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And yes, you can just tell Alexa to tell Plex to "get this party started" for some hip music or even "What's new?" to find out what movies have been recently added to your Plex system. Just ask Plex to suggest some relevant music or videos. While asking for a song or movie by name via Alexa is pretty great, the killer feature here is the ability to get suggestions.

Now you can request The Big Lebowski by name or just ask to hear some Bob Marley songs the Alexa skill will work the Plex install to find the right stuff. Got three minutes to spare? Check out this video on how it all works: The skill works on the Amazon Tap, Echo Dot, Echo, Fire TV and on newer model Fire tablets. Once enabled, all you need to do is ask Alexa for your favorite movies, TV shows and music, provided you have them all on a Plex-connected media server. Just use your voice to ask Plex to bring up any movies or music you have stored on your home ( or cloud) media server. The latest trick is voice control for the popular home media streaming server Plex. Amazon ecosystem includes Alexa voice assistant with Amazon Echo device linked to SHIELD.

Select Authorize to link Alexa with Plex.It seems like Amazon has been adding new Alexa skills nearly every day lately. two USB 3.0 ports for expandability, and PLEX Media Server.

OR Open the Alexa web app and navigate to Skills.

Download and install the Plex skill from here.

Once enabled, the screen should turn green and you should see a window like the image above.

Select the orange ‘Enable Remote Access’ button in the middle of the screen.

Open Plex and select Settings at the top right of the main page.

You also need an Android or iOS device with the Alexa app installed to add and set up the Plex Skill. This skill is currently only available in the US, UK, Australia, Canada, Germany, and India. You will also need the Plex skill from the Amazon Skill Store. Products like the Lenovo Smart Tab, Sonos One, and even some wireless headphones come with Alexa functionality and also let you control your Plex Media Server with your voice.

There are also now a variety of third-party products that have Alexa voice control built in.

Amazon’s own smart speakers like the Echo, Echo Spot, and Echo Dot are best, but you can also build your own Alexa smart speaker with a Raspberry Pi. First, you need a device that is compatible with Alexa. We’ll explain how to set it up and what voice commands you can use to control Plex with Alexa. Fortunately, you can now control Plex with Amazon Alexa, so you can control your device with just your voice. However, the more content you add to your server, the more difficult it becomes to find the exact show you want to watch or the song you want to listen to. Plex Media Server is a great way to access your media on a variety of devices, no matter where you are.