Once installed, enable the plex media service on boot and start it by executing the commands: $ sudo systemctl enable plexmediaserver When prompted to import the GPG key, simply press ‘y’ to accept. Once you have created the Plex media server repo, proceed and install Plex Media player as follows: $ sudo dnf install plexmediaserver So we are going to create a repository on CentOS 8 first: $ vim /etc//plex_media.repo The Plex media server package is not available on the official CentOS 8 App stream repository. Step 1: Add repository for Plex Media Server on CentOS 8 Prerequisitesīefore you begin, ensure that you have the following in place: In this article, you will learn how to install Plex Media Server on CentOS 8. Plex is a cross-platform media server and can easily be installed on Windows, Linux, and macOS. Also, once you have a Plex media server installed on your PC, you can access your media files through the internet. Plex is a client-server media server that lets you organize and stream your music, movies, pictures on your PC.