diff --git a/source/_components/sensor.plex.markdown b/source/_components/sensor.plex.markdown new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..e4d5be77a7f --- /dev/null +++ b/source/_components/sensor.plex.markdown @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +layout: page +title: "Plex Sensor" +description: "How to add a Plex sensor to Home Assistant." +date: 2016-06-3 08:19 +sidebar: true +comments: false +sharing: true +footer: true +logo: plex.png +ha_category: Sensor +ha_release: 0.21 +--- + +This sensor platform will monitor activity on a given Plex Media Server. It will create a sensor that shows the number of +currently watching users as the state. If you click the sensor for more details it will show you who is watching what. + +If your plex server is on the same local network as Home Assistant, all you need to provide in the configuration.yaml +is the host or ip address. If you want to access a remote plex server, you must provide the plex username, password, +and optionally the server name of the remote plex server. If no server name is given it will use the first server listed. + +Example Configuration: +```yaml +sensor: + platform: plex + name: Plex Spy *optional, default Plex + host: 192.168.1.100 *optional, default localhost + port: 32400 *optional, default 32400 + username: plexuser *optional, use for remote access + password: plexpw *optional, use for remote access + server: MyPlexServer *optional, use for remote access +``` +