Updating Plex Server

[tdog]

However when I check my Plex Server, I can see it's still on the same version

This is the latest version on linuxserver.io

[rogs]

Ok, so the problem is with LinuxServer.io. Their last publishing date was 2 weeks ago, like your docker image ls suggests. So Watchtower is working as expected.

I suggest you bring this problem to LinuxServer, since there's nothing YAMS can do at this point

[tdog]

I appreciate you helping out here man but I'm not sure if watchtower is really working here.

The Plex version mentioned on linuxserver.io from two weeks ago is 1.41.6.9685 while the version I see on my server is 1.40.0.7998. A google search tells me this version was released on 13/02/2024 which checks out with another thread I had opened here on this forum. In this topic viewtopic.php?t=30 I mention that I reinstalled my Plex Server 21/02/2024.

So I'm happy to ask elsewhere for help if necessary but I don't think linuxserver.io is that place. Again much help for setting this all up and always reacting so swiftly.

[rogs]

The docker image for Plex you are currently running is 2 weeks old:

And the latest build in LinuxServer is 2 weeks old:

Removing watchtower from the equation, you just ran a docker compose pull manually and that's the latest version available.

I do think LinuxServer.io is the right place to ask. They don't have newer images, and you seem to be running the latest version they have available.

Just to be extra sure, try pulling the image directly by running:

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docker pull lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest

If you get no output (ie, no pull), then you are at the latest version LinuxServer offers.

[tdog]

Okay I see you're saying that regardless of what I'm seeing on the web UI, it doesn't have an updated image behind it. Because if it was in fact updated two weeks ago or if it had the version that's being mentioned, mine should have updated right?

Anyways I executed that last command to but it didn't work. I'll see and check what the folks over at Linuxserver.io have to say then. Thanks for your time!

[rogs]

The last command worked!

This proves that you are running the latest version provided by LinuxServer.io, so they should be able to help you

Sorry I can't be of more help. At least we were able to debug it together!

Cheers!

Roger.

[tdog]

I've opened a thread (https://discourse.linuxserver.io/t/dock ... gh/10550/2) over at linuxserver and they confirmed that the image was in fact up to date. So the issue apparently is not on their end.

At this point I'm not sure if there is anything else that can be checked. I'm not savvy enough in docker or yams to really look under the hood here. I might have to start from scratch which would be a shame

[rogs]

Hmm. Maybe your Plex is attaching to an old image? Can you send the full output of docker ps -a and docker image ls?

[tdog]

I did a clean restart just now because my containers were down since yesterday due to me trying some stuff.

So weird that it says two weeks ago. Because that's when the latest version in linxuserver was released so it all implies that it has been updated, while in fact it has not :/

[rogs]

Yeah, there’s definitely no other version than the one you’re using right now.

I’m at a loss. Maybe Plex tried to upgrade and failed? Check the logs of your Plex container — though that feels like a long shot. If you’re pulling from Linuxserver and still seeing the message, then something's definitely going wrong between those two steps. YAMS is just a Docker Compose wrapper; it uses whatever Linuxserver has available. So if you’re running the latest version from two weeks ago, that is the latest version. There’s really nowhere else to check.

If they didn’t know how to help, then I guess that’s just the latest version they’ve got. You could try removing and recreating the container (like they suggested), but that might be overkill.

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yams stop
docker rm plex --force
yams start

This will remove your existing container but keep your configurations and use the latest version available. If this doesn't work, then there's nothing else to try, YAMS is definitely running the latest version available.

Cheers!

Roger.