Updating Plex Media Server¶

Use the following steps to deploy a Plex Media Server update.

Update Version¶

Edit the plex_setup_version variable located in inventory/plex/group_vars/all/main.yml to the version of Plex Media Server to update to.

plex_setup_version: "1.41.4.9463-630c9f557"

The Plex Media Server update is available from, https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/?cat=computer&plat=linux#plex-media-server. Copy the version string as shown on the page, without the preceding "v."

Commit the changes.

Login to an Ansible Control Node¶

Login to an Ansible control node and set the following to prep the playbook execution.

cd /ansible/dev/ansible
source /opt/python_3.12/bin/activate
INV=inventory/plex/inventory.ini

Deploy the Update¶

Execute the following to deploy the new version.

ansible-playbook -i $INV -k playbooks/plex/deploy_plex.yml

Verify Update¶

Verify the new version has been installed successfully by opening, https://www.plex.tv/ in a browser. Login to Plex using administrator credentials. Click on the Settings icon located on the top-right corner of the page. Navigate the left menu and select General from the Settings sub-menu to reveal the version installed. This should match the intended version update.