At this gui you can create your media entrances without errors ‘no soup for you’ or ‘no items available. Now you’ve created the dependencies for the Plex web gui. IP4 address: (free IP address for your jail) The Plex plugin with it’s jail will be started after install automatically. You can change the IP config later to static IP. Just accept DHCP because static IP address is not possible initially to get it right. Just enter the name of the jail and there you go. Under File Information choose User -> plex and Group -> wheel You need this user at the next step.Īt the Dataset where the media is located, choose edit ACL. The Plex plugin allways uses this username in it’s jail with corresponding userid. The notes below are not scientifically proven but to reproduce myself a fully functional PMS )Ĭreate user ‘plex’ with ID 972 at Primary Group ‘wheel’.

Select Authorize to link Alexa to Plex.Installing FreeNAS 11.3 RC2 (or newer) Plex plugin with static IP address:.

Log into Plex when prompted and authenticate.

Or open the Alexa web app and navigate to Skills.

Download and install the Plex skill here.

Once activated, the screen should turn green and you should see a window like the image above.

Select the orange ‘Enable Remote Access’ button in the center of the screen.Open Plex and select Settings in the top right corner of the main page.

You also need an Android or iOS device with the Alexa app installed to add and configure the Plex Skill. This skill is currently only available in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany and India. You can also find Plex for gaming consoles (PlayStation 4 and Xbox One), select smart TVs, a few VR platforms, as well as for Alexa and the Sonos app. You will also need the Plex Skill from the Amazon Skill Store. Products like the Lenovo Smart Tab, the Sonos One and even some wireless headphones come with Alexa functionality and also allow you to control your Plex Media Server with your voice. There are also now a variety of third-party products that have Alexa voice control built in.

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