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I use Plex Media Server as my personal, local/cloud music library. I have a lifetime Plex Pass, which gives me access to all Plexamp features, including setting it up as a headless player on my Pi.

This post is a part of my Homelab Series. See the index here.

Plex Media Server

First, install a dependency:

sudo apt-get install apt-transport-https

Add PMS repositories to apt directory:

curl https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key | gpg --dearmor | sudo tee /usr/share/keyrings/plex-archive-keyring.gpg >/dev/null
echo deb [signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/plex-archive-keyring.gpg] https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb public main | sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list
sudo apt-get update

And install!

sudo apt install plexmediaserver

Plex Media Server is available:

http://[PI IP]:32400/web/

Headless Plexamp

This allows the Pi to act as a Plex player when connected to MiniDSP SHD and my speakers. I found the full installation instructions here.

Get the installer:

wget https://gist.githubusercontent.com/tgp-2/65e6f2f637bc81df2c9fd9ba33f73bc6/raw/e7e9e47046c29a6090042a9a0a868a5bf7cf48be/plexamp-install.sh

Run it:

bash ./plexamp-install.sh

After the installation has been completed, reboot and Plexamp should start automatically.

sudo reboot

Open Plexamp and configure it:

http://[PI IP]:32500