# linuxserver/docker-plex

Repository: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-plex
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/docker-plex
Language: Dockerfile
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-08-18T15:56:44+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 94/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:39:23.370411+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 86, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4133, "days_push": 15, "days_rel": 15, "gap_med": 7.0, "n_releases_24m": 89}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1432, forks 227 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:43.103813+00:00)

## What it is
LinuxServer.io's Docker image for running the Plex Media Server in a container. It provides regularly updated builds with easy user mapping (PUID/PGID) and a consistent s6-overlay base.

## Use cases
- run plex media server in docker
- self-host a plex server on my nas
- containerized plex with hardware transcoding
- keep plex media server up to date automatically
- deploy plex on unraid or home server
- run plex behind a reverse proxy in docker

## When to choose
- you want a maintained, regularly updated Plex container image
- you run a LinuxServer.io-based homelab stack and want consistent base layers
- you need easy PUID/PGID permission mapping for media files

## When to avoid
- you prefer the official Plex Docker image
- you don't use Docker or container runtimes
- you need to modify the Plex server itself, since this packages the closed-source binary

## Facets
- artifact type: infra-config
- maturity: active
- function: self-hosted, deployment, container-runtime
- domain: media, self-hosted
- platform: self-hosted
- tags: plex, media-server, docker-image, linuxserver, streaming, containers, docker, linux

## Member repositories
- linuxserver/docker-plex (main) score 94

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.103813+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:37:02.368092+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/linuxserver/docker-plex (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:43.103813+00:00, sha 7987f0d04d2d)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.