[How-To] Install Plex Media Server (PMS) container using OMV and docker-compose

macom · Sep 16th 2019

Preparation --> follow the preparation steps in this [How-To]

in CLI:

mkdir /home/docker1 create a folder for user docker1 in home directory (if not already done)
mkdir /home/docker1/plex create a folder where we will put the docker-compose.yml file to setup watchtower
cd /home/docker1/plex change in that directory
nano docker-compose.yml create an empty file and start the editor
copy the content of the Source Code box below in the editor, change according your setup and save the file with Ctrl+X and y; name must be "docker-compose.yml
to copy the content of the Source Code box use the small icon in the top right corner of the box ("Copy Contents")

Code

---
version: "2"
services:
  plex:
    image: lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest # check at https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/plex for available tags if needed
    container_name: plex
    network_mode: host
    environment:
      - PUID=1000 #insert correct PUID
      - PGID=100  #insert correct PGID
      - PLEX_CLAIM= #optional, see https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/plex for details
      - UMASK=022 #optional, see https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/plex for details
      - VERSION=latest #see https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/plex for details
    volumes:
      - /srv/dev-disk-by-label-disk1/appdata/plex/config:/config  #adjust /srv/dev-disk-by-label-disk1 (mounted 'exec')
      - /path/to/tvseries:/tv                                     #adjust according your setup
      - /path/to/movies:/movies                                   #adjust according your setup; add more volumes if needed
    restart: unless-stopped

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after you saved the file, run docker-compose up -d in the directory where the docker-compose.yml file is located; this will download the needed image and start the container; the correct image for your architecture (amd64, arm, etc.) should be pulled

You can also run the docker-compose file in Portainer without using the CLI:[How-To] Use docker-compose files in Portainer

The docker-compose file is the file in the code box above.

For further details: https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/plex

If you are having issues like finding your media data inside plex, check this post from gderf: RE: Plex Docker rights

NOTE:

The container is running as the user specified by PUID and PGID. This user must have appropriate ownership and permission for the media files. Also see information here: <a href="https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288596-linux-permissions-guide/">https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288596-linux-permissions-guide/</a> 
"/transcode" volume mapping has been removed as it is now set via plex gui and defaults to a location under /config
Webui can be found at your-ip:32400/web
Updates will be performed when the docker is restarted.

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