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macOS Libraries

macOS Libraries

Section titled “macOS Libraries”

Add and organize your media libraries on macOS.

Creating Libraries

Section titled “Creating Libraries”
  1. Open Plex Web: http://localhost:32400/web
  2. Click + next to Libraries
  3. Select library type
  4. Add folder paths
  5. Configure options
Section titled “Recommended Structure”
/Volumes/Media/
├── Movies/
├── TV Shows/
├── Music/
└── Photos/

External Drives

Section titled “External Drives”

Mount on Boot

Section titled “Mount on Boot”

Ensure external drives mount automatically:

  1. Connect the drive
  2. System Preferences → Users & Groups → Login Items
  3. Add the drive

Network Shares

Section titled “Network Shares”

Mount AFP/SMB shares:

Terminal window
# Mount SMB share
mount_smbfs //user@server/share /Volumes/Media


# Add to /etc/fstab for auto-mount
echo "//user@server/share /Volumes/Media smbfs" | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab

Scanner Settings

Section titled “Scanner Settings”
  • Scanner: Plex Movie / Plex TV Series
  • Enable local metadata preference
  • Configure language settings

Next Steps

Section titled “Next Steps”