Option 2 Substitute Paths on the PMS

This will work for every setup, as you will change to media locations Plex points to to network paths. You will not have to physically move your media files!

Set-up the Plex Media Server using Plex Web

3. Make tripple sure that all your media is accessible to Kodi
4. For each of your Plex libraries, note the new network path. Our example Plex library here:
   • Linux/Mac Server:
     • Library My Movies is accessible under smb://myNas/movies
   • Windows Server:
     • Library My Movies is accessible under \\myNas\movies
5. For each Plex library, start following the Moving Content to a new Location guide by Plex to the letter.
   • Skip the step Copy Content to the New Location
6. In step Edit Your Libraries, use the following new path for the library:
   • Linux/Mac Server:
     • smb://myNas/movies
   • Windows Server:
     • \\myNas\movies
7. Do this for every Plex library accordingly

Set-up PKC

8. In the PKC Settings under Sync Options, switch the _Playback Mode_to Native (Direct Paths)
9. Under Customize Paths, set the following options:
   • Linux/Mac Server:
     • Disable Plex UNC paths...
     • Disable Replace Plex paths...
   • Windows Server:
     • Enable Plex UNC paths...
     • Disable Replace Plex paths...
10. Restart Kodi to enable the new settings!
11. Under Advanced, trigger a resync with the yellow Repair local database (force update all content)
12. Restart Kodi just to be on the safe side

You're done! If you messed up, Kodi playback will fail with an error message that is unfortunately unrelated to PKC.