For example, a library sensor for TV shows will represent the total number of episodes in the library and its attributes will also report the number of shows and seasons it contains. Depending on the library contents, the sensor will show extra detail in its attributes. The library sensors show a count of items in each library. Clicking the sensor shows details for the active users and media streams. The activity sensor provides a count of users currently watching media from the Plex server. If provided without ‘Host’, a connection URL will be retrieved from Plex. Token: A valid authorization token for your Plex server. May be used if connecting with an IP or if using a self-signed certificate. Verify SSL certificate: Verify the SSL certificate of your Plex server. Use SSL: Use HTTPS to connect to Plex server. Host: The IP address or hostname of your Plex server. The available options are described below: This will allow you to specify the server connection options which will be validated before setup is completed. This option is only available to users in “Advanced Mode”. Manual ConfigurationĪlternatively, you can manually configure a Plex server connection by selecting the “Configure Plex server manually” when configuring a Plex integration. Ignore Plex Web clients: Do not create media_player entities for Plex Web clients. Ignore new managed/shared users: Enable to ignore new Plex accounts granted access to the server. Only selected users will create media_player entities. Monitored users: A list of accounts with access to the Plex server. Use episode art: Display TV episode art instead of TV show art. These can be changed at Plex -> Options on the Integrations page. Several options are provided to adjust the behavior of media_player entities. To avoid this, configure your router to allow DNS rebinding for plex.direct by following the instructions in the documentation link. If your router enforces DNS rebind protection, connections to the local plex.direct hostname may fail (see Plex documentation).

The selected address is shown on the Plex card on the Integrations page. The integration will prefer local over public and secure over insecure, in that order. The integration will check all possible ways to connect to your Plex server(s) - i.e., local or public addresses, HTTP or HTTPS, by IP or using a subdomain of plex.direct, or by using a Plex relay if all other methods fail. Follow the instruction on screen to complete the set up.ĭuring setup, you will need to log in as a server administrator.From the list, search and select “Plex Media Server”.

From the configuration menu select: Integrations.Browse to your Home Assistant instance.If there wasn’t any discovered automatically, don’t worry! You can set up a

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