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Plex WebTools is a plugin for Plex that allows installation of extra modules including subtitle management.
WebTools runs on its own ports; 18576 and 17153 have been automatically generated for you, but you may use other 5 digit port between 10000 and 32767. This guide will set it up to use HTTPS, however the HTTP port still needs to be unique.
Installation
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Download the latest release of WebTools:
wget https://github.com/ukdtom/WebTools.bundle/releases/download/3.0.0/WebTools.bundle.zip
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Extract WebTools to the correct directory:
unzip WebTools.bundle.zip -d ~/"Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins"
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Edit the first configuration file:
nano ~/"Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-ins/WebTools.bundle/Contents/DefaultPrefs.json"
Underneath
"id": "WEB_Port_http"
, change"default": "33400"
to"default": "18576"
.Underneath
"id": "WEB_Port_https"
, change"default": "33443"
to"default": "17153"
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"id": "Force_SSL"
, change"default": "false"
to"default": "true"
.Save the configuration file by pressing 'Ctrl+X', then 'Y' to proceed, and finally 'Return/Enter' to confirm writing over the unmodified file.
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Edit the second configuration file:
nano ~/"Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Preferences/com.plexapp.plugins.WebTools.xml"
Change
<Force_SSL>false</Force_SSL>
to<Force_SSL>true</Force_SSL>
.Add
18576
between<WEB_Port_http> </WEB_Port_http>
.Add
17153
between<WEB_Port_https> </WEB_Port_https>
.Save the second configuration file by pressing 'Ctrl+X', then 'Y' to proceed, and finally 'Return/Enter' to confirm writing over the unmodified file.
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Restart Plex by selecting Restart on your Manage page.
Access WebTools at https://server.whatbox.ca:17153
and log in with your Plex account.