perform leet hax: commit the container to your local system, manually update the package, and re-commit and run Plex.update Plex to the latest version, and describe howÂ not to do this.run a shell inside the container as another process, to review configuration and run commands directly.

update Docker itself to the latest version.

As the Docker container I used (timhaak/plex) was version 0.9.11.1 at the time, I figured I’d take the opportunity to describe how to Since then, Plex Media ServerÂ has updated to 0.9.11.4Â for non-Plex Pass users, and there’s another update if you happen to pay for a subscription.

Stop any Plex processes that are running after the update.In my last post, I discussedÂ several Docker containers that I’m using for my home media streaming solution.

Delete the Run keys from the registry to prevent Plex Media Server from running outside of the service.

Stop any Plex processes that are running.

Download and verify the latest Plex Media Server update.

The application will do the following for you:

I created the Plex Server Auto Updater application to make it easier to update a Plex installation when it is using the PmsService application to run as a Windows service. If you don't wish to perform the above steps manually each time you would like to update your version of Plex, then you can use a tool I created to perform all the steps automatically. The above does not include downloading the update and validating that the update was downloaded correctly. In order to update Plex when it is running as a Windows service, you will need to do the following: If you have setup Plex Media Server on Windows to run as a service, then you will find that updating Plex involves a few more steps than just running Plex as a traditional process.

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