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Paulus Schoutsen 2015-10-28 23:00:29 -07:00
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The Plex platform allows you to connect a [Plex Media Server](https://plex.tv) to Home Assistant. It will allow you to control media playback and see the current playing item.
The preferred way to setup the Plex platform is by enabling the the [the discovery component]({{site_root}}/components/discovery/) and requires GDM to be enabled.
If local authentication is enabled or multiple users are defined, HASS requires an authentication token to be entered in the webinterface. See <A TARGET="_new" HREF=https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/204059436>Finding your account token / X-Plex-Token</A>.
The Plex platform allows you to connect a [Plex Media Server](https://plex.tv) to Home Assistant. It will allow you to control media playback and see the current playing item. The preferred way to setup the Plex platform is by enabling the the [the discovery component](/components/discovery/) and requires GDM to be enabled.
If local authentication is enabled or multiple users are defined, HASS requires an authentication token to be entered in the webinterface. See [Finding your account token / X-Plex-Token](https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/204059436).
If you want to enable the plex platform directly, add the following lines to your `configuration.yaml`:
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- platform: plex
```
You may also need to create the file `plex.conf`.
You may also need to create the file `plex.conf`.
```
{'IP_ADDRESS:PORT': {'token': 'TOKEN'}}
```json
{"<IP_ADDRESS>:<PORT>": {"token": "<TOKEN>"}}
```
- **IP_ADDRESS** *Required*: IP address of the Plex Media Server
- **PORT** *required*: Default is 32400
- **TOKEN** *Optional*: Only is authentication is required. Set to `None` (without quotes) otherwise.
- `<IP_ADDRESS>` *Required*: IP address of the Plex Media Server
- `<PORT>` *required*: Default is 32400
- `<TOKEN>` *Optional*: Only is authentication is required. Set to `None` (without quotes) otherwise.
At this moment, the Plex platform only supports one Plex Media Server.