How to update Plex container but keep all settings

[jimbotel]

Hi @jaymoulin ,

This is a question. I'd like to know how to upgrade plex version. Do I need to rm / run a new container based on the latest image?
If that is the case, is there any way to keep all my plex settings/libraries/shares ?
Thanks,
Jaime-

[jaymoulin]

Thank you for your support <3

You can update by pulling the newest image (docker pull jaymoulin/plex) and recreating your container using this latest image. All Plex data are stored in the /root/Library folder inside your container. If you mounted a volume to this path, you'll not lose anything (cf. https://github.com/jaymoulin/docker-plex#installation Important note).

If you forgot to mount this volume, you can commit your actual container to create a new one with a mounted volument (cf. https://stackoverflow.com/questions/28302178/how-can-i-add-a-volume-to-an-existing-docker-container) in order to save your /root/Library to the mounted value. When everything is OK you should be able to recreate a container following https://github.com/jaymoulin/docker-plex#installation guidelines

[jimbotel]

Hi @jaymoulin . Thanks a lot for the prompt response, it's all clear!
I did not mounted a volume for /root/Library so I'll follow the second procedure.
Regards,
Jaime-

[jaymoulin]

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