Until now, the only way to run a Plex media server to your Apple TV was to jailbreak it. However, a clever workaround called PlexConnect gives you complete access to your Plex media server, no. We would like to show you a description here but the site won’t allow us.
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Update 5: Instructions have been updated to improve clarity in various places.
Apple updated the trailers channel recently and broke everyone’s PlexConnect by switching it over to fetching certain resources via HTTPS. Game over right? Well, no.
To fix it here is what you will need!
- Apple Configurator (10.7+ Mac only) or iPhone Configuration Utility (Windows or 10.6 Snow Leopard)
- A microUSB cable to attach to your AppleTV
- Updated PlexConnect software (follow the instructions carefully!)
Okay, let’s go.
Create the Cert
Open a terminal window (Terminal.app on Mac) and run the following command
This will create two files on your desktop: trailers.key and trailers.pem. Next run this:
At this point you will have 3 files. We’ll be using them shortly.
Windows NotesYou can install OpenSSL for windows and then run the following commands in a cmd prompt window. This will work with a default OpenSSL win32 install, but you need to run cmd with administrator privileges (right click run as administrator):
You’ll also need to run this command
and finally run this (the word “type” is part of the command, paste this entire command into your cmd prompt)
Create the Profile
Apple Configurator Method (iPhone Configuration Utility people scroll down!)
Turn supervision on and you should see a section called “profiles” appear. Click the plus sign and select “create new profile…”
Name it whatever you’d like and then click “Certificate” on the left. Click “Configure” and then select the “trailers.cer” we created earlier. At this point click save and your profile is created.
iPhone Configuration Utility Method (SKIP TO INSTALL THE PROFILE IF YOU USED THE APPLE CONFIGURATOR METHOD screenshots are for Mac but the Windows version should work similarly)Open the app up and click Configuration Profiles on the left, then click new. Fill in the Name and Identifier with whatever names you want and then scroll down on the left pane and choose Credentials. Click Configure and add the “trailers.cer”. (Windows users, you will need to double click trailers.der and install it to your local certificate store before you do this. Once you’ve done that you should see the certificate show up when you click configure) At this point you’ll have something that looks like this:
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Install the Profile
Apple Configurator Method (iPhone Configuration Utility people scroll down!)Turn supervision back off and now click Install Profiles. You must now connect your AppleTV to your computer using the microUSB cable. You must have the AppleTV plugged into power when you do this or else it will enter recovery mode. Once it sees the device click next and select the profile you want to install.Click next and once you see the giant green check mark you’re good to go!
iPhone Configuration Utility Method (SKIP THIS IF YOU USED THE APPLE CONFIGURATOR METHOD screenshots are for Mac but the Windows version should work similarly)Connect your AppleTV to your computer using the microUSB cable. You must have the AppleTV plugged into power when you do this or else it will enter recovery mode. Once it sees the device click on it on the left, then click the Configuration Profiles tab, and finally click install next to the configuration profile you want to install (you’ll only see one. The screenshot below has more just due to how many times I’ve run through this process).Once it says “remove” instead of install you’re all set!
Updating & Configuring PlexConnectPlexConnect needs some new stuff, so let’s get going. First, you’ll need to get the latest code. If you installed PlexConnect via git you can just do a git pull. If not, go to the PlexConnect site and follow the installation instructions again.
Once you’ve done that you’ll need to add two new lines to configuration. To do this just run PlexConnect and it will add the lines below automatically or create the entire Settings.cfg file if necessary. To run it execute sudo ./PlexConnect.py or depending on OS just PlexConnect.py or ./PlexConnect.py.
Now we need to move the trailers.pem file so that PlexConnect can find it. Open the directory PlexConnect is in, open the assets directory, create a directory called “certificates” inside it, and then put trailers.pem inside certificates.
Putting It All Together
Moment of truth. Run PlexConnect (sudo ./PlexConnect.py or however you choose to run it) and everything should work!
Troubleshooting
I get an error about insufficient privileges
You need to run PlexConnect as root on OS X/Linux so it can bind to port 80 and 443. Use sudo (or check out the main PlexConnect install guide)
It says something about Address already in use
This means there’s another process on your system already using the ports PlexConnect needs. If you’re on Windows and have vmware installed look here for instructions on changing/disabling the port it uses.
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If you are running PlexConnect on an embedded device like a Synology NAS then port 443 is likely to be taken already. Check in the settings to see if you can change the port it is using from 443 to something different to avoid the conflict. PlexConnect must take 443.
If neither of those apply to you then chances are you’re already running an instance of PlexConnect and need to kill it. Find/kill it via a process manager. If you don’t know how to kill a process you can try rebooting.
