General /media folder vs /movie, /music, /video... etc on plex server install

[cs2718]

Apologies if this question has already been answered  but I have not found the answer on my search of the forums.

 

I installed Plex via the Command Deck and note that a /media and a /movies, /music, /video etc... are installed. Typically I put all the media in a /media folder with subfolders /media/movies, etc.. Why does the installer make a /media folder and then individual /movie, /music, /video...etc?  Do you have to use the /movies, /music folders or can you put everything in /media with subfolders?

[Aasum]

If you are comfortable in linux. You could symlink the folders so /movies redirects to /media/movies

 

To redirect /movies to /media/movies using a symbolic link, do the following:

 

1. Delete or move the existing /movies directory (if it’s not empty or already used):

 

sudo rm -r /movies

 

(Or use mv to back it up: sudo mv /movies /movies_backup)

 

 

2. Create the symlink:

 

sudo ln -s /media/movies /movies

 

 

 

This creates a symbolic link at /movies that points to /media/movies. Accessing /movies will now show the contents of /media/movies.