
We are really happy to finally have this checked off of our bucket list and be able to share it with all our passionate Linux users.ĭocker is a world leading containerization platform that allows any platform that runs the docker engine to run pre-built images running software. More detailed information about Docker can be found here: In short it will allow you to run Linux images on macOS, Windows and yes on Linux too. To get started with Plex Media Server in Docker start by installing Docker on your platform of choice, Docker have a good getting started guide here: Starting/Stopping/Entering/Deleting your Docker container The Docker images are hosted the usual docker place over here: Once you have Docker installed on your platform head over to our github repo to go over the ReadMe to get right configuration parameters for your setup: - Once you have customised the docker create command its a good idea to save it for later if you want to recreate your container or change modes (latest, public, plexpass).Īlternatively, you can read up on docker-compose and use the provided docker-compse template to handle your configuration for easy upgrades. Once the container is created and ready to get started the following information will help you control your container. More info can be found in the ReadMe from the repo.


Shell access to the container while it is running: docker exec -it plex /bin/bash.Remove plex container (This deletes your container and you will need to re-create the container as described in the ReadMe): docker rm -f plex.If you made it past the above steps congratulations on running Plex Media Server in your own Docker container. When posting please use the following guidelines: If you came across any obstacles or challenges that you need assistance with please post in this forum and we will work on getting your setup sorted out. Host OS version (macOS 12.2, Windows 10, Linux Ubuntu 16.04 etc).
