plex-on-void

How to install Plex on Void

Download plex-install-manager from:

https://github.com/bahamas10/plex-install-manager

Install deps:

xbps-install -S binutils tar curl xz

Create user and directories needed:

useradd -s /bin/false -d /var/empty _plex
mkdir /opt/plex /opt/plex/src /opt/plex/data
chown _plex:_plex /opt/plex/data

Install Plex:

./plex-install-manager -a -d /opt/plex/src

Verify Plex installed:

$ ls -lh /opt/plex/src
total 2.0K
lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 43 Nov 15 02:44 active -> plexmediaserver_1.24.5.5173-8dcc73a59_amd64/
drwxr-xr-x 4 root root  4 Nov 15 02:44 plexmediaserver_1.24.5.5173-8dcc73a59_amd64/

Create Plex service:

mkdir /etc/sv/plex
vim /etc/sv/plex/run

#!/usr/bin/env bash
# label=Plex Media Serever
exec 2>&1
cd '/opt/plex/src/active/root/usr/lib/plexmediaserver' || exit 1
export PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_HOME=/opt/plex/src/active/root/usr/lib/plexmediaserver
export PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR=/opt/plex/data
export PATH=/usr/local/bin:/usr/local/sbin:/usr/bin:/usr/sbin:/bin:/sbin
exec chpst -u _plex:_plex ./Plex\ Media\ Server

ln -s /etc/sv/plex /var/service/plex

How to upgrade

To upgrade plex you simply need to run the following commands:

./plex-install-manager -a -d /opt/plex/src
sv restart plex