A Docker image for Plex Web using the lsiobase/alpine.python base image.

christronyxyocum/docker-plex-web

Feel free to submit Pull Requests and report any Issues that you may have found.

Plex Web

PlexWeb is a web app for Plex servers. Connect to your server via your URL and token to access features like viewing current activity and adding playlists based on IMDb lists. Based on Flask.

Usage

docker create \
  --name plex-web \
  -e PGID=<gid> -e PUID=<uid>  \
  -p 5000:5000 \
  tronyx/plex-web

Then start the container with:

docker start plex-web

For Docker-Compose you can use something similar to the below:

plpp:
  container_name: plex-web
  image: tronyx/plex-web
  restart: on-failure
  ports:
    - "5000:5000"

Parameters

The parameters are split into two halves, separated by a colon, the left hand side representing the host and the right the container side. For example with a port -p external:internal - what this shows is the port mapping from internal to external of the container. So -p 5000:5000 would expose port 5000 from inside the container to be accessible from the host's IP on port 5000 and http://192.168.x.x:5000 would show you what's running INSIDE the container on port 5000.

-p 5000 - The port(s)
-e PGID Used for GroupID - see below for explanation
-e PUID Used for UserID - see below for explanation

It is based on Alpine Linux with an s6 overlay.

User / Group Identifiers

Sometimes when using data volumes (-v flags) permissions issues can arise between the host OS and the container. We avoid this issue by allowing you to specify the user PUID and group PGID. Ensure the data volume directory on the host is owned by the same user you specify and it will "just work" ™.

In this instance PUID=1001 and PGID=1001. To find yours use id user as below:

  $ id <dockeruser>
    uid=1001(dockeruser) gid=1001(dockergroup) groups=1001(dockergroup)

Setting up the application

Point your web browser to DOCKER-HOST-IP:PLEX-WEB-PORT, IE: http://192.168.x.x:5000 and you will first be prompted to add your Plex Server URL and token. The URL for your Plex Server should be in the following format: http://192.168.1.4:32400

Info

Shell access whilst the container is running: docker exec -it plex-web /bin/bash
To monitor the logs of the container in real-time: docker logs -f plex-web
Container version number: docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' plex-web
Image version number: docker inspect -f '{{ index .Config.Labels "build_version" }}' tronyx/plex-web

tronyx / docker-plex-web