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Plex Media Server

Description / nameInput element
Container Registry
Container Configuration Root Path
Global /movies Path
Global /tv Path
Timezone
User ID
Group ID
Plex Media Server Host Port
Plex Media Server /config Path
Plex Media Server /transcode Path

Build Status Last Commit

Personal media server that organizes and streams your movie, TV, and music collections to all your devices.
Port 32400
Registry ghcr.io/daemonless/plex
Daemonless daemonless/plex
Source daemonless/plex
Website plex.tv

Version Tags

Tag Description Best For
latest Upstream Binary. Built from official release. Most users. Matches Linux Docker behavior.
Podman on FreeBSD currently requires root. All commands must be run as root (or via doas/sudo).

Before deploying, ensure your host environment is ready. See the Quick Start Guide for host setup instructions.

Deployment

services:
  plex:
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/plex:latest
    container_name: plex
    environment:
      - PUID=1000
      - PGID=1000
      - TZ=UTC
      - VERSION=container
      - PLEX_CLAIM=
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/plex:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/plex/transcode:/transcode" # optional
      - "/path/to/movies:/movies"
      - "/path/to/tv:/tv"
    ports:
      - 32400:32400
      - 1900:1900
      - 32410:32410
      - 32412:32412
      - 32413:32413
      - 32414:32414
      - 32469:32469
      - 8324:8324
    restart: unless-stopped

DIRECTOR_PROJECT=plex
PUID=1000
PGID=1000
TZ=UTC
VERSION=container
PLEX_CLAIM=

options:
  - virtualnet: ':<random> default'
  - nat:
services:
  plex:
    name: plex
    options:
      - container: 'boot args:--pull'
    oci:
      user: root
      environment:
        - PUID: !ENV '${PUID}'
        - PGID: !ENV '${PGID}'
        - TZ: !ENV '${TZ}'
        - VERSION: !ENV '${VERSION}'
        - PLEX_CLAIM: !ENV '${PLEX_CLAIM}'
    volumes:
      - PLEX_CONFIG_PATH: /config
      - PLEX_TRANSCODE_PATH: /transcode
      - MOVIES_PATH: /movies
      - TV_PATH: /tv
volumes:
  PLEX_CONFIG_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/plex'
  PLEX_TRANSCODE_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/containers/plex/transcode'
  MOVIES_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/movies'
  TV_PATH:
    device: '/path/to/tv'

ARG tag=latest

OPTION overwrite=force
OPTION from=ghcr.io/daemonless/plex:${tag}

podman run -d --name plex \
  -p 32400:32400 \
  -p 1900:1900 \
  -p 32410:32410 \
  -p 32412:32412 \
  -p 32413:32413 \
  -p 32414:32414 \
  -p 32469:32469 \
  -p 8324:8324 \
  -e PUID=1000 \
  -e PGID=1000 \
  -e TZ=UTC \
  -e VERSION=container \
  -e PLEX_CLAIM= \
  -v /path/to/containers/plex:/config \
  -v /path/to/containers/plex/transcode:/transcode # optional \
  -v /path/to/movies:/movies \
  -v /path/to/tv:/tv \
  ghcr.io/daemonless/plex:latest

- name: Deploy plex
  containers.podman.podman_container:
    name: plex
    image: ghcr.io/daemonless/plex:latest
    state: started
    restart_policy: always
    env:
      PUID: "1000"
      PGID: "1000"
      TZ: "UTC"
      VERSION: "container"
      PLEX_CLAIM: ""
    ports:
      - "32400:32400"
      - "1900:1900"
      - "32410:32410"
      - "32412:32412"
      - "32413:32413"
      - "32414:32414"
      - "32469:32469"
      - "8324:8324"
    volumes:
      - "/path/to/containers/plex:/config"
      - "/path/to/containers/plex/transcode:/transcode" # optional
      - "/path/to/movies:/movies"
      - "/path/to/tv:/tv"

Interactive Configuration

Parameters

Environment Variables

Variable Default Description
PUID 1000 User ID for the application process
PGID 1000 Group ID for the application process
TZ UTC Timezone for the container
VERSION container Plex update channel (container, public, plexpass)
PLEX_CLAIM `` Optional: Claim token — get one at https://plex.tv/claim

Volumes

Path Description
/config Configuration directory
/transcode Transcode directory (Optional)
/movies Movie library
/tv TV series library

Ports

Port Protocol Description
32400 TCP Web UI
1900 UDP
32410 UDP
32412 UDP
32413 UDP
32414 UDP
32469 TCP
8324 TCP

Implementation Details

  • Architectures: amd64
  • User: bsd (UID/GID set via PUID/PGID). Defaults to 1000:1000.
  • Base: Built on ghcr.io/daemonless/base (FreeBSD 15.0).

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