Setting Up PLEX

A very basic guide to setting up PLEX Server on an Antipodes Audio music server, this will enable you to have access to your music library while in the car or travelling, you can even give someone else access to your music.

Start with enabling PLEX on your server, Manage Apps select PLEX

Open PLEX from the AMS Dashboard link, can help that you have already been to PLEX website and setup your account, but can do so from the following screens

Sign into PLEX

Setup your server, click next

Add a library

Select MUSIC

Browse for your files on your server

Located in STORAGE

Located in Storage/Music

Add your music folder

Check and click NEXT

Your library has been added in this case PARKERserver

Library will scan in

Wait for scanning to finish, this can take quite some time, patience is required


Activity indicated by spinning icon

Confirm you have remote access, my router was configured auto-magically (IP’s hidden :))
Click the Spanner at the top, and then Settings/Remote Access

Download and install PLEXAMP from Google Play or Apple App Store, log in with the same credentials you used to create your PLEX account.

Server Available

Adjust Quality - network dependant on how high you can go

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