Where to place my own new skin

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Hi All,
I have developed my own skin for plex.where can i pleace that,while running RPi.

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Check the Openelec forums & faqs, i dont really know the answer, but whatever works for them should work for us.

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Hi All,
I have developed my own skin for plex.where can i pleace that,while running RPi.


Custom skins for RasPlex can be placed in the folder "/storage/.plexht/addons"

After installing a new skin there you'll probably need to restart RasPlex in order for the new skin to become visible in the 'Preferences' / 'Appearance' submenu.

For frequent updates to this addons folder it's best to make it available through the samba server.
This allows you to simply copy new skin versions to that folder through normal 'Windows Explorer' windows.

The description below obviously assumes that you've enabled the samba server in submenu "RasPlex Settings" / "Services"

In Windows you can then open a normal 'Windows Explorer' window (doesn't matter for which directory) and then edit its access path field to be the IP address of your RPi preceded by two backslashes, as in "\\192.168.0.123" (but using your own RPi IP of course). The window should then, after a minor access delay, display the shared folders of RasPlex (the folders shown represent folders from various locations in the RasPlex filesystem).

Next you open the shared folder "Configfiles" and make a copy in the same folder of its file "samba.conf.sample", which you then rename to just "samba.conf", and then edit in a normal text editor (supporting Unix line feeds), so as to add a text block like this one:
[-_PHT Addons]
  path = /storage/.plexht/addons
  available = yes
  browsable = yes
  public = yes
  writable = yes
  root preexec = mkdir -p /storage/.plexht/addons
You can add this at the bottom of the file, or between any existing similar blocks, as long as you’re careful to maintain the structure of all existing blocks (else the conf file becomes invalid).

After adding this and saving the modified file you just have to go into the submenu “RasPlex Settings” / “Services” and first disable and then again enable the samba server. The next time you open an explorer window to RasPlex you should see the folder name “-_PHT Addons” at the top of the list of shared folders, so that you can easily add or modify custom skins in that folder. And for even more convenient use you may even want to place a shortcut to this shared folder on your desktop. (Assuming your RPi gets the same IP each time, which you can ensure by configuring your router.)

Best regards: dlanor

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