


Specifies whether the server owner can delete media from disk.Įxample: 1 allowedNetworks string (ip/netmask, ip/netmask) Plex Media Server 1.4.1+ has a setting in the interface for library or artist.Įxample: year:desc allowMediaDeletion 1 or 0 The various settings are outlined in the table below: Plex Media Server Hidden Settings Setting Name Value AlbumSort stringĭefines the default album sort using a field:directory value. There are many different hidden settings for Plex Media Server that can be changed in the locations specified above. NVIDIA SHIELD Preferences.xml file located in the Plex Media Server data directory, but it isn’t accessible by a user. Location of the Plex Hidden Settings by Operating System Operating System Location Windows HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Plex, Inc.\Plex Media Server\ macOS / OS X ~/Library/Preferences/ Linux Preferences.xml file located in the Plex Media Server data directory. The table below outlines where you can find the location of the Plex config file containing these server settings. For Windows, the settings are located in the registry, while other operating systems have a file in the data directory. The location of the hidden server settings in Plex is different for each of the supported operating systems. SysLog option Additional information about enabling syslogging on supported operating systems. Fixing settings issues Provides instructions to fix issues with hidden settings. Available hidden settings Lists all the available hidden settings within Plex. Table of contents Location of the Hidden Server Settings Explains where the location of the hidden settings for different operating systems. If you would like to find and change these settings, you can use the information below. Most users, however, will not need to change these Plex server settings, and doing so can cause problems with your Plex Media server.

These settings can only be accessed and changed from outside of the Plex interface. Plex Media Server has a number of hidden server settings that are not accessible from the Plex interface.
