# Connect Seedr to Plex via FTP (Pro plan guide)

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Updated: 2026-10-08T17:30:56.429Z

Mount your Seedr account over FTP on Pro plans and add it as a Plex library. FileZilla, RaiDrive, step-by-step, troubleshooting.

FTP is the path for Plex + Seedr if you are on the **Pro** plan (or the new Basic). It is simple, stable on long sessions, and every major OS can mount it. If you have Master, look at the WebDAV guide instead — WebDAV is the canonical Plex + Seedr path. This one is for FTP.

## What this gets you

- Your Seedr folders appear as a drive or network path on the machine running Plex Media Server.
- Plex scans that path like any local drive: posters, metadata, watched state, multi-user profiles.
- No files copied to your PC. Plex streams byte ranges directly from Seedr.

## What you need

- **Seedr Pro or new Basic** (FTP is available on Basic and up).
- **Plex Media Server** running on Windows, macOS, Linux, or a Plex-compatible NAS.
- An **FTP mount tool** — not a plain FTP browser. Plex needs a filesystem path, not a FileZilla transfer window.
- **Windows / Linux**: [RaiDrive](<https://www.raidrive.com/>) or NetDrive.
- **macOS**: [Mountain Duck](<https://mountainduck.io/>) (paid) or curlftpfs via Homebrew.
- A Plex account (free is fine; Plex Pass optional).

FileZilla, Cyberduck, WinSCP are fine for poking around your Seedr files, but they do **not** mount as a drive, so Plex cannot use them.

## Setup, step by step

### 1. Mount Seedr's FTP as a drive

On the same machine that runs Plex Media Server.

**Windows / Linux (RaiDrive)**

1. Install and open RaiDrive.
2. **Add** → **Personal** → **FTP**.
3. Fill:

- Address: ftp.seedr.cc
- Port: 21
- Account: your Seedr email
- Password: your Seedr password (or dedicated FTP password from **Account → Security**)

1. Assign a drive letter, e.g. S:.
2. Tick **Connect at sign-in** so Plex finds the drive after reboot.

![FTP via Filezilla](<https://manage.seedr.cc/media/6763f94daf35a994493dc259/filezilla1.jpg>)

**macOS (Mountain Duck)**

1. Mountain Duck → **New Bookmark** → **FTP-SSL**.
2. Server ftps.seedr.cc, port 21, your credentials.
3. Mount as a Finder volume at /Volumes/seedr.

**Linux (curlftpfs)**

\`\` sudo apt install curlftpfs mkdir -p /mnt/seedr curlftpfs ftp.seedr.cc /mnt/seedr -o user=you@example.com:yourpassword \`\`

### 2. Arrange files inside Seedr for Plex

Plex matches on filename. Rename inside Seedr's web UI first.

- Movies/Title (Year)/Title (Year).mkv
- TV/Show Name/Season 01/Show Name S01E01.mkv

### 3. Add the library in Plex

1. Open Plex at http://localhost:32400/web.
2. Sidebar → **+** next to **Libraries**.
3. Pick **Movies** or **TV Shows**.
4. **Add Folders** → browse to the mounted path: S:\\Movies on Windows, /Volumes/seedr/Movies on macOS, /mnt/seedr/Movies on Linux.
5. **Add Library**.

Plex scans, matches, pulls artwork.

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### 4. Schedule rescans for new files

**Settings → Library → Scan my library automatically** — every hour is reasonable on FTP.

## Troubleshooting

- **"No files found" on scan** — Plex runs as a service on Windows and cannot see drives mapped in a user session. Either run Plex as your user, or use RaiDrive Pro's "System Service" mount mode.
- **Connection refused / slow first byte** — your ISP or router may block plain FTP on port 21. Switch to FTPS using ftps.seedr.cc (Implicit FTPS, port 21) in your mount tool.
- **Files listed but won't play** — the mount is fine; Plex is transcoding and choking. Check **Now Playing**. Lower client quality to "Original" (direct play), or convert the file in Seedr (right-click → Convert → MP4 H.264).
- **Matches wrong title** — bad filename. Rename inside Seedr, then right-click the library item in Plex → **Fix Match**.
- **Mount drops after a few hours** — some FTP servers / routers close idle sessions. In RaiDrive enable **Auto reconnect**; on Linux mount with curlftpfs ... -o allow\_other,reconnect.

## What works well, and known limits

**Works well**

- Browsing and direct-playing H.264 MP4/MKV to one or two clients is smooth.
- Plex's library scanner handles FTP listings without surprises.
- Works on Plex-compatible NAS devices (Synology, QNAP) via their built-in FTP mount.

**Known limits**

- FTP is text-command and not as fast on giant folder listings as SFTP. If you have thousands of files per folder, split them or move to SFTP / WebDAV.
- Transcoding still happens on your Plex server's CPU. A 4K HEVC file transcoded to 1080p needs hardware acceleration (Plex Pass + supported GPU).
- If you cancel Seedr, Plex can't read the files anymore — download anything you want to keep first.

## Wrap

FTP + Plex + Seedr is the budget-friendly Plex-from-cloud path. Mount once, add the folder as a library, forget about it.

![](<https://manage.seedr.cc/media/67641312af35a994493dc364/add%20library%20plex.jpg>)

![](<https://manage.seedr.cc/media/6764129eaf35a994493dc33f/add%20ftp%20plex.jpg>)

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