[Request] Being able to cast to Plex Server on Windows

[DiabloD3]

I’d like to be able to cast to the Plex Server running on my Windows workstation as if it was any other cast-able target, and use my Android phone as the remote for it. Playing video would full screen (or full screen on a specified monitor on multi-monitor setups, which is needed for all the users, me included, that don’t want it taking over their primary monitor), and playing music would pop up a standard notification saying what song is playing, and not display a Plex Player UI like it does on other casting targets or on dedicated players.

The main reason I ask for this is so I can play music on my Android phone, have it casting to my computer (which has my Schiit Bifrost DAC plugged into it), then walk downstairs and have it start casting to my Chromecast plugged into my AV receiver just by changing the casting target. Or if I’m doing something around the house, turn casting off, plug earbuds in.

[sdjme]

Perhaps I'm missing something here, but why not just install a Plex client?  In the old days, Plex acted as both server and client, but for over (I think) 4 years it has been separated out.  I seriously doubt PMS will ever act as a client again.

If your server is running on your Windows workstation, and you'd like to watch/listen to something on that, why not just load up Plex Home Theater on there as well?  There's your target.

[Plastonick]

Presumably you want to send music on your phone (NOT on your Plex server) to your computer running plex?

Plex Home Theatre has an (audio only?) airplay receiver built in, however I don't think there is a way to do this with plex and "casting" like with a Chromecast.

However if I'm wrong, and you want to stream music from your plex server to your phone, and then cast it to your windows computer, you can do this! Install Plex Home Theatre on your windows machine, get the music playing on the plex app on your phone, and "cast" it, like you would to your chrome cast, but to the plex home theatre server. Then, in-app you can switch to casting to your Chromecast if you like.