Install PlexConnect using pkgng

So freeNAS updated their software to 9.2.1.2 which now used pkgng commands instead of pkg_add. Spent quite a few fustrating hours getting PlexConnect working but finally achieved it. Have listed instructions below to hopefully be of use to others.

 

Hi everyone

Have been using PlexConnect on a freeNAS box previously however with the new updates in their system it broke the old commands i used to install and run PlexConnect.

 So to install git, python, nano and bash i used the following:

pkg install git
pkg install python27
pkg install nano
pkg install bash

All installed fine. Next i cloned PlexConnect using the following:

git clone https://github.com/iBaa/PlexConnect.git

All good so far.

I next cd’ed into the PlexConnect folder and then tryed to run PlexConnect.py. This is the error that i got.

root@PlexConnect:/PlexConnect # ./PlexConnect.py
env: python: No such file or directory
root@PlexConnect:/PlexConnect # 

I though ok i will just copy my old ‘Settings.cfg’ and cert into the correct folders and then just start the service using

bash /PlexConnect/PlexConnect_daemon.bash start

I then got this error:

root@PlexConnect:/PlexConnect # bash /PlexConnect/PlexConnect_daemon.bash start
Starting PlexConnect...
/PlexConnect/PlexConnect_daemon.bash: line 29: python: command not found
root@PlexConnect:/PlexConnect # 

To fix this error you need to edit the following file.

nano /PlexConnect/PlexConnect_daemon.bash

You should the the following:

#!/bin/bash

#
# Linux PlexConnect start stop script
#

# Package
DNAME="PlexConnect"
PNAME="PlexConnect_daemon"

# Others
# current path resolver from http://stackoverflow.com/a/246128
SOURCE="${BASH_SOURCE[0]}"
while [ -h "$SOURCE" ]; do
  DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"
  SOURCE="$(readlink "$SOURCE")"
  [[ $SOURCE != /* ]] && SOURCE="$DIR/$SOURCE"
done
INSTALL_DIR="$( cd -P "$( dirname "$SOURCE" )" && pwd )"

PYTHON="python" 
PROGRAM="${INSTALL_DIR}/${PNAME}.py"
PID_FILE="/var/${PNAME}.pid"

Edit the PYTHON line as follows (so that it references the python instance explicitly):

PYTHON="/usr/local/bin/python2.7"

Save the file. 

Now you should be able to use the following command to start PlexConnect

bash /PlexConnect/PlexConnect_daemon.bash start