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Tautulli will be installed to /opt/Tautulli. Open a terminal Install Git Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install git-core Fedora: sudo yum install git Install prerequisites: Ubuntu/Debian: sudo apt-get install python python-setuptools tzdata Fedora: sudo yum install python python2-setuptools Type: cd /opt Type: sudo git clone https://github.com/Tautulli/Tautulli.git Optional: Ubuntu/Debian: sudo addgroup tautulli && sudo adduser --system --no-create-home tautulli --ingroup tautulli CentOS/Fedora: sudo adduser --system --no-create-home tautulli sudo chown tautulli:tautulli -R /opt/Tautulli Type: cd Tautulli to start Tautulli Type: python Tautulli.py Tautulli will be loaded in your browser or listening on http://localhost:8181 To run Tautulli in the background on startup: # Tautulli - Stats for Plex Media Server usage # # Service Unit file for systemd system manager # # INSTALLATION NOTES # # 1. Copy this file into your systemd service unit directory (often '/lib/systemd/system') # and name it 'tautulli.service' with the following command: # sudo cp /opt/Tautulli/init-scripts/init.systemd /lib/systemd/system/tautulli.service # # 2. Edit the new tautulli.service file with configuration settings as required. # More details in the "CONFIGURATION NOTES" section shown below. # # 3. Enable boot-time autostart with the following commands: # sudo systemctl daemon-reload # sudo systemctl enable tautulli.service # # 4. Start now with the following command: # sudo systemctl start tautulli.service # # CONFIGURATION NOTES # # - The example settings in this file assume that you will run Tautulli as user: tautulli # - The example settings in this file assume that Tautulli is installed to: /opt/Tautulli # # - To create this user and give it ownership of the Tautulli directory: # Ubuntu/Debian: sudo addgroup tautulli && sudo adduser --system --no-create-home tautulli --ingroup tautulli # CentOS/Fedora: sudo adduser --system --no-create-home tautulli # sudo chown tautulli:tautulli -R /opt/Tautulli # # - Adjust ExecStart= to point to: # 1. Your Tautulli executable # - Default: /opt/Tautulli/Tautulli.py # 2. Your config file (recommended is to put it somewhere in /etc) # - Default: --config /opt/Tautulli/config.ini # 3. Your datadir (recommended is to NOT put it in your Tautulli exec dir) # - Default: --datadir /opt/Tautulli # # - Adjust User= and Group= to the user/group you want Tautulli to run as. # # - WantedBy= specifies which target (i.e. runlevel) to start Tautulli for. # multi-user.target equates to runlevel 3 (multi-user text mode) # graphical.target equates to runlevel 5 (multi-user X11 graphical mode) [Unit] Description=Tautulli - Stats for Plex Media Server usage Wants=network-online.target After=network-online.target [Service] ExecStart=/opt/Tautulli/Tautulli.py --config /opt/Tautulli/config.ini --datadir /opt/Tautulli --quiet --daemon --nolaunch GuessMainPID=no Type=forking User=tautulli Group=tautulli [Install] WantedBy=multi-user.target

Step 1 - Add Plex Repository The first step we need to do for this guide is to add the Plex repository to our CentOS 7 system. Go to the 'yum.repos.d' directory and create new repo file 'plex.repo' using the vim editor. cd /etc/yum.repos.d/ vim plex.repo Paste the following Plex repository configuration there. # Plex.repo file will allow dynamic install/update of plexmediaserver. [PlexRepo] name=PlexRepo baseurl=https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/rpm/$basearch/ enabled=1 gpgkey=https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key gpgcheck=1 Save and exit. Plex repository has been added to the CentOS 7 system. Step 2 - Install Plex Media Server on CentOS 7\8 Now we will install Plex media server on our CentOS server. Run the yum command below. sudo yum -y install plexmediaserver After the installation is complete, start the plex service and enable it to launch everytime at system boot using the systemctl commands below. systemctl start plexmediaserver systemctl enable plexmediaserver Plex media server has been installed - check it using the following command. systemctl status plexmediaserver And you will get the result as shown below. The Plex Media Server is now running on the CentOS 7 server. Step 2 - remove Plex Media Server on CentOS 7\8 To completely remove the Plex Media Server from the computer, first make sure the Plex Media Server is not running. Then do the following: Run the command rpm -e plexmediaserver Remove the directory /var/lib/plexmediaserver/ Run the command userdel plex Step 3 - Configure Firewalld Rules for Plex Media Server In this tutorial, we will enable Firewalld services. Make sure firewalld packages are installed on the system. Or you can install them using the yum command below. sudo yum -y install firewalld Now start the firewalld service and enable it to launch every time at system boot. systemctl start firewalld systemctl enable firewalld Next, we need to add new firewalld configuration for our plex installation. Plex media server needs some port in the 'LISTEN' state, so we will create new firewalld XML configuration. Go to the '/etc/firewalld/service' directory and create a new service firewalld configuration 'plex.xml' using vim. cd /etc/firewalld/services/ vim plexmediaserver.xml There, paste the following configuration. <?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?> <service> <short>plexmediaserver</short> <description>Ports required by plexmediaserver.