# Plex Media Server

<table border="1" id="bkmrk-software%3A-filebot-wh" style="border-collapse: collapse; width: 100%;"><colgroup><col style="width: 19.3087%;"></col><col style="width: 23.242%;"></col><col style="width: 6.19785%;"></col><col style="width: 51.2515%;"></col></colgroup><tbody><tr><td style="background-color: rgb(53, 152, 219);"><span style="color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">**Software:**</span></td><td colspan="3" style="background-color: rgb(53, 152, 219);"><span style="color: rgb(236, 240, 241);">**Software Name**</span></td></tr><tr><td>**Why\\Problem Solved:**</td><td colspan="3">Plex allows you to organize and stream you backed up physical media files. Plex Media Server runs locally on your own hardware and support Windows &amp; Linux. (I host on Linux) Plex has apps for IOS, Android and most smart tvs and media players (Apple TV, Roku).</td></tr><tr><td>**Cost:**</td><td>**Free\\$6.99mo\\$249.99 Lifetime**</td><td>Link:</td><td>[Plex Media Server](https://www.plex.tv/your-media/ "Plex Media Server")  
[Plex Pass](https://www.plex.tv/plans/ "Plex Pass")</td></tr><tr><td>**Tips:**</td><td colspan="3">- I've been using Plex before the price increase and change to require plex pass for sharing outside your home. If I was starting now I would take a good long look at Jellyfin first as that is opensource and free.
- Plex can handle photos and music as well as your movies.
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