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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.

To add Plex to your installation, add the following to your configuration.yaml file:

# Example configuration.yaml entry
media_player:
  platform: plex
  name: plex_server
  user: YOUR_USERNAME
  password: YOUR_PASSWORD

Configuration variables:

• name Required: The name of the backend device (Under Plex Media Server > settings > server)
• user Required: The username for your Pley server.
• password Required: The password for your Plex server.