plex media server raspberry pi usb drive

The rest of the guide can be done only on the Pi though. But in order to do that I’d recommend setting up SSH, so you can access the Pi from your other computers. Wuhuu! Raspbian is installed successfully and we can get to work, installing Apps on the Pi.

Just click it and then the (quite long) install process will start. When the Pi boots up, you’ll see this screen. In my experience, a great power supply (the one that comes with the Pi) is always the better choice, as power always should be stable in order to make the pi bulletproof in performance. Then copy all the files directly to your SD Card (pre formatted to FAT).Īfter that, insert the SD Card in the pi, connect the Pi to a mouse or/and keyboard and to the screen and internet LAN connected to the router. Dont get the “LITE” version.ĭownload the NOOBS package and unzip it. So grab your copy from the Raspberry Pi webpage here.

I have experienced that installing it from the Raspbian image is quite slower in performance in comparison to installing Raspbian with NOOBS. Setting up your perfect cheap DIY NASįirst, we should install Raspbian on your SD Card. If on Windows install the PuTTY tool from here. Aint that great? 😀 If you are on a MAC, then just use the built-in Terminal.

A PLEX Player (I use Apple TV 4G, but you could use a Raspberry Pi)Īnd we don’t really care if we use MAC or windows as it’s all UNIX.

Fairly fast 16GB SD card (usually comes with the Pi).

Raspberry Pi (2B and above will do … But 3B+ is just a better choice) ~ $45.

You probably have the most of the things underneath except for the Raspberry Pi – and its cheap, like $45 on eBay. That’s why I decided to create the perfect cheap DIY NAS, that anyone could set up with no real knowledge of Servers, Terminals, and code. SO … GDPR is inforcing, and why should I keep my personal photos on Google Photos, Dropbox, OneDrive, Box or similar? It’s my data and I want to keep ’em.

Plex media server raspberry pi usb drive