Ideally, you want something you can leave turned on, connected to the web and most importantly, something you don't throw in a rucksack and take on the road with you. If you have a supported NAS drive (opens in new tab), a standalone desktop computer or even a spare Windows Box, these will be the best options. That means storing it all on a laptop you take with you probably isn't the best idea. You'll be hosting the content yourself, so you'll need to make sure you can get to it at all times if you want to be streaming while away from home. Once installed, getting set up is a simple matter of following instructions in the web client - all your Plex-ing on your computer will be done in a browser - to tell it where to look for various media content. It comes in flavors for Mac, Windows and Linux, as well as in a form designed for NAS drives. This isn't nearly as daunting as it sounds and involves downloading the Plex Media Server app to your computer. The feature is free for all of Plex’s now 19 million registered users and not just Plex Pass subscribers.Before you can use Plex to access your media on your other devices, you first need to set up your home server. Plex also said it has revenue share agreements with some of its partners based on ad sales that Plex manages, although details have not been disclosed.Īccess to Web Shows is now live across iOS and other devices through the Plex app, where there’s now a new icon for ‘Web Shows’.

According to Plex, there will be over 19,000 episodes across 67 shows at launch, with more on the way. In addition to shows from the big-name brand partners, there will also be a bunch of shows from indie creators like Epic Meal Time, ASAPscience, Household Hacker, People are Awesome, and The Pet Collective. Check out Web shows across a broad spectrum of categories, including food, home and garden, science and tech, entertainment, pop culture, and more.”

“Together with Podcasts and News, and powered by unbiased search, discovery, and recommendations, Web Shows are another great source of high-quality content that learns what you like the more you watch. Plex has today announced the launch of a new ‘Web Shows’ feature in beta, that brings unlimited, on-demand streaming of popular online shows from brands like GQ, Saveur, Epicurious, Pitchfork, Condé Nast, The New Yorker, Fandor, and Vanity Fair, to a plethora of Plex-compatible TVs, media players and mobile devices.

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