Script to Auto Update Plex Media Server on Synology NAS
- Make the echoed messages super clear
- Make the version checking logic as smart as possible
- Ensure the script fails if there are any errors
- Ensure temp files are cleaned up properly
- Write bash code as idiomatically as possible
- Attempt to find the "Plex Media Server" directory that contains Preferences.xml efficiently
- Attempt to support all Synology NAS architectures
First, SSH into your NAS, save the update-plex.sh script somewhere and set it as executable:
$ ssh you@IP_OF_YOUR_NAS
you@yournas:~$ wget "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cowboy/synology-update-plex/master/update-plex.sh"
you@yournas:~$ chmod a+x update-plex.shThen, create a Scheduled Task with a User-defined script in the Synology DSM Control Panel:
- Ensure the User is
root - Ensure the Run command is
/path/to/update-plex.sh - Add the
--plex-passoption (eg./path/to/update-plex.sh --plex-pass) if you have Plex Pass and want to enable early access / beta releases
- Be careful when SSHing into your NAS. I'm not responsible if you break anything!
- This was tested on a Synology DS918+ NAS. It should work with other Synology NAS models. If it doesn't, please file an issue or PR.
- This assumes Plex was installed manually from https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/.
- You'll probably need to add Plex as a trusted publisher for package installations.
Adapted from work first published at:
Inlcuding other update scripts such as:
- https://github.com/martinorob/plexupdate
- https://github.com/nitantsoni/plexupdate
- https://gist.github.com/seanhamlin/dcde16a164377dca87a798a4c2ea051c
- https://forums.plex.tv/t/script-to-auto-update-plex-on-synology-nas-rev4/479748/67
To the extent possible under law, Ben Alman has waived all copyright and related or neighboring rights to this work.