP) but with an option to activate and run the PMS server localy would be my perfect setup.Currently I am expermenting with
1 RBPI2 acting as server (Raspberry Pi 2 Home Media Server Installer + Image •)
1 RBPI2 acting as client (Plex Media Player for Embedded Platforms,https://plex.tv/downloads)If I glue them together and fix them in one case, it looks like this is your solution
kind regards,
Bart
Why glue them, use one of these Raspberry Pi Store | The Pi Hut worth the money.
Regards
@robertsig said:
As a client I get it, just not a server. You still need all your media files, and the Pi’s slow USB isn’t exactly the best thing to serve them. There isn’t even a SATA port on the Pi. I would think a real PC, even an Atom, would be better no?
Don’t knock it until you’ve tried it, it works fine, suggest you read the relevant topic in the Linux sub forum.
Regards
@bartplessers said:
I am looking for the same setup.
An HTPC, based on rasplex with the latest PlexMediaPlayer (PMP) but with an option to activate and run the PMS server localy would be my perfect setup.Currently I am expermenting with
1 RBPI2 acting as server (Raspberry Pi 2 Home Media Server Installer + Image •)
1 RBPI2 acting as client (Plex Media Player for Embedded Platforms,https://plex.tv/downloads)If I glue them together and fix them in one case, it looks like this is your solution
kind regards,
Bart
And if you are running Plex Media Player as the client what is the relevance to Rasplex?
Regards
