Plex Server Docker Container
I am wanting to store my movies library on my Bazzite OS and access them through a Plex media server locally and remotely. I was reading a few posts about this and the best thing to do from what i read was to setup a container running the server. I have no earthly idea how to use docker I was wondering if anyone could help me with this.
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I tried to setup the .container file but i may have typed something wrong.
the terminal says the file doesnt exist when try to run it
where did you put the files and what command you tried to run
I put the file in .config/containers/systemd/plex.container
and I ran systemctl --user start plex
did you run
systemctl --user daemon-reload
do i reinstall podman?
what is
ls ~/.config/containers/systemd/ and cat ~/.config/containers/systemd/plex.container
does everything look good?
looks fine
should I get with podman support?
move Restart=always to service like
put it above install
then do daemon reload and start again
dont use .container
just plex
it started
thanks!
np
i have another issue. I am wanting to have my media on another drive separate from the drive with my OS. I want the container to be able access /var/mnt/Plex and everything underneath. I tried putting this into the .container and wouldnt start: Volume=/var/mnt/Plex:/data:Z
are you replacing or adding the Volume?
what do you mean by replacing or adding the volume?
give the full container file
also what is the format of the drive
btrfs
yeah you cannot use the same mount twice
maybe do /data/internal and /data/external or /data1 and /data2
the /data is just example btw, you can use your own folder structure
so /var/mnt/Plex:/data1:Z ?
yes
it ran but I still cant access the drive from the server. Is it a permissions issue?
could be, what do you see from the server
from this one
nevermind i was looking for the wrong path I found data1. I am good to go. Thanks again.