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            <h1>Installing Plex Media Server on Windows</h1>
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          <h2>Install Plex Media Server</h2>

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	<li>Log into the Windows device</li>
	<li>Run the following commands in a PowerShell window
	<div class="codeBlock PS"># change directory to user downloads<br />
	cd $ENV:UserProfile\Downloads<br />
	# download latest plex media server installer<br />
	$ProgressPreference = &#39;SilentlyContinue&#39;; $t = Invoke-WebRequest &#39;https://plex.tv/api/downloads/5.json&#39;; $null = ($t -Match &#39;&quot;distro&quot;:&quot;windows&quot;,&quot;url&quot;:&quot;(https:\/\/downloads\.plex\.tv\/plex-media-server-new\/[^/]*\/windows\/[^/]*\.exe)&quot;,&#39;); Invoke-WebRequest $Matches[1] -OutFile .\plexmediaserver.exe; $ProgressPreference = &#39;Continue&#39;<br />
	# run the installer<br />
	.\plexmediaserver.exe</div>
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	<li>Click Install on the Plex Media Server Setup dialog</li>
	<li>After the installation completes click Launch</li>
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<h2>Configuring Plex Account</h2>

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	<li>Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:32400/web</li>
	<li>Log in with one of the available options or click sign up with email</li>
	<li>Give the Plex server a name &gt; Click Next</li>
	<li>Click the Add Library button &gt; Select the media type</li>
	<li>Select Add folders from the left navigation &gt; Click Browse for media folder &gt; Select the folder to add to the media &gt; Click Add Library</li>
	<li>Click Next</li>
	<li>Click Done to complete the server setup</li>
	<li>Welcome to Plex Media Server</li>
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