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plex-media-server

The back-end media server component of Plex.

  • server
  • SERVICE
  • MEDIA-SERVER
  • STREAMING
  • Launchable
  • Background service
official+codex · reviewed · May 29, 2026 description in en

Description

Personal media libraries can be indexed, organized, transcoded, and streamed to Plex clients across local or remote networks. This is useful for households and media users who want a central server for movies, shows, music, and photos.

It is a background media server. It can expose library metadata, require account access, open network services, and consume CPU during transcoding, so administrators should review users, remote access, libraries, and privacy settings.

How to run

plexmediaserver.service

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