Restart Plex

This is a python server using flask and basic auth to restart plex on a local machine (running windows) from an http request

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• pip

requirements.txt generated with: (inside myEnv)

pip freeze > requirements.txt

Installation

1. Clone the project and navigate to the directory in your terminal.

2. Create a virtual environment and activate it:

python -m venv myEnv
source myEnv/bin/activate (Linux or MacOS)
myEnv\Scripts\activate (Windows)

3. Install the dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

4. Run the server

python server.py To exit the virtual environment use the command deactivate

Usage

example request:

curl -u admin:password -X POST -H "Content-Type: application/json" -d '{"command": "start"}' http://{your_server_address}:{your_server_port}/