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27 changes: 15 additions & 12 deletions README.md
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Expand Up @@ -24,15 +24,16 @@ The [LinuxServer.io][linuxserverurl] team brings you another container release f

```
docker create \
--name=plex \
--net=host \
-e VERSION=latest \
-e PUID=<UID> -e PGID=<GID> \
-v </path/to/library>:/config \
-v <path/to/tvseries>:/data/tvshows \
-v </path/to/movies>:/data/movies \
-v </path for transcoding>:/transcode \
linuxserver/plex
--name=plex \
--net=host \
-e VERSION=latest \
-e PUID=<UID> -e PGID=<GID> \
-e TZ=<timezone> \
-v </path/to/library>:/config \
-v <path/to/tvseries>:/data/tvshows \
-v </path/to/movies>:/data/movies \
-v </path for transcoding>:/transcode \
linuxserver/plex
```

**Parameters**
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* `-e VERSION=latest` - Set whether to update plex or not - see Setting up application section.
* `-e PGID=` for for GroupID - see below for explanation
* `-e PUID=` for for UserID - see below for explanation
* `-e TZ` - for timezone information *eg Europe/London, etc*

It is based on ubuntu xenial with s6 overlay, for shell access whilst the container is running do `docker exec -it plex /bin/bash`.

*Special note* - If you'd like to run Plex without requiring `--net=host` (not recommended) then you will need the following ports in your `docker create` command:
*Special note* - If you'd like to run Plex without requiring `--net=host` (`NOT recommended`) then you will need the following ports in your `docker create` command:

```
-p 32400:32400 \
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uid=1001(dockeruser) gid=1001(dockergroup) groups=1001(dockergroup)
```

## Setting up the application
## Setting up the application
Webui can be found at `<your-ip>:32400/web`

** Note about updates, if there is no value set for the VERSION variable, then no updates will take place.**
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`IMPORTANT NOTE:- YOU CANNOT UPDATE TO A PLEXPASS ONLY VERSION IF YOU DO NOT HAVE PLEXPASS`

+ **`latest`**: will update plex to the latest version available that you are entitled to.
+ **`latest`**: will update plex to the latest version available that you are entitled to.
+ **`public`**: will update plexpass users to the latest public version, useful for plexpass users that don't want to be on the bleeding edge but still want the latest public updates.
+ **`<specific-version>`**: will select a specific version (eg 0.9.12.4.1192-9a47d21) of plex to install, note you cannot use this to access plexpass versions if you do not have plexpass.

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## Versions

+ **01.10.16:** Add TZ info to README.
+ **09.09.16:** Add layer badges to README.
+ **27.08.16:** Add badges to README.
+ **22.08.16:** Rebased to xenial and s6 overlay
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