Plex Media Server

Plex organizes video, music and photos from personal media libraries and streams them to smart TVs, streaming boxes and mobile devices.


Port	32400
Registry	`ghcr.io/daemonless/plex`
Tags	`:latest`
Source	github.com/daemonless/plex

Supported Architectures

Architecture	Available	Tag
x86-64	✅	`amd64`

Version Tags

Tag	Description
`latest`	Latest public Plex release baked at build time
`x.y.z.build-hash`	Specific version (e.g., `1.42.2.10156-f737b826c`)

Application Setup

Access the web UI at http://<your-ip>:32400/web to configure Plex.

VERSION Environment Variable

The VERSION parameter controls Plex update behavior:

Value	Description
`container`	Use the version baked into the container, no updates (default)
`public`	Update to latest public channel release
`latest`	Alias for `plexpass`
`plexpass`	Update to PlexPass channel (requires PlexOnlineToken in Preferences.xml)
`<specific-version>`	Update to a specific version (e.g., `1.42.2.10156-f737b826c`)

Note: PlexPass versions require authentication. Log in via the web UI first, then restart the container with VERSION=plexpass.

Claiming Your Server

To claim a new server, get a claim token from plex.tv/claim (valid for 4 minutes) and pass it via PLEX_CLAIM environment variable on first run.

Usage

podman run

podman run -d \
  --name plex \
  -p 32400:32400 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=America/New_York \
  -v /path/to/config:/config \
  -v /path/to/media:/data \
  -v /path/to/transcode:/transcode \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/plex:latest

podman-compose

services:
  plex:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/plex:latest
    container_name: plex
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=America/New_York
      # - VERSION=public
      # - PLEX_CLAIM=claim-xxxx
      # - ADVERTISE_IP=http://192.168.1.100:32400/
    volumes:
      - /data/config/plex:/config
      - /data/media:/data
      - /tmp/plex-transcode:/transcode
    ports:
      - 32400:32400
      - 8324:8324
      - 32469:32469
      - 1900:1900/udp
      - 32410:32410/udp
      - 32412:32412/udp
      - 32413:32413/udp
      - 32414:32414/udp
    restart: unless-stopped

Parameters

Ports

Port	Description
`32400`	Web UI and API
`8324`	Companion app
`32469`	DLNA
`1900/udp`	SSDP discovery
`32410-32414/udp`	GDM discovery

Environment Variables

Variable	Default	Description
`PUID`	`1000`	User ID
`PGID`	`1000`	Group ID
`TZ`	`UTC`	Timezone
`VERSION`	`container`	Update behavior (see above)
`PLEX_CLAIM`		Claim token from plex.tv/claim
`ADVERTISE_IP`		Override advertised IP

Volumes

Path	Description
`/config`	Configuration and database
`/data`	Media library
`/transcode`	Temporary transcoding directory

User/Group Identifiers

Set PUID and PGID to match your host user to avoid permission issues:

id your_user

Support Info

Shell access: podman exec -it plex /bin/sh
Logs: podman logs plex
Container version: podman inspect plex | grep org.opencontainers.image.version