Switch plex from Truecharts to Official

[EnragedZeus05]

Hello,

I was hoping someone can help me or point me in the right direction on how to move the plex database over from a plex install on truecharts to plex official. I am having some weird plex issues and im curious if its the charts version thats the issue or something else.

 

[Kris Moore]

You'll just need to find the Plex data directory and make sure you copy that over to a location where you can use the official plex chart with a host-volume mount. I don't know offhand where TrueCharts stores it. But you can do a "find /mnt/<pool> | grep 'Plex Media Server'" to locate it.

Where is the Plex Media Server data directory located?

The main Plex Media Server data directory location will vary based on your operating system. Below are the default locations....

support.plex.tv

 

[truecharts]

You'll just need to find the Plex data directory and make sure you copy that over to a location where you can use the official plex chart with a host-volume mount. I don't know offhand where TrueCharts stores it. But you can do a "find /mnt/<pool> | grep 'Plex Media Server'" to locate it.

Where is the Plex Media Server data directory located?

The main Plex Media Server data directory location will vary based on your operating system. Below are the default locations....

support.plex.tv

We use PVC storage, so that all works differently from our side.

But to give some guidance @EnragedZeus05 It's basically the reverse of the PVC migration that is quite frequently discussed on our discord :)

 

[Ashkaan]

What's the address to the official chart? When I Google, I just get Truecharts (which has an old version).

 

[Kris Moore]

The official chart shows up in the SCALE UI automatically. However if you mean the backend address, it is here:

charts/charts/plex at master · truenas/charts

TrueNAS SCALE Apps Catalogs & Charts. Contribute to truenas/charts development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

 

[Ashkaan]

The official chart shows up in the SCALE UI automatically. However if you mean the backend address, it is here:

charts/charts/plex at master · truenas/charts

TrueNAS SCALE Apps Catalogs & Charts. Contribute to truenas/charts development by creating an account on GitHub.

github.com

Oh, I see. I thought the OP meant an official chart from Plex, not TrueNAS. Now I understand. Thanks so much!

Is there a chart with the latest version? (they seem to all be out of date)

 

[Kris Moore]

Where are you seeing that we are out of date? We appear to be up to date with the upstream docker container (Run by Plex themselves) which is about a month old now.

Docker

 

[Ashkaan]

I'm migrating from my old Plex server (Ubuntu) to TrueNAS, and it's been at build 1.30.0.6442 since November 25. 11x days, and the one in TrueNAS is at 1.29.2.6364. Maybe it's because Plex isn't updating their Docker Image quickly?

If that's the case, I wonder if I should just run a VM on TrueNAS. Oh, can I run an LXC in TrueNAS? That would totally solve my dilemma.

 

[fenichelar]

Yes, 1.29.2.6364 is the latest docker image published by Plex. I believe 1.29.2.6364 is the latest release in the public channel, so the docker image is up to date. Looks like 1.30.0.6442 is still in the beta channel.

 

[Ashkaan]

Looks like 1.30.0.6442 is still in the beta channel.

Oops! My bad.

Is there a chart for the beta channel?

 

[fenichelar]

@Ashkaan I don't think so. I don't think there is a public docker image for the beta channel so I don't think a chart can be created for the beta channel.

If Plex releases a private docker image for the beta channel you could launch it. If they don't, you could make and launch your own docker image.

 

[Ashkaan]

Ah ok. Thank you so much!

PS: Does TrueNAS support LXCs? That's another path to getting to my goal.

 

[fenichelar]

PS: Does TrueNAS support LXCs? That's another path to getting to my goal.

As far as I am aware, no. So you would need to use a VM if not using Docker.

 

[Ashkaan]

Thank you so, so much!