I’m asking you to fairly clearly outline / detail your vision of it. Go ahead and create a Feature Request (with openly visible poll) so it’s easy to see how many people would like it.īe as clear as possible about where it would be, which user(s) would have access to this (presumably only the server owner but do clarify). This all said, How about we take the community approach? The disparity is already growing with Linux (which they’re actively trying to close). I’m also asking this because there will be considerable pushback if a button is “MacOS and/or Windows only”. How To Install Plex Media Server On Ubuntu (14. I will ask, is there a mechanism on MacOS where you can restart any service easily? Commands to Manually Start and Stop Plex via SSH on Ubuntu and Debian. So I’m clear, you would like to see a “Restart PMS” button be made available somewhere in the Setttings - Server - (probably) General page? I don’t own a Mac and while there is a Windows installation (dual boot) on my desktop, I don’t use it. Making regular backups would help restore your Plex server with all your settings in case you need to reinstall Plex.There is my disconnect. Now that Plex is installed, and you have verified it is running, now would be a good time to take a backup of your Plex Media Server. At this point, if you choose to run Plex as is you can then launch Plex (if you didn't start it at the end of the install), and navigate to the Plex URL in your Web browser ( address of you Plex system]:32400/web/index.html#). Plex Media Server should now be installed on your Windows system. Plex Media Server successful Windows installation screen Once the installation dialog is closed, you should follow the steps outlined in the Moving Plex Media Server to a Different User Account page. If you would like to run Plex Media Server under a different account (highly recommended), then click the Close button.If you only have the administrative account on your Windows machine, or you would just like Plex to run under the administrative account, click the Launch button to start Plex.Note that the main entry for the application package indicates that the packaging is currently running. For the purposes of this tutorial, we’re selecting Download Station. Once Plex Media Server is installed, it will now run under the administrative account that was used to install the application. Within the Package Manager, simply select the application you wish to start, stop, or restart from the list of installed applications, as seen below.

Enter the password to complete the install. If you aren’t using an administrator account in Windows, you may be required to enter your administrative account password.

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