plex media server on external hard drive

Which should output something like this: total ĭrwxr-xr-x 22 root root 4096 Aug 21 22:22. To check that this is true win command: ls -la /disks

You should now have a directory /disks/plexmedia with the correct permission for the pi user. Run all the following commands: sudo mkdir /disks Create media directoryīy default Linux does not allow applications shuch as Plex Medis Servicer to manage an external HDD.įirst we need to create a directory where we want the meadi to be found, we want this directory to have read/write access so that PMS can read the files in it, and write to it if necersarry, for example when deleting media. This article will cover how to add an external HDD to you raspberry pi and allow PMS to browse the hard disk for media files. Most SBCs (single board computer) run the OS from an sd card and those are not ideal for storing large media libraries. Assuming that you have already installed PMS on you raspberry pi or whatever little Linux computer you are using, next obvious thing would be to add storage.

Plex media server on external hard drive