To do this you simply type: ssh the X’s with your server IP address. I work on Macs so I use Terminal for this.

Step 2 - Installing Plexįirst, you’re going to want to SSH into your VPS. I would go for a server that’s closest to you.įor my setup I chose to go for a second VPS with a 100GB of extra block storage on so that I can download content, unpack it, format it correctly and then upload to my ACD, as not to slow down my PMS, you can however disregard this option, this is my setup after all. I went for the $20 option, 2 Cores, 2GB of memory and a 40GB SSD, this will be running Plex Media Server.

Download from the server maxs out my 300Mbps broadband, and streaming is always quick and without buffering. Personally I’ve found them extremely quick and reliable. I found a post of Reddit that recommended Digital Ocean for the VPS offerings. It’s also worth noting I’m not by any means an experience Linux user, and there are probably better ways of doing things.

I’d also like to thank /u/IAmNotorious and MakeShift Ninja.Ī lot of content has been taken from AMC’s Tutorial, he’s the brains behind all of this, I’ve simply rewritten my experience in what I feel is more of a tutorial that most people could follow. Now happy with my setup I thought that I would share my experience to help other people who were in a similar situation to me. Recently I followed AMC’s Tutorial on how to build a PMS using ACD, the write up outlined the general gist of how to do it and what you need to do, but originally I was put off as there was a lot that I didn’t have the knowledge of. Building an infinite Plex Media Server using Amazon Cloud Drive - For average computer users.

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