Running Plex Media Server in Docker on Ubuntu Server

#Plex #MediaServer #Docker

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0622.html

What is Plex?

Plex brings together all the media that matters to you. Your personal collection will look beautiful alongside stellar streaming content. Enjoy Live TV & DVR, a growing catalog of great web shows, news, and podcasts. It's finally possible to enjoy all the media you love in a single app, on any device, no matter where you are. -https://www.plex.tv/

Installing Docker

1. Log into the Linux host and run the following commands in a terminal window

# update software respositories
sudo apt update
# install available software updates
sudo apt upgrade ‐y
# install prerequisites
sudo apt install apt‐transport‐https ca‐certificates curl gnupg2 software‐properties‐common ‐y
# add docker gpg key
curl ‐fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt‐key add ‐
# add docker apt repository
sudo add‐apt‐repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release ‐cs) stable"
# install docker
sudo apt install docker‐ce docker‐compose containerd.io ‐y
# add the current user to the docker group
sudo usermod ‐aG docker $USER
# reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
su ‐ $USER

Running Plex Media Server Container

1. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window

# create working directories
mkdir ~/docker/plex/data ‐p && mkdir ~/docker/plex/transcode ‐p && mkdir ~/docker/plex/media ‐p
# set owner of working directories
sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker ‐R
# run the plex media center docker container
docker run ‐d ‐‐name plex ‐‐network=host ‐e TZ="America/New_York" ‐v ~/docker/plex/data:/config ‐v ~/docker/plex/transcode:/transcode ‐v ~/docker/plex/media:/data ‐‐restart=unless‐stopped plexinc/pms‐docker

2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:32400/web
3. Log in with one of the available options or click sign up with email
4. Give the Plex server a name > Click Next
5. Click the Add Library button > Select the media type
6. Select Add folders from the left navigation > Click Browse for media folder > Select the folder to add to the media > Click Add Library
7. Click Next
8. Click Done to complete the server setup
9. Welcome to Plex Media Server

Source: https://hub.docker.com/r/plexinc/pms-docker

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