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Running Plex in docker (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I currently use an Ubuntu distro (Mint) with Plex installed serving media to my local network. I installed docker last night so I can test out some photo hosting services.

Is there a benefit to running Plex through docker vs the traditional method?

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yep my backup scrip consists of just taring one directory. Pretty dang easy to stand back up

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Just out of curiosity, do you backup all the generated metadata too? I backup my Plex folder from my SSD to my unraid array weekly, and it takes quite a long time to get through.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yep, everything that's attached to plex I backup (excluding media, that's done elsewhere). There are tens of thousands of tiny files which is why it takes so long, I do recommend taring it first. The archive must support symlinks which is why I chose tar.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

You might want to look at how you’re backing up. Something like BorgBackup or better RSync scripts would benefit this process by only taking differences instead of a full backup. Unless you’re constantly adding and deleting media daily, a weekly Plex backup shouldn’t really take a long time.