# Plex server on android box?

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**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [February 15, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-android-box/690997 "2021-02-15T19:57:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lineman1975](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/77aa72/32.png) [@Lineman1975](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Lineman1975)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-android-box/690997/1 "2021-02-15T19:57:51Z")

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I have samsung tv and certain videos will not stream through it properly. I understand you need plex on a server to run plex on the TV properly. Can i build a plex server on an Android Box to not have to bother using my PC??? I guess what i am asking can plex on android be the server??

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**Author:** ![BigWheel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bigwheel/32/78783_2.png) [@BigWheel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/BigWheel)\
**Post date:** [February 15, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-android-box/690997/2 "2021-02-15T20:01:12Z")

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The only two Android devices that an be used as a server are the Nvidia Shield and WD MyCloud Home nas. Both of which required a lot of custom work specific to those devices. There is no general android server build that will work on anything.

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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:** [May 16, 2021, 8:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-android-box/690997/3 "2021-05-16T20:01:18Z")

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