
If you are after an alternative completely free media server, you can also check out Jellyfin. If you just want a single client without the whole server setup, then something like the Raspberry Pi Kodi media center might interest you more. It really is a fantastic home media solution. The Plex client is supported on a ton of devices including Windows, Apple, Android, Amazon Fire TV, Chromecast, Xbox, PlayStation, Linux, and so much more. It is great as you don’t need to have multiple copies of the same media across several devices. You can then have multiple clients connect to the same server. In this case, we will be using the Raspberry Pi. This setup means you can have all your movies, music, and photos located on the one device, the server. Plex is a client-server setup where the client directly streams data from the Plex media server. You can also set it up to be accessed outside your local network. This project is perfect for anyone who wants to have a media server that can be accessed by anyone within a household. Stop any Plex processes that are running after the update.In this tutorial, I go through all the steps to getting your very own Raspberry Pi plex server up and running.Delete the Run keys from the registry to prevent Plex Media Server from running outside of the service.Stop any Plex processes that are running.Download and verify the latest Plex Media Server update.

The application will do the following for you: I created the Plex Server Auto Updater application to make it easier to update a Plex installation when it is using the PmsService application to run as a Windows service. If you don't wish to perform the above steps manually each time you would like to update your version of Plex, then you can use a tool I created to perform all the steps automatically.

The above does not include downloading the update and validating that the update was downloaded correctly. In order to update Plex when it is running as a Windows service, you will need to do the following: If you have setup Plex Media Server on Windows to run as a service, then you will find that updating Plex involves a few more steps than just running Plex as a traditional process.
