Let’s take a look at how to install the Plex skill so Alexa can talk to your media server, how to use the voice commands, and special considerations for households with multiple Plex Clients and/or servers. Thankfully, we also have an Apple TV on hand and it was a total snap to set up.

Does our heart break over this? Having just finished adding RasPlex to all the televisions in our house…yes, yes it does. Sadly, this means the Plex client your smart TV has access to might not work, and unofficial and unlisted clients like RasPlex don’t work either. Just because you have a Plex client that plays nice with your Plex Media Server doesn’t mean that it will play nice with Alexa (because while there are many clients compatible with basic playback, not all clients have the additional software components required for the remote control and Alexa integration).Īt present, only the official Plex apps for the following platforms are supported: We want to strongly emphasize that to save you a lot of frustration trying to link a client to Alexa that cannot be linked. RELATED: How to Set Up Plex (and Watch Your Movies on Any Device)įinally, the somewhat confusing part: not all Plex clients are supported. No problem, setting up a server and a Plex account is simple and we’ve written a detailed guide to both configuring and trouble shooting remote access. Second, you need to be running Plex Media Server (at least version 0.9.16.0 or newer) linked to a Plex account with remote access enabled. This include the original product, the Amazon Echo as well as the Echo Dot, the Tap, the Fire TV and the Fire Tablet. There’s a little bit of very important fine print to get out of the way in order to save you some frustration in setting up your Plex + Alexa (Plexa?) system.įirst, the easy part: you need a device that is compatible with the Amazon’s Alexa voice assistant platform. Not so fast: You’ll need more than just Plex and an Echo to do this.

Plex media player settings