安装Running Plex Media Server in Docker on Ubuntu Server

What is Plex?

Plex brings together all the media that matters to you. Your personal collection will look beautiful alongside stellar streaming content. Enjoy Live TV & DVR, a growing catalog of great web shows, news, and podcasts. It's finally possible to enjoy all the media you love in a single app, on any device, no matter where you are. -https://www.plex.tv/

Installing Docker

1. Log into the Linux host and run the following commands in a terminal window
   # update software respositories
   sudo apt update
   # install available software updates
   sudo apt upgrade -y
   # install prerequisites
   sudo apt install apt-transport-https ca-certificates curl gnupg2 software-properties-common -y
   # add docker gpg key
   curl -fsSL https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu/gpg | sudo apt-key add -
   # add docker apt repository
   sudo add-apt-repository "deb [arch=amd64] https://download.docker.com/linux/ubuntu $(lsb_release -cs) stable"
   # install docker
   sudo apt install docker-ce docker-compose containerd.io -y
   # add the current user to the docker group
   sudo usermod -aG docker $USER
   # reauthenticate for the new group membership to take effect
   su - $USER

Running Plex Media Server Container

1. Continue with the following commands in a terminal window
   # create working directories
   mkdir ~/docker/plex/data -p && mkdir ~/docker/plex/transcode -p && mkdir ~/docker/plex/media -p
   # set owner of working directories
   sudo chown "$USER":"$USER" ~/docker -R
   # run the plex media center docker container
   docker run -d --name plex --network=host -e TZ="America/New_York" -v ~/docker/plex/data:/config -v ~/docker/plex/transcode:/transcode -v ~/docker/plex/media:/data --restart=unless-stopped plexinc/pms-docker
2. Open a web browser and navigate to http://DNSorIP:32400/web
3. Log in with one of the available options or click sign up with email
4. Give the Plex server a name > Click Next
5. Click the Add Library button > Select the media type
6. Select Add folders from the left navigation > Click Browse for media folder > Select the folder to add to the media > Click Add Library
7. Click Next
8. Click Done to complete the server setup
9. Welcome to Plex Media Server

Source: https://hub.docker.com/r/plexinc/pms-docker