Im running the plex server on a raspberry Pi. Ive followed this write up: https://www.raspberrypi.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=36&t=214655&p=1321050#p1321050
though it does not cover updating. How would I go about updating plex on the RPi?
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade
I do not believe that they pull from the plex updates.
Any info on how to update plex server this way would be fantastic
Should I just use this then?
sudo apt-get install plexmediaserver-installer -y
Please read this notice and just forget about this “tutorial”. It’s wrong in many aspects.
Regarding the update: you did install my Debian repository so just update your Debian and PMS with sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
@uglymagoo said:
Please read this notice and just forget about this “tutorial”. It’s wrong in many aspects.Regarding the update: you did install my Debian repository so just update your Debian and PMS with
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
How is it wrong? This is how I figured out how to make it work.
@uglymagoo said:
Please read this notice and just forget about this “tutorial”. It’s wrong in many aspects.Regarding the update: you did install my Debian repository so just update your Debian and PMS with
sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade
wget -O - https://dev2day.de/pms/dev2day-pms.gpg.key | sudo apt-key add -
echo “deb https://dev2day.de/pms/ jessie main” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pms.list
sudo apt-get update
This is what I have done previoussly. are these the repository you were talking about?
@MaxTheSpy said:
How is it wrong? This is how I figured out how to make it work.
It’s described in the discussed thread. E.g. the instructions provided to tell Plex to use user pi are completely wrong. The instructions do NOT work at all. Plex is still using user plex. So you will have permission issues sooner or later.
@MaxTheSpy said:
This is what I have done previoussly. are these the repository you were talking about?
echo “deb https://dev2day.de/pms/ jessie main” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pms.list
https://dev2day.de/pms/ is my repository. You have told your local package manager apt to access my repo by creating the file /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pms.list.
Now when you use apt to update your Debian (that’s what Raspbian essentially is) apt will also check my repository for new Plex updates and install them.
Please read the debian manual to learn more about apt.
https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkgtools.en.html
@uglymagoo said:
@MaxTheSpy said:
How is it wrong? This is how I figured out how to make it work.It’s described in the discussed thread. E.g. the instructions provided to tell Plex to use user
piare completely wrong. The instructions do NOT work at all. Plex is still using userplex. So you will have permission issues sooner or later.@MaxTheSpy said:
This is what I have done previoussly. are these the repository you were talking about?
echo “deb https://dev2day.de/pms/ jessie main” | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pms.listhttps://dev2day.de/pms/ is my repository. You have told your local package manager
aptto access my repo by creating the file/etc/apt/sources.list.d/pms.list.Now when you use
aptto update your Debian (that’s what Raspbian essentially is) apt will also check my repository for new Plex updates and install them.Please read the debian manual to learn more about
apt.https://www.debian.org/doc/manuals/debian-faq/ch-pkgtools.en.html
I apologize. I was confused because you said it would not work and It’s been working for 3-4 days now. Either way, I’ll double check my configuration with your repository when I get home tonight.
Thank you! I wasnt super sure if the apt-get update would work or not with the way I had it set up.
You have any idea how to make streaming buffer less? Is it a plex server issue or are the movies too high of quality to stream from a pi?
@MaxTheSpy said:
You have any idea how to make streaming buffer less? Is it a plex server issue or are the movies too high of quality to stream from a pi?
Please read our official setup instructions. Especially the “Manage Expectations” section 
http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/309553/plex-media-server-for-armhf-and-arm64-using-debian-or-ubuntu
And please read up on the terms “Direct Play” and “Direct Stream”. With an RPi your Plex clients always have to use one of these two playback modes. The RPi does not have the power to really support live Video transcoding.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250387-streaming-media-direct-play-and-direct-stream/
@uglymagoo said:
@MaxTheSpy said:
You have any idea how to make streaming buffer less? Is it a plex server issue or are the movies too high of quality to stream from a pi?Please read our official setup instructions. Especially the “Manage Expectations” section
http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/309553/plex-media-server-for-armhf-and-arm64-using-debian-or-ubuntu
And please read up on the terms “Direct Play” and “Direct Stream”. With an RPi your Plex clients always have to use one of these two playback modes. The RPi does not have the power to really support live Video transcoding.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250387-streaming-media-direct-play-and-direct-stream/
so direct play is for compatable media, so I would have to convert all my .MKV to .MP4 and it will buffer less right? am I reading that correctly?
@MaxTheSpy said:
so direct play is for compatable media, so I would have to convert all my .MKV to .MP4 and it will buffer less right? am I reading that correctly?
No, not at all :neutral: Please read the second document again. E.g.
Media can be Direct Played on a device if the source media is compatible with the client’s playback capabilities, meaning that the source media:
Is stored in a compatible file container
That’s the difference between mkv and mp4 and mkv is fine for Direct Stream. However, much more important are the next points.
Is encoded in a compatible bitrate Is encoded with compatible codecs Is a compatible resolution
There are support documents for most supported clients telling you exactly what is supported. However, you also have to configure the clients appropriately, e.g. set the quality options to “Original” or “Maximum”.
Here is for example the document for the PS4. Just use the search function on this page to look for information for other clients.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/204377253-what-media-formats-are-supported/
@uglymagoo said:
@MaxTheSpy said:
so direct play is for compatable media, so I would have to convert all my .MKV to .MP4 and it will buffer less right? am I reading that correctly?No, not at all :neutral: Please read the second document again. E.g.
Media can be Direct Played on a device if the source media is compatible with the client’s playback capabilities, meaning that the source media:
Is stored in a compatible file containerThat’s the difference between mkv and mp4 and mkv is fine for Direct Stream. However, much more important are the next points.
