# Installation Order

> The correct sequence for setting up the Plex media automation stack from scratch.

# Installation Order

Follow this sequence. Each step depends on the previous one being done correctly.

1. [Prepare Proxmox host and disks](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/proxmox-host-preparation)
2. [Create Plex LXC](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/create-plex-lxc)
3. [Create Docker VM](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/create-docker-vm)
4. [Create ZFS pool and datasets](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/create-zfs-pool)
5. [Mount storage into LXC and VM](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/mount-storage)
6. [Align UID/GID permissions](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/permissions)
7. [Deploy Docker Compose stack](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/deploy-docker-compose)
8. [Install and configure Plex](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/install-plex)
9. [Configure Download Client (SABnzbd)](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/configure-sabnzbd)
10. [Configure Indexers (Prowlarr)](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/configure-prowlarr)
11. [Configure Sonarr and Radarr](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/configure-sonarr-radarr)
12. [Configure Seerr](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/configure-seerr)
13. [Verification and first test](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/verification)

Start with [Prerequisites](/docs/home-server/media-automation/installation/prerequisites) if this is a fresh setup.