# Install plexConnect

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/install-plexconnect/143245>\
**Category:** Apps & Creations\
**Created:** [April 24, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/install-plexconnect/143245 "2016-04-24T23:03:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![childam123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@childam123](https://forums.plex.tv/u/childam123)\
**Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 11:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/install-plexconnect/143245/1 "2016-04-24T23:03:31Z")

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I can’t seem to find adequate instructions. I have plex media server running on my drobo 5n. I want to also install plexConnect on Drobo. Can anyone help me?

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**Author:** ![moody\_blue](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/moody_blue/32/7835_2.png) [@moody\_blue](https://forums.plex.tv/u/moody_blue)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 8:38am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/install-plexconnect/143245/2 "2016-04-25T08:38:39Z")

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> **[Drobo 5N Server/PlexConnect](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/466652#Comment_466652)**
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> You need to install Python in your DroboApps share. SSH helps too for debugging, and starting up the script. You can get python from www.droboports.com Here's a thread on the Drobo forums you can follow: ...

Can this help you ?

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**Author:** ![childam123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@childam123](https://forums.plex.tv/u/childam123)\
**Post date:** [April 25, 2016, 4:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/install-plexconnect/143245/3 "2016-04-25T16:13:25Z")

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Not really. I don’t mean to sound stupid. But once I install Python and then also install plexConnect to the DroboApps share I have no clue what to do. I don’t know how to load Python so that I can load the plexConnect

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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:** [January 8, 2020, 7:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/install-plexconnect/143245/4 "2020-01-08T19:16:38Z")

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