
NOTE: This will not work at all on older versions of the Pi. External Hard drive or USB Drive (For storing movies, music & photos).You will need the following equipment to be able to complete this Raspberry Pi Plex server tutorial. If you are after an alternative completely free media server, you can also check out Jellyfin. If you just want a single client without the whole server setup, then something like the Raspberry Pi Kodi media center might interest you more. It really is a fantastic home media solution. The Plex client is supported on a ton of devices including Windows, Apple, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox, PlayStation, Linux, and so much more. It is great as you don’t need to have multiple copies of the same media across several devices. You can then have multiple clients connect to the same server.

In this case, we will be using the Raspberry Pi. This setup means you can have all your movies, music, and photos located on the one device, the server. Plex is a client-server setup where the client directly streams data from the Plex media server. You can also set it up to be accessed outside your local network. This project is perfect for anyone who wants to have a media server that can be accessed by anyone within a household. The code will be more stable and efficient on the CPU, according to Plex developers.In this tutorial, I go through all the steps to getting your very own Raspberry Pi plex server up and running. On Apple silicon Macs, Plex users can expect improved transcoding speeds, though there may not be a significant difference. It can be downloaded from the Plex website. The preview version of the Plex Media Server must be installed manually and will not auto update to newer releases, which is something to keep in mind. This new package includes Plex Media Server for both Intel and Apple Silicon architectures, so you don't have to worry about what you are installing. We present, the Plex Media Server "Universal" build for macOS. The existing Mac server versions run just fine under Rosetta2, but native is always better, right? Well, here it is!!! Since the introduction of the Apple M1 chip for macOS, users have asked for Plex Media Server to natively support "Apple Silicon". At the current time, the release version of the Plex Media Server runs using Rosetta 2.


The new version of the Plex Media Server uses the "Universal" build for Macs, which means it is compatible with Apple silicon and Intel Macs. Popular media platform Plex today announced the launch of a beta version of the Plex Media Server that has native Apple silicon support.