</description> <port protocol="tcp" port="32400"></port> <port protocol="udp" port="1900"></port> <port protocol="tcp" port="3005"></port> <port protocol="udp" port="5353"></port> <port protocol="tcp" port="8324"></port> <port protocol="udp" port="32410"></port> <port protocol="udp" port="32412"></port> <port protocol="udp" port="32413"></port> <port protocol="udp" port="32414"></port> <port protocol="tcp" port="32469"></port> </service> Save and exit. Now add the 'plexmediaserver' service to the firewalld services list, then reload the configuration. sudo firewall-cmd --add-service=plexmediaserver --permanent sudo firewall-cmd --reload And you will get the result as below. The plexmediaserver service has been added to firewalld - check it using the firewalld command below. firewall-cmd --list-all And you should get 'plexmediaserver' on service list. Step 4 - Configure Plex Media Server Before configuring the Plex media server, make sure you have an account for Plex. If not, you can register using the URL below. https://app.plex.tv/ And then login to your account. If you're a registered user and logged in with your browser, you can open your Plex media server installation url in the following way changing the IP to your server IP. http://192.168.33.10:32400/web/ And you will be redirected to the plex login as below. Click the 'SIGN IN' button.

Plex is a free feature-rich media library platform that provides a way to store all your movies, shows, and other media in one place. You can access Plex from any device, whether you’re at home or on-the-go. There are many different media tools available in the world like, Kodi, Xmbc, OSMC and Mediatomb, but the Plex Media Server is perhaps one of the most popular solutions for managing media. Plex runs on Windows, macOS, Linux, FreeBSD and many more. Plex is a client-server media player system made up from two main components, 1) The Plex Media Server, which organizes music, photos and videos content from personal media libraries and streams it to their player, 2) The Players that can be the Plex web UI, Plex Apps or Plex home theater. Plex Media Server supports Chromecast, Amazon FireTV, Android, iOS, Xbox, PlayStation, Apple TV, Roku, Android TV and various types of smart TVs. If you are looking for a way to watch your movies from anywhere, then Plex is best choice for you. In this tutorial, we will learn how to install and configure Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 16.04. Requirements A server running Ubuntu 22.04 A not-root user with sudo privileges setup on your server. A static IP address setup on your server. Getting Started Before starting, make sure your system is fully up to date by running the following command: sudo apt-get update -y sudo apt-get upgrade -y Once your system is updated, restart your system to apply all these changes with the following command: sudo reboot After restarting, log in with sudo user and proceed to the next step. 1. Install Plex Media Server First, you will need to download the latest version of the Plex from their official website. You can download it by running the following command: wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/1.7.5.4035-313f93718/plexmediaserver_1.7.5.4035-313f93718_amd64.deb Once Plex is downloaded, run the following command to install Plex: sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver_1.7.5.4035-313f93718_amd64.deb Next, start Plex Media Server and enable it to start on boot time by running the following command: sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver sudo systemctl enable plexmediaserver You can check the status of Plex Media Server at any time by running the following command: sudo systemctl status plexmediaserver You should see the following output: ? plexmediaserver.service - Plex Media Server for Linux Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled) Active: active (running) since Sat 2017-08-05 11:48:52 IST; 17s ago Main PID: 3243 (sh) CGroup: /system.slice/plexmediaserver.service ??3243 /bin/sh -c LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/plexmediaserver "/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Media Server" ??3244 /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Media Server ??3288 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.system] /usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Plug-ins-313f93718/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/ Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 systemd[1]: Started Plex Media Server for Linux. Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 sh[3243]: Error in command line:the argument for option '--serverUuid' should follow immediately after the equal sign Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 sh[3243]: Crash Uploader options (all are required): Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 sh[3243]: --directory arg Directory to scan for crash reports Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 sh[3243]: --serverUuid arg UUID of the server that crashed Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 sh[3243]: --userId arg User that owns this product Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 sh[3243]: --platform arg Platform string Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 sh[3243]: --url arg URL to upload to Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 sh[3243]: --help show help message Aug 05 11:49:04 Node1 sh[3243]: --version arg Version of the product Next, you will need to create a directory to store your Plex media. You can create this by running the following command: sudo mkdir -p /root/plex/movie Or if you already have shares on your server, skip this step Once you are finished, you can proceed to the next step. 2. Configure Plex Now, all the components are installed on your system, it's time to configure and access Plex. Open your web browser and type the URL http://your-ip:32400/web, login and follow the setup wizard. Congratulations! your Plex Media Server is ready, you are now ready to connect to it from your Plex client application or Web browser.