Is encoded in a compatible bitrate Is encoded with compatible codecs Is a compatible resolutionThere are support documents for most supported clients telling you exactly what is supported. However, you also have to configure the clients appropriately, e.g. set the quality options to “Original” or “Maximum”.
Here is for example the document for the PS4. Just use the search function on this page to look for information for other clients.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/204377253-what-media-formats-are-supported/
okok, so the following:
The Plex for PlayStation app does not currently support Direct Playing of MKV container videos. If the audio and video streams in the file are otherwise compatible, it will be Direct Streamed without losing any quality.
Is fine because my movies are like TheBountyHunter.mkv so all the movie and media are in the same file so apparently that is good!
So I need to check the bitrate codecs and resolution? What are the reccomended specs for bitrate codec and res? And if Mine are not to spec how would I change them?
I may not be understanding the whole problem here.
What about using this Handbrake to eliminate transcoding?
Tell us about the video and audio codecs in your mkvs and we can tell you if re-encoding the whole library is a good idea. E.g. if the videos are encoded with h264 then everything is fine as it is and you just have to tweak the Plex client settings.
@uglymagoo said:
Tell us about the video and audio codecs in your mkvs and we can tell you if re-encoding the whole library is a good idea. E.g. if the videos are encoded with h264 then everything is fine as it is and you just have to tweak the Plex client settings.
How would I find something like that?
Please read the Plex support documents. It’s all there 
Bad Teacher
Codec H264
Bitrate 2158 kbps
Bit Depth 8
Chroma Location left
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Color Primaries bt709
Color Range tv
Color Space bt709
Frame Rate 23.976 fps
Height 1040
Level 4.1
Profile high
Ref Frames 4
Stream Identifier 1
Width 1920
Codec AAC
Channels Stereo
Bitrate 97 kbps
Language English
Audio Channel Layout stereo
Profile lc
Sampling Rate 44100 Hz
Stream Identifier 2
The Bounty Hunter
Codec H264
Bitrate 1904 kbps
Language English
Bit Depth 8
Chroma Location left
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Frame Rate 23.976 fps
Height 816
Level 4.0
Profile high
Ref Frames 5
Stream Identifier 1
Width 1920
Codec AAC
Channels Stereo
Bitrate 102 kbps
Audio Channel Layout stereo
Profile lc
Sampling Rate 44100 Hz
Stream Identifier 2
Ex Machina
Codec H264
Bitrate 2063 kbps
Bit Depth 8
Chroma Location left
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Color Primaries bt709
Color Range tv
Color Space bt709
Frame Rate 23.976 fps
Height 808
Level 4.1
Profile high
Ref Frames 4
Stream Identifier 1
Width 1920
Codec AAC
Channels Stereo
Bitrate 98 kbps
Language English
Audio Channel Layout stereo
Profile lc
Sampling Rate 48000 Hz
Stream Identifier 2
Minority Report
Codec MPEG2VIDEO
Bitrate 6193 kbps
Language English
Anamorphic true
Bit Depth 8
Chroma Location left
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Color Range tv
Frame Rate 29.97 fps
Height 480
Level 8
Pixel Aspect Ratio 8:9
Profile main
Ref Frames 1
Scan Type interlaced
Width 720
Codec AC3
Channels 5.1
Bitrate 448 kbps
Language English
Audio Channel Layout 5.1(side)
Sampling Rate 48000 Hz
Title Surround 5.1
Codec DCA
Channels 5.1
Language English
Profile dts
Sampling Rate 48000 Hz
Title Surround 5.1
Codec AC3
Channels 5.1
Bitrate 384 kbps
Language Français
Audio Channel Layout 5.1(side)
Sampling Rate 48000 Hz
Title Surround 5.1
Codec VOBSUB
Language English
Codec VOBSUB
Language Español
Codec VOBSUB
Language Français
Hope this helps. These are 4 randomly selected movies on the server. Let me know if this is helpful or if you need something else.
The first three movies are in a perfect format: h264 video and aac stereo audio, no subtitles. Nearly any client should be able to play these videos without transcoding. Do you experience buffering while watching any of these videos? Please make sure to select “Original” or “Maximum” quality in the client and tell us about your client.
@uglymagoo said:
The first three movies are in a perfect format: h264 video and aac stereo audio, no subtitles. Nearly any client should be able to play these videos without transcoding. Do you experience buffering while watching any of these videos? Please make sure to select “Original” or “Maximum” quality in the client and tell us about your client.
I will test this out tonight, some movies buffer and some dont, I just thought that it was my internet that was slowing down but I will pay more attention to what buffers and what does not
and what do you mean tell us about the client?
I know for a fact that Horrible Bosses buffered like every 10-15 min, and the wheel was spinning for another 5-10 min before it wuld start playing again
Horrible Bosses:
Codec H264
Bitrate 2017 kbps
Language English
Bit Depth 8
Chroma Location left
Chroma Subsampling 4:2:0
Color Primaries bt709
Color Range tv
Color Space bt709
Frame Rate 23.976 fps
Height 800
Level 4.1
Profile high
Ref Frames 4
Stream Identifier 1
Width 1920
Codec AAC
Channels Stereo
Bitrate 102 kbps
Language English
Audio Channel Layout stereo
Profile lc
Sampling Rate 48000 Hz
Stream Identifier 2
@MaxTheSpy said:
and what do you mean tell us about the client?
What do you use to watch your movies? Chromecast, FireTV, Android, iOS, Samsung TV, …
@MaxTheSpy said:
I know for a fact that Horrible Bosses buffered like every 10-15 min, and the wheel was spinning for another 5-10 min before it wuld start playing againHorrible Bosses:
Codec H264
Bitrate 2017 kbps
Codec AAC
Channels Stereo
Bitrate 102 kbps
The format of this movie is a piece of cake for any client. Just set the client to “Original” quality.
