# Plexify not working
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837
**Category:** Apps & Creations
**Created:** [January 29, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837 "2014-01-29T18:33:11Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
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### Author:  [@amidabrian](https://forums.plex.tv/u/amidabrian)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2014, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/1 "2014-01-29T18:33:11Z")
Tried using the Plexify method of getting Plex on my Apple TV . Unfortunately, this was not successful. :angry: So is the best method using a micro USB cable to load the certificate on to the Apple TV? :huh: Will donate once I get this up and running.
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### Author:  [@baa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/baa)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2014, 6:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/2 "2014-01-29T18:43:58Z")
a - Plexify has never been a "supported" way of handling things. The programmer (Cyberon) has meanwhile officially quit and is calling names... Man, that guy needs to grow up.
b - Follow the WIKI, I guess this would be the best you can do for now.
c - for the certs, use the network method. It's easier and less work, as you don't have to unplug/carry/replug your aTV.
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### Author:  [@wahlman.j](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wahlman.j)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2014, 7:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/3 "2014-01-29T19:10:55Z")
OpenConnect is a good truely open source alternative š (link in my signature)
The real magic that happens is on the appletv via PlexConnect. To expand on the network option baa gave you for option c. You need to create a websever linked below, then follow posts 1 & 7 for the cert loading onto the atv via network, this also helps the setup process of webconnect (if desired) for keeping the PlexConnect code up to date. I prefer this method as well since I have a lot of Appletvās that I dislike removing from the installed location just to load the trailers.pem cert when I can just host them on my network.
[http://clickontyler.com/blog/2012/02/web-sharing-mountain-lion/](http://clickontyler.com/blog/2012/02/web-sharing-mountain-lion/) \<--------CLICK THIS FOR A WEBSERVER PROGRAM (pref pane)
[https://forums.plex.tv/topic/80779-install-trailerspem-from-appletv-using-a-webserver-on-osx/](https://forums.plex.tv/topic/80779-install-trailerspem-from-appletv-using-a-webserver-on-osx/) \<---------CLICK THIS FOR A WEBSERVER TUTORIAL š
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### Author:  [@amidabrian](https://forums.plex.tv/u/amidabrian)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2014, 8:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/4 "2014-01-29T20:12:10Z")
How do you setup a web server ? Sorry for sounding a bit thick but which link do I click on. Is there not a simple step by step process for doing this. Plus what is the WIKI. :( :( :(
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### Author:  [@f00b4r](https://forums.plex.tv/u/f00b4r)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2014, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/5 "2014-01-29T20:16:35Z")
There is a āread before postingā sticky that has a link to the PlexConnect wiki, which contains install guides (with pics).
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### Author:  [@baa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/baa)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2014, 9:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/6 "2014-01-29T21:03:19Z")
Wahlman:
a - No no no - This is not the message I did approve! You edited it, right? :-)
b - no need for an external web server, everything handled within PlexConnect (since ages...)
Please, don't confuse us people.
amidabrian:
WIKI = documentation and stuff. Link in my signature. Or f00b4r's. Or directly: [[Wiki](https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki "External link")]
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### Author:  [@amidabrian](https://forums.plex.tv/u/amidabrian)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2014, 9:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/7 "2014-01-29T21:49:01Z")
Got it working with Plexify finally!
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### Author:  [@wahlman.j](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wahlman.j)
#### Post date: [January 29, 2014, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/8 "2014-01-29T22:41:01Z")
I did edit my prior post. What did you mean by network method to load the cert other then using a webserver, now I'm confused :P
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### Author:  [@baa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/baa)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 6:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/9 "2014-01-30T06:29:22Z")
Wahlman: Wiki? -\> [https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki/Install-Guide-AppleTV-Ethernet#wiki-install-the-certificate-to-your-appletv](https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki/Install-Guide-AppleTV-Ethernet#wiki-install-the-certificate-to-your-appletv)
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### Author:  [@jdillinger](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jdillinger)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 11:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/10 "2014-01-30T11:43:38Z")
> I did edit my prior post. What did you mean by network method to load the cert other then using a webserver, now I'm confused :P
He means same way we do it chickenkiller
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### Author:  [@wahlman.j](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wahlman.j)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 1:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/11 "2014-01-30T13:37:52Z")
> Wahlman: Wiki? -\> [https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki/Install-Guide-AppleTV-Ethernet#wiki-install-the-certificate-to-your-appletv](https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki/Install-Guide-AppleTV-Ethernet#wiki-install-the-certificate-to-your-appletv)
Crazy I have been using this method to install trailers.pem the whole time:
[http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/80779-install-trailerspem-from-appletv-using-a-webserver-on-osx/](http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/80779-install-trailerspem-from-appletv-using-a-webserver-on-osx/)
I will test this method when I get home today and see if it works on osx to be able to serve the trailers cert to the atv. So I assume you can use trailers.pem in place of the trailer.cer for your ethernet method on the atv like this:
[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.pem](http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.pem)
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### Author:  [@baa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/baa)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 7:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/12 "2014-01-30T19:54:40Z")
No, you need to use the ".cer". That's what triggers the WebServer for some special actions.
