Plex must run in this account so that it can find its settings.Ĭheck the Ensure that the Windows Networking components have started box. We have stick with Plex Media Server but you can specify another name if you like.Ĭlick over to the Logon tab and enter the user name and password of the Windows account in which you installed and configured Plex Media Server. In the Name field, enter the name that you will call the application in AlwaysUp. This will cause Windows to launch Plex about 2 minutes after your computer boots - ensuring that all important services are up and available to Plex when it starts. In the Start the application field, select Automatically, but shortly after the computer boots option. If not, you may see a bunch of warnings like "Shell_NotifyIcon(NIM_ADD) failed: 0x0" in the Plex Media Server.log file. Since Plex will be running in the background and may not be able to work through a tray icon, you probably want to add the -noninteractive flag in the Arguments field. If you installed Plex in the default location, this will be:Ĭ:\Program Files (x86)\Plex\Plex Media Server\Plex Media Server.exe In the Application field, enter the full path to the Plex Media Server executable, Plex Media Server.exe.
Select Application > Add to open the Add Application window: If Plex doesn't work now, it won't do any better when run as a Windows Service! To setup Plex Media Server with AlwaysUp:ĭownload and install Plex Media Server, if necessary:Ĭonfigure Plex to serve all your media and make sure that the software operates as expected. Simply select Advisor from the Application menu and follow the straightforward prompts. The new Application Advisor will help you install Plex Media Server as a Windows Service with all our recommended settings - in just a few clicks. AlwaysUp version 13 (released in October 2021) introduced a very easy way to make Plex Media Server start at boot and run 24/7.
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