# Plex Installed on Mint; Plex

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-installed-on-mint-plex/934898>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux, plex-web, library-management\
**Created:** [December 28, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-installed-on-mint-plex/934898 "2025-12-28T18:27:32Z")\
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**Author:** ![plexforum1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/5fc32e/32.png) [@plexforum1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/plexforum1)\
**Post date:** [December 28, 2025, 6:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-installed-on-mint-plex/934898/1 "2025-12-28T18:27:32Z")

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Plex Media Server#: 1.42.2.10156

Mint Server: 22.2

BACKGROUND: I was on windows 10 with Plex Media server with access to my ugreen NAS files. Everything worked well! But because I could not upgrade windows 10 to 11 because my computer did not have the TPM, I wiped and installed Mint on the windows 10 computer.

ISSUE: I have been able to resolve most issue, but this one issue I am having a terrible time with resolving plex access to my NAS files. I am able to use the file navigator in my user account to see and access the ugreen NAS, but when I go to Plex to map Movies to the NAS, I have no option to do such. I have used gigolo without any luck. I tried adding //ipaddress/movies /mnt/nas cifs credentials=/home/plexnasaccess/.smbcredentials,uid=1002, gid=1002,x-systemd.automount 0 0 but that did not work either. Bottom line I am able to fully access the NAS from the linux user accounts I created, but through the plex web interface, I am not able to see the NAS.

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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:** [December 28, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-installed-on-mint-plex/934898/2 "2025-12-28T18:53:56Z")

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> [@Install going sideways](https://forums.plex.tv/t/install-going-sideways/934030/4):
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> @kcleary To add , Mint is not vetted for PMS use. It’s unfortunately demonstrated too many times that it’s unreliable for the rigors of hosting a media server application. I’ve spent many hours with folks trying to make it work and actually seeing commands fail which work everywhere else. Once you go to Ubuntu or Debian (Ubuntu is preferred for most users), you’ll have a completely different experience.

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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:** [March 28, 2026, 6:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-installed-on-mint-plex/934898/3 "2026-03-28T18:53:56Z")

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