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Install Guide Mac

meltman edited this page Sep 25, 2013 · 41 revisions

Overview

  1. Extract PlexConnect
  2. Create Certificates and install them on the AppleTV and PlexConnect server
  3. Run PlexConnect
  4. Configure and test your AppleTV

Guide

  1. Extract the PlexConnect archive you [downloaded earlier] (https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/archive/master.zip). We recommend extracting the folder, then dragging the extracted folder to "Applications".

  2. Generate the SSL Certificates by following the [Mac Certificate Guide] (https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki/Install-Guide-Mac-Certificates).

  3. Run PlexConnect by first opening a terminal window (Applications -> Utilities -> Terminal), then type the following:

sudo "/Applications/PlexConnect-master/PlexConnect.py"

Provide your Administrator password to complete PlexConnect startup.

You should now see messages like these in the terminal window: PlexConnect Terminal You can now minimize the Terminal window.

  1. Follow the [AppleTV configuration guide] (https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect/wiki/Install-Guide-AppleTV-Configuration) to complete the installation.

Troubleshooting

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