Plex on ubuntu 14.10

[Thermite]

I was using plex media server on windows, but recently I have switched to ubuntu. I have plex installed, but I use another hdd to store all my files because I use raid for my boot drive and it is too unstable. I can't get the server to access the other hdd that is 2TB. It is formated in NTFS (most likely) if not NTFS then exFat. How do I get the server to access the other hdd.

 

EDIT

The server can see the HDD's, just not the files inside them. I can see the files inside them with nautilus though.

[elkenrod]

The 2TB isn't mounted when you are trying to access it.

When you use nautilus it mounts automatically.

[Thermite]

The 2TB isn't mounted when you are trying to access it.

When you use nautilus it mounts automatically.

Ok, but what happens after i start using nautilus does it get unmounted once I close nautilus.

[Thermite]

The 2TB isn't mounted when you are trying to access it.

When you use nautilus it mounts automatically.

on second thought that can't be the problem because the drive is mounted, but plex still can't see inside of it. It knows it is there but that is all.

[elkenrod]

Ok, but what happens after i start using nautilus does it get unmounted once I close nautilus.

It shouldn't.  You can set the drive to auto-mount on startup to avoid having to worry about it.

[Thermite]

It shouldn't.  You can set the drive to auto-mount on startup to avoid having to worry about it.

If the drive is formated in NTFS could that affect plex?

[elkenrod]

If the drive is formated in NTFS could that affect plex?

I don't use plex, but Linux shouldn't have a problem with reading NTFS drives.

[rws0654]

The problem is you need to mount the drive in fstab on boot so that it does not contain particular user permissions or group. when you mount it in nautilus the permission are set for you under /media/(username)/mount point.  Plex is not a memeber of this u sers group or ID so it is not allowed to see the drive. I had the same problem you need edit /etc/fstab to allow anyone to access the drive

 

first open a terminal

 

use sudo to create a mount point in /media

sudo mkdir /media/(name of the direcotry to mount to)

 

second

 

sudo gedit /etc/fstab

 

Make sure the drive is mounted with these parameters.

 

/dev/(your drive)    /media/(directory you named above)    (your files system, vfat, ntfs, etc)    nosuid,nodev,nofail,noauto,x-gvfs-show,users,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=002,fmask=113,nobootwait    0    0

 

this is my exact fstab entry

/dev/sdb1    /media/movies2    vfat    nosuid,nodev,nofail,noauto,x-gvfs-show,users,uid=1000,gid=1000,dmask=002,fmask=113,nobootwait    0    0

 

then type in terminal

sudo mount -a or reboot the system

 

Plex should see the drive and files now.