To get started, simply download the Plex Media Server from the official site, and install it on your PC. Plex will ask for your media directory and begin downloading metadata.

From there, you just set up a NodeJS application that works as a file uploader. When you’re done, you can easily upload files from any computer, from any browser, to your Raspberry Pi.

The Raspberry Pi has enough grunt to act as a media server - such as with SqueezePlug - but for the purposes of this tutorial we're suggesting you use it as a cheap media centre only.

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