Anyway, why would you want to install the ".pem" file to your aTV?
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### Author:  [@wahlman.j](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wahlman.j)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/13 "2014-01-30T20:21:37Z")
I have been using the trailers.pem cert on all of my plexconnect hosts this entire time :P (I didn't know it made a difference)
Mac, IOS devices, Apple tv 3's \<------Plexconnect hosts (as well as the apple tv 3 non plexconnect clients for the profile)
Question, what does this produce when you visit this from a windows pc web-browser:
[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.cer](http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.cer)
On mac it just goes to apples website (maybe becuase it doesnt exist on my /assets/certificates folder) Also can I backup & convert the trailers.pem to a trailers.cer by just renaming it? Is there a way to host the trailers.pem from the plexconnect server as well so we can do this on the atv profile page? I thought the certs were just a way for your host/client to be able to connect to each other as a key of some sort via the profile/plexconnect webserver.
[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.pem](http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.pem)
Or does this trailers.cer do something that is better then trailers.pem. Like I said I used it this entire time without any issues whatsoever on all of those hosts.
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### Author:  [@baa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/baa)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 8:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/14 "2014-01-30T20:31:01Z")
Poking trailer.apple.com from a Win PC would give you the original Apple site as well, why should there be a difference - as long as you don't rely on the PlexConnect DNS?
Difference between PEM and CER - my understanding:
PEM contains both private key and public key. CER only the public one.
Therefore PEM is needed on the server side, whereas CER is enough or the clients...
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### Author:  [@wahlman.j](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wahlman.j)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 8:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/15 "2014-01-30T20:40:11Z")
Gotcha, ok I was just curious because I always just used a apache2 webserver to install the trailers.pem to my apple TV from my mac.
When I visit the apache2 server it looks like this so I assumed that unless my browser could see the trailers.x it could not be installed to the profile on the appleTV. Other wise if I couldnāt see it from the browser my apple tv couldnāt either. At least that was my logic š
So if im following you right since the atv points at the plexconnect host via manual dns you are able to install the trailers.cer using plexconnects webserverā¦nice š
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### Author:  [@jdillinger](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jdillinger)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 8:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/16 "2014-01-30T20:46:21Z")
I installed the trailers.pem on 3 diff atvs already and they all can use MyPlex to access my PMS remotely.
Let me clear this up.
The very first time the work around was made after Apple shut down plexconnect, I did install a trailers.cer using a mini-usb cable to my AppleTV. But ever since then, i've been using a http address to install trailers.pem all my mom's, brother's, and cousin's atv. They call can access my PMS via MyPlex log in.
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### Author:  [@dlmarston](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dlmarston)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 8:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/17 "2014-01-30T20:53:38Z")
> Gotcha, ok I was just curious because I always just used a apache2 webserver to install the trailers.pem to my apple TV from my mac.
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> When I visit the apache2 server it looks like this so I assumed that unless my browser could see the trailers.x it could not be installed to the profile on the appleTV. Other wise if I couldn't see it from the browser my apple tv couldn't either. At least that was my logic :P
>
> So if im following you right since the atv points at the plexconnect host via manual dns you are able to install the trailers.cer using plexconnects webserver....nice ;)
Does this new knowledge have any benefit for your OpenConnect web management application? Could it be folded into PlexConnect's own webserver?
I don't know if I'm off track here, but couldn't the webserver in PlexConnect be responsible for serving up a range of html goodies?
dave
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### Author:  [@wahlman.j](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wahlman.j)
#### Post date: [January 30, 2014, 9:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/18 "2014-01-30T21:28:51Z")
Well of you have webconnect installed and working you have a apache2 webserver so you can install any certificate you wish from your apache2 webserver example:
[http://192.168.1.100:1234/share/trailers.x](http://192.168.1.100:1234/share/trailers.x) \<----http://local\_ip/apache2\_port/shared\_folder/file.x
You can also load your trailers.x wherever you want since its hosted on a webserver which makes things convenient when deploying your cert to family or close friends etc by just entering in your wan or dndns into the remote apple TV like so if desired:
[http://wanip\_OR\_dyndns:1234/share/trailers.x](https://forums.plex.tv/share/trailers.x)
I have used the apache2 server in the past mainly for addsite adding bag.plists to the apple tv 2 for apps but that a whole different topic and we are getting way off subject as is ;) you can use a apache2 webserver to host basically any file you can imagine. But it is a lot easier using baa's method of installing the cert using plexconnects webserver for basic plexconnect/appletv functionality.
[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.cer](http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.cer)
@baa I just tested this method on OSX and it woks perfectly to install the trailers.cer. Any chance we could have the option to install the trailers.pem also like this?
[http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.pem](http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.pem)
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### Author:  [@jdillinger](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jdillinger)
#### Post date: [January 31, 2014, 1:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/19 "2014-01-31T01:09:55Z")
so is there a significant difference if we installed trailers.pem or trailers.cer on our atvs? cause both seem to work just fine.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2019, 1:10am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plexify-not-working/55837/20 "2019-12-21T01:10:59Z")
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