Detailed Plex Operation Guide

Welcome to the detailed user guide for Plex. This guide will walk you through the comprehensive steps required to set up, configure, and use Plex to its full potential. Whether you are a new user or looking to deepen your understanding, this guide provides all the necessary information to make the most out of your Plex experience.

1. Add a volume in the settings

This step is to modify the specified media library path.

1.1 Open the settings interface

1.2 Return to previous directory

  • Click the arrow to return to the previous directory.

1.3 Select media folder

  • Locate and select the ‘media’ folder in the directory.

1.4 Select the disk where the video is located

  • Select the disk where you store the video, here we take ‘Main-Storage’ as an example.

    Now, the setting is complete.

2.Take the RAID named “Main-Storage” as an example, and add the movies in the Movie folder under the RAID to Plex


3.Set up Server in Plex


3.1 Select library type

  • Open the Plex interface, click Add library, and select the type you want to add, such as “Movies”.

3.2 Select the video path

  • Select the path to store the video, the ‘Movie’ folder under the ‘Media’ path

3.3 Confirm and add the library

  • Finally, click Add Library


    After completing the above steps, you can see your movie resources in Plex.


    If it is not displayed, you can click “Scan Library Files”