In Home Click the UP arrow to upload files. Step 3: Upload Plex Assistant Files to Home Assistant Right click the zipped folder, extract all, and then browse to the plex_assistant folder.
Once there, click the green CODE button > Download Zip. Open a new browser tab and navigate to the Plex Assistant Github page to download the files. Now that the directory is created, the next step is to download the required Plex Assistant files to your computer. Step 2: Download and Extract Plex Assistant Files Keep this webpage open for the time being, we will need to access it again in Step 3. Create a subfolder called plex_assistant. If not, then click New Folder.Ĭreate a new folder called custom_components. Once installed, you choose pin it to your sidebar for quick access.Ĭlick File Editor from your sidebar and then select the folder.Ĭheck is a custom_components folder exists. You can find this under Supervisor > Add On Store.
Step 1: Create Custom Components Directoryįirst, install the File Editor addon if you haven’t already.
Since I don’t have HACS setup yet, I’m going to go with the manual method which is really easy to do. One of the methods is using HACS, which is an easy way to upload custom configurations, and the other is manually. There are two installation methods available for Plex Assistant. This allows you to say things “Hey Google, tell Plex to play Game of Thrones on Living Room Chromecast”.
Plex Media Player is pretty good, but we like what we like sometimes, and there’s no shame in wanting to stick to the things you know you like.In this guide, I’m going to show you how to setup Plex Assistant, which is a project that integrates with Google Assistant. If you want to stream Plex media to VLC player, that is how you do it. Also, enable ‘Direct Play’ and ‘Direct Stream’ if they aren’t already. Navigate to ‘Settings and Server’ in Plex Media Server and make sure that the box next to ‘DLNA server’ is checked. If the right pane doesn’t populate or doesn’t find any media, double-check that DLNA is enabled in Plex Media Server. If all goes well, the media will play in VLC without issue. Double click specific media and it should begin playing right away in VLC.Select folders in the right pane to find media to play.Select ‘Universal Plug n’ Play’ and wait for the box on the right to populate.Select ‘Playlist’ and scroll down on the left pane until you get to ‘Local Network.’.Open VLC on a remote device and select ‘View.’.But lots of people have had issues so it isn’t necessarily the most straightforward process. As DLNA (the network protocol used by Plex) is enabled by default and works with UPnP, VLC should be able to pick it up without issue. If you want to stream Plex media to VLC, it may be easy or more difficult depending on your network setup.
It has been lovingly crafted to deliver a seamless experience and it does it very well. One of the reasons Plex is so popular is because it just works without any hassle.
You should be able to browse media in the Plex Media Player on any device you have it set up on, select something, and play it.
Select ‘Add Library’ and import the media you want to share.
The Plex Media Server is mandatory for this to work, but the app is optional.