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Clarifies to remove reader confusion. See: https://forums.truenas.com/t/testing-plex-on-truenas-scale-24-10-0-2/25086/8?u=djp-ix

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You can use either an existing pool or [create a new one]({{< relref "CreatePoolWizard.md" >}})

Create the two datasets Plex uses for storage volumes:
* **data** for user media data storage
* **data** to use as the Plex data directory for database and metadata storage
* **config** for Plex application configuration storage.

You can create a dataset for log data or use a temporary directory option for log data.
You can create a dataset or use a temporary directory option for log data.
Transcode data is not useful or meant for persistent storage, so using a temporary directory is a better option.

When creating the above datasets, select the **apps** dataset preset.
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Add any labels you want to use to organize your media files.
For example, labeling video files as *movies* or *sports*, etc. Labels allow creating custom groupings or classifications beyond the default metadata provided by Plex.
For example, labeling video files as *movies* or *sports*, etc. Labels allow you to create custom groupings or classifications beyond the default metadata provided by Plex.

Accept the defaults in **Resources Configuration** and select the GPU option if you have a compatible GPU installed in the system and you want to use it for hardware-accelerated transcoding.
Accept the defaults in **Resources Configuration** and select the GPU option if you have a compatible GPU installed in the system and want to use it for hardware-accelerated transcoding.

Click **Install**. A progress dialog opens before switching to the **Installed** applications screen.
The **Installed** screen shows the **plex** app in the **Deploying** state until fully installed and then the status changes to **Running** when ready to use.
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{{< include file="/static/includes/apps/AppsInstallWizardTimezoneSetting.md" >}}

Authentication to the Plex account is accomplished through a [claim token provided by Plex](https://www.plex.tv/claim/).
TrueNAS authenticates to the Plex account using a [Plex claim token](https://www.plex.tv/claim/).
While signed into your Plex account, copy the token provided by Plex into the **Claim Token** field.
The Plex app does not deploy if you do not include this token.

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Neither directory storage option provides easy access to stored data, so if you want to store and access log data, create a dataset called **logs**.

If opting to use datasets for all Plex storage volumes, create datasets to use with the host path option:
* **data** to use as the media data storage volume.
* **data** to use as the Plex data directory for database and metadata storage.
* **config** to use as the Plex app configuration storage volume.
* **logs** if you want to save and have easy access to log data.

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