# Installing Ubuntu from scratch for PMS

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [April 17, 2024, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/installing-ubuntu-from-scratch-for-pms/875438 "2024-04-17T16:35:58Z")\
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You’re going to need to learn how to do the administrative things for running PMS on Linux.

We’re here to help with PMS on Linux but we’re not equipped to teach linux.

Your media drives / sources are free for you to decide. Between google, the FAQ, and general forum searches, you will find almost anything you can think of.

Here is a “Linux Tips” of many of the most common things.

> [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247):
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> Tips & Tricks of the Linux trade. Below, you’ll find a collection of tips, tricks, and how-to’s to help make setting up, administrating, and using Plex Media Server on Linux a little easier. [Reporting problems](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/20)[Using other hard drives (Windows or Linux) with PMS](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2)[Customizing your Plex configuration on systemd based systems](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/3)[Using other EXT4, NTFS, or other drives (internal or USB)](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/2)[Mounting CIFS + SMB network shares for Plex use](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/4)[Mounting NFS network shares for Plex use](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/5)[Moving…](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/6)

One thing you will want is when “Customizing your Linux installation”  
(moving PMS to “/home/plex” 😉 )

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