Alexa Plex

Alexa app for interacting with Plex Server and Client.

Setup

Create Lambda function

Create an AWS Lambda function named alexa-plex-py using the alexa-skills-kit-color-expert-python blueprint. Set the handler to aplexa.lambda_handler. Or use the aws CLI:

aws lambda create-function \
--region us-east \
--function-name alexa-plex-py \
--role arn:aws:iam::account-id:role/lambda_basic_execution  \
--handler aplexa.lambda_handler \
--runtime python2.7 \
--timeout 15 \
--memory-size 512

The aws CLI will need to be configured as described in the AWS Developer Guide

For more info on setting up AWS Lambda functions see the AWS Lambda Developer Guide.

Create new Alexa Skill

Create a new Alexa Skill using the new lambda function alexa-plex-py, intent-schema.json and sample-utterances.txt. Once created the application id can be found for the ALEXA_APP_ID environment variable mentioned below.

Create .env file

Define some environment variables to configure the app by creating a .env file.

# Username used to log into plex.tv
PMS_USERNAME=
# Password used to log into plex.tv
PMS_PASSWORD=
# Plex server to access. This is usually the hostname of the server running PMS
PMS_SERVERNAME=
# Plex client to access. THis is usually the hostname of the server running PHT
PMS_CLIENT=
# The id of the Alexa app. Get this after creating the skill above.
ALEXA_APP_ID=

Deploy the code

After configuring the aws CLI, use make the zip and push the code to AWS Lambda.

# make with no args will just create the zip
make

# This will create the zip and upload it.
make deploy

# For more options
make help

See also

• Alexa Skills Kit Docs
• NodeJS Alexa Plex