I get no error but it still isn’t working
This is typically due to an invalid path for your certfile. Make absolutely sure it’s the right path (you can edit the Settings.cfg to change it with any text editor). If you don’t run plexconnect from the command line (e.g. using an automated service script, etc) you may need to set the path to be absolute rather than relative. For example, on OS X if you keep PlexConnect in your Applications folder it’d be something like /Applications/PlexConnect/assets/certificates/trailers.pem
You may also want to upgrade Python. To check your python version type “python –version” (without the quotes) in a terminal window and hit enter. Ideally you should be on 2.7 or higher.
On January 28, 2013, over 7 years ago Apple TV 3 was released and the system was jailbreak proof. Thanks to the recent discovery by @tihmstar it is now possible to jailbreak Apple TV 3 running iOS 8. For the moment the jailbreak itself doesn't offer any apps or features but stay tuned for updates.
There is a big chance that the jailbreak community will use this AppleTV3 Jailbreak to add customizations to the iOS 8. We can expect in near feature releases of apps like NitoTV, iOS emulators, Kodi, or Popcorn Time iOS to watch TV series and movies for free and without revokes.
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How to Jailbreak Apple TV 3
@tihmstar provided a solution to jailbreak any Apple TV 3 running the latest version of Software Update 7.4 (iOS 8.4.3). Follow our guide to run the exploit and jailbreak your AppleTV 3. Remember to disable auto-updates. This is an untethered AppleTV3 jailbreak.
Step 1. Run Apple TV.
Step 2. Navigate to Settings → General → Network → Wi-Fi
Step 3. Click on your network.
Step 4. Click on Configure DNS.
Step 5. Click on Manual.
Step 6. Change the DNS to 46.166.144.59 (046.166.144.059).
Step 7. Navigate back to the General section.
Step 8. SelectSend Data to Apple and double click on the play button from the remote.
Step 9. Click Add profile and provide the link http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.cer
Step 10. Click Submit.
Step 11. Go back to the Apple TV 3 main screen.
Step 12. Open Trailers app and you should see etasonATV.
Step 13. Click the hashtag #etason to exploit iOS 8.4 and jailbreak Apple TV 3.
Step 14. After your Apple TV 3 reboots go set DNS back to normal.
Step 15. SSH into your ATV and install untether by typing command.
After jailbreak, no additional app icon will appear on the main screen. This jailbreak is compatible with AppleTV3,2 (released in 2013, A1469 for Rev A) and AppleTV3,1 (released in 2012, A1427).
Install PlexConnect on Apple TV 3
PlexConnect is the only full-featured app that was created to work on iOS 8.4 (Software Update 7.4) and can be easily installed on jailbroken ATV3.
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Step 1. Open terminal (on Windows use PuTTY) and login to Apple TV.
Step 2. Install python and git libraries on ATV3.
Step 3. Install PlexConnect on Apple TV 3.
Install nitoTV App Store on Apple TV 3
As mentioned before, the jailbreak itself doesn't offer any apps or tweaks. To install 3rd party applications on your device you can install nitoTV package manager for Apple TV.
Step 1. Check the Apple TV IP from Settings → General → Network → Wi-Fi.
Step 2. Open terminal (on Windows use PuTTY) and enter the command with Apple TV IP address ex.
Step 3. Add the nitoTV App Store Repo to sources.
Step 4. Update source list with command.
Step 5. Install nitoTV App Store.
Step 6. Finally, refresh the main screen.
When nitoTV package manager for Apple TV will be installed on your device a new icon will appear on the home screen. Upgrade all packages to the latest version when you open the application.
Install Kodi on Apple TV 3
Kodi 14.2 'Helix' is the last version of Kodi to run on the Apple TV 2, and also on Apple TV 3. Please be informed, that those apps are not officially supported by Apple TV 3 and can not work, or work partially. This is an old iOS and it can happen that the developers will not update the app.
Step 1. Open terminal (on Windows use PuTTY) and enter the command with Apple TV IP address ex.
Step 2. Install wget application.
Step 3. Download a new key.
Step 4. Add the first repo if you didn't do it already.
Step 5. Add Kodi Repo to Apple TV sources.
Step 6. Update the source list, make some free space with commands, and install Kodi.
Step 7. If the app didn't install from repo try to do it manually. Download Kodi package for Apple TV 3.
Step 8. Install downloaded .deb package.
Step 9. Delete the .deb package from the device.
Step 10. Reboot the AT3 with command.
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Installing Kodi on Apple TV 3 is only a proof of concept because no addons are working. Kodi Popcorn Time can be installed but will not play any movies or TV-shows. More popular Kodi Exodus addon or IPTV Simple Client is also not working with the older version of the system.
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To jailbreak Apple TV 3 it's required to use iOS 8.4.3 (12H876) for Apple TV 3 released on 24th September 2019. If you see this error message it is because you are on iOS 8.4.3 (12H885) with Software Update 7.5 released on 24th March 2020. Downgrade Apple TV 3 to older 7.4 updates.