# How to setup server?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-setup-server/839289>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [April 26, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-setup-server/839289 "2023-04-26T18:43:01Z")\
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**Author:** ![spookybathtub](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/spookybathtub/32/184379_2.png) [@spookybathtub](https://forums.plex.tv/u/spookybathtub)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-setup-server/839289/1 "2023-04-26T18:43:01Z")

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I’ve just installed Plex Media Server 1.32 on a headless Ubuntu server. When I visit the IP on port 32400, all I see is the front end. There is no way to configure the server for local media libraries. It gives me a link to install the server, as if it weren’t already installed. Is there some additional setup step to enable this?

 ![Screenshot 2023-04-26 at 11.37.41 AM](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/a/c/4/ac42ebe57054538c2b99ddcaada89f664922ed53.jpeg)

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**Author:** ![spookybathtub](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/spookybathtub/32/184379_2.png) [@spookybathtub](https://forums.plex.tv/u/spookybathtub)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 6:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-setup-server/839289/2 "2023-04-26T18:52:37Z")

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This server is not on the same subnet, maybe that’s the issue. Is there some way to set up the server remotely?

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 6:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-setup-server/839289/3 "2023-04-26T18:54:31Z")

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[https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/)  
“On a different network”

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**Author:** ![spookybathtub](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/spookybathtub/32/184379_2.png) [@spookybathtub](https://forums.plex.tv/u/spookybathtub)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-setup-server/839289/4 "2023-04-26T19:03:09Z")

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Thank you, that was it! SSH tunnel worked.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [July 25, 2023, 7:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-setup-server/839289/5 "2023-07-25T19:03:43Z")

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