--- title: "Plex" date: 2023-01-23T13:59:59-03:00 draft: false weight: 9 summary: Plex is a media streaming platform that organizes your personal media library and lets you stream it anywhere, plus access live TV, movies, and shows. --- # What is Plex? From their [website](https://www.plex.tv/): > With our free app you can add, access, and share all the entertainment that matters to you, on almost any device—including your own personal media collection. Guess that makes us the hardest working app in show business. In YAMS, Plex is going to be your streaming service powerhouse! 🌟 It's like having your own Netflix, but with way more control. Plus, sharing with friends and family is super easy! **Note:** Be warned that Plex has [recently](https://www.plex.tv/blog/important-2025-plex-updates/) put its most basic features behind a monthly subscription or a single lifetime purchase. ## First steps Before we dive in, we need to do a bit of setup magic to let Plex work its charms. First, stop YAMS: ```bash $ yams stop ``` Now, let's allow your IP range to access Plex. Head to your Plex config folder (I'm assuming your install location is `/opt/yams` - adjust if you used a different path): ```bash $ cd /opt/yams/config/plex/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/ ``` Inside that folder, we need to edit `Preferences.xml`: ```bash $ vim Preferences.xml ``` (Don't worry if you're not a vim fan - `nano` works just fine too! 😉) Add this line right after the `