Update Plex Windows

Plex may, but is not obligated to, update the Plex Solution with updates, upgrades, enhancements, improvements, additions, new or incremental features or functionality of and generally made available through the Plex Solution (as determined by Plex in its sole discretion), or modifications that are provided as part of product support and any. Windows PowerShell module for automating Plex Media Server updates when running with Cjmurph's Plex Media Server Service Wrapper. This module automates checking latest Plex Media Server public or beta channel (PlexPass) versions, downloading the update, stopping services/processes, installing the update, and restarting services.

  1. Manually Update Plex Windows
  2. Plex As A Windows Service
  3. Plex Windows Update

Plex brings together all the media that matters to you, organizing your personal collections alongside stellar online content, streaming music, and more, making it all look beautiful in one universal interface.

It can be frustrating not being able to update Plex through the GUI like you can on Windows installs.

The easiest way to upgrade Plex on FreeNas is to execute it through the jail.

How to Installing Plex Media Server on FreeNas 11.2

Plex after windows update

The guide below is the general overview of you to upgrade and run Plex Media Server on FreeNas, I recommend watching the video below to make the instructions make sense.

Here are the manual instructions on how to logon and check for Plex media server updates:

  1. SSH to your FreeNas Server and logon

  2. jls (To give you a list of Jails)

  3. jexec # (Number of your Jail)

  4. pkg update && pkg upgrade -y (To Search for updates and install)

If there are any updates available they will be installed automatically. After any upgrade to your Plex Media Server package you must restart Plex media server service with the following for your upgrade to take affect:

Manually Update Plex Windows

# service plexmediaserver restart

or

# service plexmediaserver_plexpass restart

Plex As A Windows Service

Marked at the time index where i use the
pkg update && pkg upgrade -y (To Search for updates and install)

Upgrading Plex can be a frustrating thing when you first look at it, but this process you will find easy and will save you time.

Plex Windows Update

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