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by lethologica 1143 days ago
It took me a maximum of 5 minutes to download, install, and set up Plex and use it as my home media server.

It would take me hours to figure out how to do all that with Apache.
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Maursault 1142 days ago
> It took me a maximum of 5 minutes to download, install, and set up Plex and use it as my home media server.

This is an obvious exaggeration. It would longer just to consolidate media into Plex libraries.

> It would take me hours to figure out how to do all that with Apache.

Wow. Here's a clue

     sudo cp /etc/apache2/httpd.conf /etc/apache2/https.conf.bak

     sudo vi /etc/apache2/httpd.conf
         # hint: learn apache once, use many times

     sudo ln -s /Directories/you/want/apache/to/see /Library/WebServer/Documents/

     sudo apachectl start
Took me less than 10 minutes.
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lethologica 1141 days ago
What on Earth are you talking about? There are two folders for “libraries” a TV folder and a Movies folder. I save media into the corresponding folders, point Plex to the folders and Plex takes care of the rest. It’s a ten second process.

Thanks for the script. I have no interest in learning how it works, though, I just want to watch a darn movie…

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Maursault 1132 days ago
> I save media into the corresponding folders, point Plex to the folders and Plex takes care of the rest. It’s a ten second process.

Unnecessary step, and if it only takes you 10 seconds, you really have no media to speak of: when it is TB of media, you're fucked.

> Thanks for the script.

Not a script, just a few loose commands.

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