Kindly ask for a Plex install guide for minisforum n5

[Enquiries]

Hi, I’m a huge fan of your work.
I just got a Minisforum n5 but to Ben honest I’m not a geek.
Since I know for sure that you’re professional (and you go through it), may I ask you to send me a step-by-step guide to set plex on this system? (Unfortunately I can’t find any related articles - probably because it just arrived…)
A word/pdf with screenshots would be extremely appreciated!
Thx and good work!!!

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Thanks for the kind words and congrats on picking up the Minisforum N5 — it’s a great little system for media! You’re right, since it’s so new there aren’t many guides out there yet, but the setup process is similar to installing Plex on any Linux or Windows machine.

The easiest path depends on what you plan to run as the operating system:
• Windows 11/10:
1. Go to Plex Downloads and grab the Windows version of Plex Media Server.
2. Install it like a normal program, then launch it.
3. Sign in with your Plex account.
4. Add your media folders (movies, TV shows, music) from your drives.
5. Plex will index your content and you’re ready to stream locally or remotely.
• Linux (Ubuntu/Debian):
1. Update your system:

sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade -y


2. Download Plex Media Server .deb package:


wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/$(curl -s https://plex.tv/api/downloads/5.json | grep -oP '(?<=url":"https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/)[^"]*linux.*amd64.deb' | head -1)



3. Install it:

sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver*.deb

4. Once installed, open a browser and go to:

http://localhost:32400/web



5. Sign in and add your media folders.

Either way, Plex runs as a background service and you can control it through the web interface.