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Description

This is a guide to enable auto-updating Plex Media Server on QNAP servers

Instructions

Install jq

  1. Follow instructions on how to add QnapClub repo to your server.
  2. Locate jq in the QnapClub app store and install it

plex-qnapclub-jq

Download and test the script

  1. Download the qnap-plex-auto-updater.sh script onto your QNAP server. For this example, I've placed my script in /share/homes/user/scripts/qnap-plex-auto-updater.sh
  2. Confirm your plex preferences are stored at /share/PlexData/Plex\ Media\ Server/Preferences.xml. If they're not, you'll need to update the location in the script.
  3. Run chmod +x /share/homes/user/scripts/qnap-plex-auto-updater.sh so your script can be executed
  4. Try running the script to ensure it works: /share/homes/user/scripts/qnap-plex-auto-updater.sh

Schedule the script to run periodically

  1. Edit you crontab by opening /etc/config/crontab directly in your text editor (e.g. vi or nano)
  2. Add the following line 0 5 * * * /share/homes/user/scripts/qnap-plex-auto-updater.sh
  3. Save the file
  4. Restart the crontab daemon: crontab /etc/config/crontab && /etc/init.d/crond.sh restart
  5. Confirm the auto-updater is scheduled by locating the entry after running crontab -l

Note: My schedule has it checking for updates everyday at 5am. It's up to you when and how often you want to run it.

For more detailed instructions, please visit the QNAP Wiki.

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