macOS Installation

Installing Plex on macOS

Installation Methods

Direct Download

1. Download from Plex Downloads
2. Open the DMG file
3. Drag Plex Media Server to Applications
4. Launch from Applications folder
5. Click menu bar icon → “Open Plex”

Homebrew

# Install Homebrew if needed
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

# Install Plex
brew install --cask plex-media-server

# Launch
open -a "Plex Media Server"

Auto-Start on Login

1. Open System Preferences → Users & Groups
2. Select your user → Login Items
3. Click + and add Plex Media Server

Or via Terminal:

osascript -e 'tell application "System Events" to make login item at end with properties {path:"/Applications/Plex Media Server.app", hidden:false}'

Firewall Configuration

1. System Preferences → Security & Privacy → Firewall
2. Click Firewall Options
3. Ensure Plex Media Server is allowed

# Or via command line
sudo /usr/libexec/ApplicationFirewall/socketfilterfw --add /Applications/Plex\ Media\ Server.app

Verify Installation

# Check if running
pgrep -l "Plex Media Server"

# Open web interface
open http://localhost:32400/web

Next Steps

Continue to Configuration to set up your server.