Now that plex exists we are going to add them to the users group. This command will not create a home directory at /home/plex it will only add the user to the system. In the terminal you have open on the Raspberry PI run the following command to create the new user called plex: sudo useradd plex We are going to create this user now so that we can use it before we install Plex. When you install Plex later in this guide a new system user will be created called plex. You will need to open a terminal to continue the guide. Log in with the following details:įollow the first-boot, on-screen instructions until you get to the desktop. Plug the screen and keyboard into your Raspberry PI and then plug in the phone charger. When balenEtcher has finished remove the microSD card and load it into your Raspberry PI. It will take several minutes to flash the microSD card. Check that the size listed next to the device that balenaEtcher has selected is the same size as your micoSD card just to be sure you are using the right device. balenaEtcher will search for and automatically select the microSD card that plugged into your computer. The simple screen that you will see looks like this:Ĭlick on the Select image button and browse to the Raspbian image you downloaded and select it. Insert your microSD card into your computer and start up balenaEtcher. Note, you will erase any data on the microSD card in the next step so make sure you have a copy of any data on it before you proceed. This software is a beautiful cross-platform (Windows, OSX, and Linux) application that flashes SD cards and USB thumb drives. If you are an experienced Linux user the command line instructions for flashing the Raspbian image are hereĮveryone else needs to download and install the software that we will use to flash the microSD card – balenaEtcher. The software we will use to flash it to the microSD card will do this for you. This is a large, 1.1GB, file that you need to save to your computer. Raspbian is based on the Debian operating system and compiled for the ARM CPU that the Raspbian uses.īrowse to the download page here and download the Raspbian Stretch with desktop image. The operating system that we will install is Raspbian. Your first job is to get the operating installed onto the microSD card that will hold the OS of the Raspberry PI. You will not need them later during normal use of Plex as we will configure the Raspberry PI be accessible via a VNC remote desktop connection. You will use the keyboard and mouse to access the Raspberry PI during the installation and configuration. You can register a Plex user account (for free) at You will need to this to claim your Plex media server and lock it to your account with your user name and password.
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