Plex Media Server and Plexdrive 🐳

Combine the power of Plex Media Server (hereinafter PMS) with the media files of your Google Drive account (or a Shared Drive) mounted it by Plexdrive.

Based on official PMS image for Docker and installed inside Plexdrive v.5.1.0. Forked from original https://bitbucket.org/sh1ny/docker-pms-plexdrive repository.

IMPORTANT: All options are inherited from the official PMS container. Refer to PMS documentation for more info.

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Prerequisites

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You must have your own Client ID & Client Secret to configure Plexdrive. If you don't have it, you can follow any internet guide, for example:

• English
• Spanish

Or you can use the configuration files from a previous Plexdrive installation (the config.json and token.json files, preferably not reusing the cache.bolt, it is better that this installation generates a new one).

Example run commands

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Command line host network

docker run --name plex -d \
    --net=host \
    -e TZ="Europe/Madrid" \
    -e PLEX_UID=${UID} \
    -e PLEX_GID=$(id -g) \
    # -e PLEX_CLAIM: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX # Optional -> https://www.plex.tv/claim/
    -v /docker/plex/config:/config \
    -v /docker/plex/transcode:/transcode \ # Optional
    --privileged \
    --cap-add MKNOD \
    --cap-add SYS_ADMIN \
    --device /dev/fuse \
    --restart=unless-stopped \
    rapejim/pms-plexdrive-docker

Command line bridge network

docker run --name plex -h Plex -d \
    -p 32400:32400/tcp \
    # -p 1900:1900/udp \ # Optional
    # -p 3005:3005/tcp \ # Optional
    # -p 8324:8324/tcp \ # Optional
    # -p 32410:32410/udp \ # Optional
    # -p 32412:32412/udp \ # Optional
    # -p 32413:32413/udp \ # Optional
    # -p 32414:32414/udp \ # Optional
    # -p 32469:32469/tcp \ # Optional
    -e TZ="Europe/Madrid" \
    -e PLEX_UID=${UID} \
    -e PLEX_GID=$(id -g) \
    # -e PLEX_CLAIM: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX # Optional -> https://www.plex.tv/claim/
    -v /docker/plex/config:/config \
    -v /docker/plex/transcode:/transcode \ # Optional
    --privileged \
    --cap-add MKNOD \
    --cap-add SYS_ADMIN \
    --device /dev/fuse \
    --restart=unless-stopped \
    rapejim/pms-plexdrive-docker

Docker-compose host network

version: '3.5'
services:
  plex:
    container_name: plex
    image: rapejim/pms-plexdrive-docker:latest # https://hub.docker.com/r/rapejim/pms-plexdrive-docker
    restart: unless-stopped
    privileged: true
    network_mode: host
    volumes:
      - /docker/plex/config:/config
      - /docker/plex/transcode:/transcode # Optional
    environment:
      TZ: 'Europe/Madrid'
      PLEX_UID : '1000'
      PLEX_GID : '1000'
      # PLEX_CLAIM: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX # Optional -> https://www.plex.tv/claim/
    cap_add:
      - MKNOD
      - SYS_ADMIN
    devices:
      - '/dev/fuse'

Docker-compose bridge network

version: '3.5'
services:
  plex:
    container_name: plex
    hostname: Plex
    image: rapejim/pms-plexdrive-docker:latest # https://hub.docker.com/r/rapejim/pms-plexdrive-docker
    restart: unless-stopped
    privileged: true
    network_mode: bridge
    ports: 
      - 32400:32400
      # - 1900:1900 # Optional
      # - 3005:3005 # Optional
      # - 8324:8324 # Optional
      # - 32410:32410 # Optional
      # - 32412:32412 # Optional
      # - 32413:32413 # Optional
      # - 32414:32414 # Optional
      # - 32469:32469 # Optional
    volumes:
      - /docker/plex/config:/config
      - /docker/plex/transcode:/transcode # Optional
    environment:
      TZ: 'Europe/Madrid'
      PLEX_UID : '1000'
      PLEX_GID : '1000'
      # PLEX_CLAIM: XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX # Optional -> https://www.plex.tv/claim/
    cap_add:
      - MKNOD
      - SYS_ADMIN
    devices:
      - '/dev/fuse'

NOTE: You must replace Europe/Madrid for your time zone and /docker/plex/... for your own path (if not use this folder structure). If you have config files (config.json and token.json) from previous installation of plexdrive, place it on /docker/plex/config/.plexdrive folder before.

First usage and initial config

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On the first run of container (without config files of previous installation) you must enter inside container console, copy-paste and run this command:

plexdrive mount -c ${HOME}/${PLEXDRIVE_CONFIG_DIR} --cache-file=${HOME}/${PLEXDRIVE_CONFIG_DIR}/cache.bolt -o allow_other ${PLEXDRIVE_MOUNT_POINT} {EXTRA_PARAMS}

This command start a config wizzard:

• First, it asks you for your Client ID and Client Secret
• Shows you a link to log-in using your Google Drive account (the same used to get that Client ID and Client Secret).
• The web show you a token that you must copy it and paste on terminal.
• When you complete it, Plexdrive start caching your Google Drive account files on second plane, no need to wait for Plexdrive to complete its initial cache building process on this console, now you have the config.json and token.json created and can exit from terminal (Ctrl + C and exit).

NOTE: If you are creating this container on a remote computer (outside your local network) it is recommended to use the environment variable PLEX_CLAIM of original PMS docker image to link this new server to your own account on first run.

Parameters

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Those are not required unless you want to preserve your current folder structure or maintain special file permissions.

• PLEXDRIVE_CONFIG_DIR Sets the name of Plexdrive config folder found within PMS config folder. Default .plexdrive.
• PLEXDRIVE_MOUNT_POINT Sets the name of internal Plexdrive mount point. Default /home/Plex.
• CHANGE_PLEXDRIVE_CONFIG_DIR_OWNERSHIP Defines if the container should attempt to correct permissions of existing Plexdrive config files.
• PLEX_UID and PLEX_GID Sets user ID and group ID for Plex user. Useful if you want them to match those of your own user on the host.
• EXTRA_PARAMS Add more advanced parameters for plexdrive to mount initial command. You can use, for example:
  • --drive-id=ABC123qwerty987 for Shared Drive with id ABC123qwerty987
  • --root-node-id=DCBAqwerty987654321_ASDF123456789 for a mount only the sub directory with id DCBAqwerty987654321_ASDF123456789
  • ... plexdrive documentation for more info ...
  • IMPORTANT: Not allowed "-v --verbosity", "-c --config", "--cache-file" or "-o --fuse-options" parameters, because are already used.
    
    

REMEMBER: All options from the official PMS container are inherited. Refer to PMS documentation for more info.

Host folder structure example

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Docker Data Folder
├── plex
│   ├── config
│   │   ├── .plexdrive
│   │   │   └── ...
│   │   └── Library
│   │       └── ...
│   └── transcode
└── ...

Tags

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Tags correspond to those of the official PMS Docker container:

• public — Public release of PMS.
• beta — Beta release of PMS, (Plex Pass required).
• latest — currently the same as public.