Works only on arm routers like RT-AC56U, RT-AC68U, RT-AC87U, RT-AC3200, RT-AC5300...
No transcoding capabilities, just direct play on supported devices, like LG, Samsung TVs, Plex Android App...
Tested on RT-AC68U rev A2, RMerlin firmware v380.57, hdd usb3, Optware-NG & Entware-NG
Latest working version is 0.9.16.6, Plex no longer support ARMv5 used in this tutorial, please don't ask here for updates.
1 - Flash Rmerlin firmware from here
2a - Install Optware-NG from here and choose 2GB swap file
Install necessary packages
or
2b - Install Entware-NG from here and choose 2GB swap file
Install necessary packages
3 - Setup Debian Jessie from here
4 - Enter chrooted debian with:
5 - Update Debian
6 - Install necessary packages
7 - Download and install Plex Media Server
wget -c -O PlexMediaServer-0.9.16.6.1993-5089475.tar.bz2 https://bit.ly/2y23UTm
bzip2 -cd PlexMediaServer-0.9.16.6.1993-5089475.tar.bz2 | tar -xv
mv ./PlexMediaServer-0.9.16.6.1993-5089475 ./plex && rm ./PlexMediaServer-0.9.16.6.1993-5089475.tar.bz2
8 - Fix library path and start script
sed -i 's|.\/Plex\\ Media\\ Server|\/apps\/plex\/Plex\\ Media\\ Server|g' "/apps/plex/start.sh"
9 - Fix permissions of lib files
find . -iname "*.so" -exec chmod 644 {} \;
find . -iname "*.so.*" -exec chmod 644 {} \;
10 - Create startup script
#!/bin/sh
### BEGIN INIT INFO
# Provides: plexmediaserver
# Required-Start: $remote_fs $syslog $networking
# Required-Stop:
# Default-Start: 2 3 4 5
# Default-Stop: 0 1 6
# Short-Description: Plex Media Server
# Description: Plex Media Server for Linux,
# More information at https://www.plexapp.com
# Many thanks to the great PlexApp team for their wonderfull job !
# Author: Cedric Quillevere / origin@killy.net
# Rewamped Christian Svedin / christian.svedin@gmail.com
# Adapted by TeHashX / contact@hqt.ro
# Version: 1.3
### END INIT INFO
test -f "/apps/plex/start.sh" || exit 0
plex_running=`ps ax | grep "Plex Media Server" | awk '{ print $1 }' | wc -l`
case "$1" in
start)
if [ "$plex_running" -gt 1 ]; then
echo "Plex already running..."
exit 0
fi
echo -n "Starting Plex Media Server: "
/apps/plex/start.sh & >/dev/null 2>&1
sleep 1
echo "done"
;;
stop)
if [ "$plex_running" -eq 1 ]; then
echo "Plex Media Server is not running (no process found)..."
exit 0
fi
echo -n "Killing Plex Media Server: "
# Trying to kill the Plex Media Server itself but also the Plug-ins
ps ax | grep "Plex Media Server" | awk '{ print $1 }' | xargs kill >/dev/null 2>&1
ps ax | grep "Plex*" | awk '{ print $1 }' | xargs kill >/dev/null 2>&1
sleep 1
echo "done"
;;
restart)
sh $0 stop
sh $0 start
;;
status)
if [ "$plex_running" -gt 1 ]; then
echo "Plex Media Server process running."
else
echo "It seems that Plex Media Server isn't running (no process found)."
fi
;;
*)
echo "Usage: $0 {start|stop|restart|status}"
exit 1
;;
esac
exit 0
EOF
Press ENTER
11 - Give right permission
12 - Exit Debian
13 - Add Plex to chrooted services list
echo "plexmediaserver" >>/opt/etc/chroot-services.list
chmod 755 /opt/etc/chroot-services.list
14 - Start Plex from outside debian together with mounted external folder
15 - Wait about 30 seconds then go to default router ip address and port :32400/web, like 192.168.1.1:32400/web or www.asusrouter.com:32400/web
16 - Create a new library and point to /mnt as path, if you want to mount a samba share use this guide
Enjoy...
To be continued with the rest of setup if requested by user...
How to Install the Plex Unsupported App Store
Enter chrooted debian
Download and unzip unsupported app store
wget -c -O UnSupportedAppstore.bundle.zip goo.gl/ywJ3cZ
unzip UnSupportedAppstore.bundle.zip && rm UnSupportedAppstore.bundle.zip
Go to Plex webpage, click on Channels and install apps...
Sources: htpcguides.com, linksysinfo.org
