# mrworf/plexupdate

Plex Update script to simplify the life of Linux Plex Media Server users.

Repository: https://github.com/mrworf/plexupdate
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/plexupdate
Language: Shell
License: GPL-2.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: linux, plex-media-server, plex, shell
Last push: 2022-11-11T01:17:40+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 32/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 0, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4528, "days_push": 1392, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1877, forks 139 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:47.940026+00:00)

## What it is
A bash script that automates keeping Plex Media Server up to date on Linux, including downloading and installing Plex Pass beta releases. It supports cron scheduling, automatic installation on Debian and RPM distros, and deferring updates while the server is in use.

## Use cases
- automatically update plex media server on linux
- install plex pass beta releases via script
- schedule daily plex updates with cron
- defer plex updates while server is streaming
- download latest plex server package from command line

## When to choose
- you run Plex Media Server on a Linux box and want hands-off updates
- you have Plex Pass and want automatic beta channel updates
- you want a lightweight shell script instead of a full configuration management tool

## When to avoid
- you run Plex on Windows, macOS, or in Docker with its own update mechanism
- you need a general-purpose package update manager beyond Plex
- you need actively maintained software - the latest release dates to 2022

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: maintenance
- function: deployment, workflow-automation, cli
- domain: media, self-hosted, operating-systems
- platform: cli
- tags: plex-media-server, bash-script, package-update, cron, plexpass, automation, linux

## Member repositories
- mrworf/plexupdate (main) score 32

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.940026+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 2026-08-30T03:14:43.029779+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/mrworf/plexupdate (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:47.940026+00:00, sha dda43cc1d248)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.