how to set up plex media server without pc

I do believe this may be a simple setting in either the PC itself or in Plex. As someone posted, I may just open a case with WD and see if that will help. I keep trying to take another step back to see if maybe I’ve overlooked the obvious. I know quite enough to try and back track where my problem may lie, however, I feel like my brain is on the brink of exploding. I want my PC to run 24/7 so that my plex library is always accessible. When I go to add where I want it to look, it only will allow my actual computer. It’s called an app…but what good would a plex app be on my PC (personal cloud)? Would it not be the server? In any case, I cannot get Plex to look at my PC to even set up a server. On my Personal Cloud, it allows me to install the Plex app directly from the WD cloud section onto the WD personal cloud. However, I’m having a horrible time understanding exactly what I need to do to get the new server set up. But I also understand some people really may not know the difference.

I have ran a plex server for 12 years (from a desktop) so I do understand the difference between the app and the server.

Just a start to get you pointed in the right direction. You need to stream at the original file resolution. *Note: The EX2 ultra is not powerful enough to transcode media for streaming on the fly. That server can (literally) be anywhere on the planet. When you setup the Plex App, you point the App to the Plex Server you want to use. I also have a server setup on the NAS.which reads the same files from the NAS. One on my PC.which can read files from the NAS.

The library will consist of a bunch of folders.which can reside anywhere on your network. When you setup plex server you can setup libraries to find media. Once that is done, you can setup the plex app on a PC, on a phone, on a chromecast stick or whatever to play media. This server can live on a PC or on a NAS. If you are setting up plex the first thing you have to do is setup a Plex server. * There is a plex app which finds a Plex Server and from which it receives a media stream. * There is a plex server which organizes media and handles file management and streams media. Another super helpful post from WD Staff.I believe I commented on this behavior in another thread in the announcements forum.

How to set up plex media server without pc