env file in the project root to define all of the needed variables. The project is set up to use dotenv so you can simply create a. You need to define a few environment variables to tell this app how to talk to your Plex server. You'll need to get that set up and create a table named AlexaPlexUsers with a primary string key of userid Testing on a live Plex server Have an echo in more than one room Now you can set each to a different Plex player when flinging video content. There's a deploy.bat file in this project that will deploy to AWS Lambda if you're on Windows, but you will need to have the AWS toolkit installed and configured, and have an 'alexa-plex' function set up. A new version of Plex for Alexa has been released NEW: Server and video player preferences are now remembered on a per-device basis rather than at the account level.

Setting that up is beyond the scope of this readme though. The app is meant to be deployed as an AWS Lambda function. npm test to verify that all tests are passing.npm install to install all dependencies.If you want to USE the app, check out this page: ĭevelopment is being tracked on Waffle.io: Demo This page is for developers that want to help develop the app. The final state of this public project will remain here for people to learn from, but no further development should be expected.Īlexa (Amazon Echo) app for interacting with a Plex Server and controlling client playback Stay tuned to Plex's official channels for more! Great news for Plex and Amazon Echo fans alike!! I am going to be working directly with Plex to make an official Alexa Plex skill, which will be totally streets ahead.

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