
If you don’t remember that the path was, you can access it by looking at the contents of /mnt//jails/.meta/fstab # cat. Try to keep the same path as the old jail so you won’t have to edit your library. In the jails configuration menu, select the new Plex jail and add the mount point for the media folder.

#Plex media server plugins download install
Install the ‘Plex Media Server’ plugin ( official instructions)Į. I won’t go into details for this type of setup here as I keep my Plex data inside the Plex plugin DatasetĬ. If desired, create a new Dataset to have Plex data outside of the plugin Dataset. Create the plex user with UID 972 (this is the username and UID that is used by the project)ī.
#Plex media server plugins download how to
There are a lot of tutorials on-line on how to convert your jail that might be more useful to you. If you have not upgraded to 11.3-UI you might want to convert your jail before upgrading. NVIDIA SHIELD: by default, you wont be able to access the data directory. Linux: the data folder is the general location for all Linux systems. If you are on the same boat as me, the instructions below will help you quickly re-create a new Plex jail a move your old data to the new jail. There are a few things to keep in mind regarding the location of the Plex data directory: Windows: the local application data folder is for the user that is running Plex Media Server. But for 11.3-UI that was no longer an option. FreeNAS 11.2 had the option of migrating your jails, and it could even display then from the UI.


I had read the manual ( FreeNAS® 11.3-U1 User Guide) before the upgrade and and the instructions did not mention anything about the plugins, so I was little worried.Īfter spending a lot of time researching I discovered that on FreeNAS 11.2 the project started to use the ‘iocage’ jail method instead of ‘warden’. However, after the reboot I discovered that my jails and plugins were missing from the UI and that they were not running. I went from 11.1 to 11.3-UI and the upgrade installed without any issues. I had some free time this weekend and decided to upgrade my FreeNAS.
