[ COMMUNITY ] - c/Plex Friday Advice / NSQ Post - 2023-07-21

Weekly Advice / No Stupid Questions Post

We’re restarting the Friday Advice / No Stupid Questions (NSQ) Post after a break.

This is part of a weekly series of Plex Advice threads for novices and pros alike to ask questions, give advice, troubleshoot, and share knowledge and resources! Please be polite and helpful to beginners just getting started out, and we want to be as welcoming as we can to newcomers to this community.

Common subjects can include:

Simple Plex Media Server setup
System requirements and advice buying components
Advice choosing the operating system that’s right for you
- Getting started with a new operating system (eg. Linux)
Advanced setup and configuration
Help with PMS add-ons:
- Docker
- VPN advice
- Setup / configuration of the *arr family of apps (Sonarr, Radarr, etc.)

Anyone who posts good starter guides, FAQs, and/or wikis may get their links added to the sidebar so the rest of the community can benefit!

Cheers!

Useful Resources

Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
Organizing and Naming Your Media Files
Troubleshooting Server Connections
Plex User Forums

Rules

Rule 1 - Don't be a dick

Don’t be a dick. This includes any kind of trolling, baiting, etc. Bigotry may result in an instant permaban.

Rule 2 - No misleading or non-descriptive titles

No misleading or non-descriptive titles. Try to be brief but detailed.

Rule 3 - Keep post and comments relevant

Posts must be related to Plex and Plex-related products, apps. etc. Try to keep comments relevant to the parent comment and to the post.

Rule 4 - Keep discussions of "media aqcuistion" limited to means and methods only.

Discussions regarding media acquisition should be limited to the “how” not the “what”, as this is not the place to discuss piracy of specific media. There are other communities for that, and we don’t want to get this community defederated from instances where it’s a forbidden topic. Posts/comments discussing specific acts of piracy (“How do I find X show?” or “Where can I download Y film?”)will be removed. For further clarification see this post

Rule 5 - No asking / offering Plex shares.

No asking / offering Plex shares. There are other communities for that.

Rule 6 - No low-effort / spam / meme posts

No low-effort / meme posts. These are considered spam, and will be removed. Repeat offenses may result in a ban.

Rule 7 - No referral / self-promotion / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts

No referral / self-promotion / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts. These are considered spam, and will be removed. Repeat offenses may result in a ban.

Useful Resources

Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links

Plex App Setup Guide - Visual guide for first-run setup of Plex apps on smart devices

c/Plex Add-ons Guide - Detailed info on many of the most popular Plex add-ons with links to setup guides and other resources. Mantained for this community.

Servarr Wiki - The consolidated wiki for Lidarr, Prowlarr, Radarr, Readarr, and Sonarr.

TRaSH-Guides - Guides mainly for Sonarr/Radarr/Bazarr and everything related to it.

Awesome-arr - a complete list of Plex-related companion apps, user scripts, etc.

Plex Hardware Transcoding Cheat Sheet - NVidia GPUs

Organizing and Naming Your Media Files

Troubleshooting Server Connections

Plex User Forums

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