

Note that the Preferences tag can contain a lot of options already.

Related Page: Where is the Plex Media Server data directory located?Īdd a new XML attribute with the name of the option and the value. On Linux, the options are available in a XML file called Preferences.xml, which is located in your Plex Media Server data directory. See our “ Moving server data storage location on NVIDIA SHIELD” article for information on how to move it to an accessible location. The Plex Media Server folder which contains the preferences.xml file for the NVIDIA SHIELD is not in a user accessible location by default. defaults write LogVerbose -boolean FALSE.defaults write FriendlyName "My Media Server".Warning!: If you use a text editor to make changes, you will then need to reboot the computer to have the changes take effect (since the OS caches the preferences).Īlternatively, you can open the “Terminal” application and run commands to add/alter values.: defaults write ĭefaults write -boolean You can then open that file (which is really XML) in a text editor to add new settings or edit existing ones.

Using the Finder’s “Go” menu, select Go To Folder… then enter the following in the dialog box that pops up: ~/Library/Preferences/ On Mac computers (macOS or OS X), the preferences are available under your computer user account library preferences. Related Page: How to use Registry Editor macOS / OS X

Instead, they’re available where your Plex Media Server stores its own settings. There are a number of advanced, hidden Plex Media Server settings, some of which are not available from the normal interface.
