# A Script for manual Plex Updates (.PMS\_UpdaterPLEXPASS) - Recently Updated **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux, server-freebsd, server-truenas\ **Created:** [April 14, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/a-script-for-manual-plex-updates-pms-updaterplexpass-recently-updated/709435 "2021-04-14T16:15:24Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SavioDesign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/saviodesign/32/14480_2.png) [@SavioDesign](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SavioDesign)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/a-script-for-manual-plex-updates-pms-updaterplexpass-recently-updated/709435/1 "2021-04-14T16:15:24Z")
Plex Updates via PMS Updater Using the Plex Media Server (PMS) updater will require you to choose a " -l" option for “local”. This is because it can no longer find and associate the correct URL associated with PMS update files. Something like this would suffice: **From a browser:** Log into the **PMS’s Web UI** \> Navigate to: **Settings\> General** , and download the PMS Update tarball file ending in " **.tar.bz2**" - Save the tarball “pms.update.123\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*\*.tar.bz2” in a location accessible from a **windows share** - This same location should be mounted within the associated **PMS jail** under **/download** **From Terminal (putty, mobaxterm, etc):** Log into the IOCAGE associated with PMS **iocage console \** e.g. **iocage console pms** From your home directory create a folder called “ **pms\_updater”** **mkdir -p pms\_updater** Navigate into the folder you just created and download the **PMS\_UpdaterPLEXPASS.sh** script **cd** **pms\_updater** **fetch [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/luluhoc/PMS\_Updater/master/PMS\_UpdaterPLEXPASS.sh](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/luluhoc/PMS_Updater/master/PMS_UpdaterPLEXPASS.sh)** _Note: fetch & the URL are all one line_ Next move the file to the same directory as the script and rename .tar file as **pms.update.tar.bz2** e.g. mv /media/download/PlexMediaServer\* ~/pms\_updater/pms.update.tar.bz2 Update Plex: **./PMS\_UpdaterPLEXPASS.sh -l pms.update.tar.bz2 -vv -a** **You should see the following output:** Verifying pms.update.tar.bz2 …Done Removing previous PMS Backup …Done. Stopping Plex Media Server …plexmediaserver\_plexpass not running? (check/var/run/plex/plex.pid). Done. Moving current Plex Media Server to backup location …Done. Extracting pms.update.tar.bz2 …Done. Starting Plex Media Server …Starting plexmediaserver\_plexpass. Done. If it doesn’t look like the update took immediately, either refresh the PMS Web UI (browser) or Exit the IOCAGE and restart the IOCAGE /Jail: **iocage restart \** e.g. **iocage restart plex** Validate via the Web UI once more under **Settings\> General** and you should be golden. ~ ♠ S A V I O ♠ ---
**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/a-script-for-manual-plex-updates-pms-updaterplexpass-recently-updated/709435/2 "2021-04-14T17:05:53Z")
Curious does you script do something different than this long running tool ? > **[mrworf/plexupdate](https://github.com/mrworf/plexupdate)** > > Plex Update script to simplify the life of Linux Plex Media Server users. ---
**Author:** ![SavioDesign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/saviodesign/32/14480_2.png) [@SavioDesign](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SavioDesign)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 5:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/a-script-for-manual-plex-updates-pms-updaterplexpass-recently-updated/709435/3 "2021-04-14T17:33:12Z")
It’s not my script, but rather a fix/workaround what’s broken in this script. I explained it this way as i assume that many people are not completely comfortable using CLI. Also, once it’s set up right, you could script it to run simplistically; less the tarball download from the Plex URL ---
**Author:** ![Orko](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/orko/32/82522_2.png) [@Orko](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Orko)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 7:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/a-script-for-manual-plex-updates-pms-updaterplexpass-recently-updated/709435/4 "2021-04-14T19:05:58Z")
offtopic: just out of curiosity, is iocage still actively developed? ---
**Author:** ![SavioDesign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/saviodesign/32/14480_2.png) [@SavioDesign](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SavioDesign)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/a-script-for-manual-plex-updates-pms-updaterplexpass-recently-updated/709435/5 "2021-04-14T23:52:22Z")
As in FreeBSD Builds? Yes. ---
**Author:** ![SavioDesign](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/saviodesign/32/14480_2.png) [@SavioDesign](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SavioDesign)\ **Post date:** [April 14, 2021, 11:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/a-script-for-manual-plex-updates-pms-updaterplexpass-recently-updated/709435/6 "2021-04-14T23:57:34Z")
This seems to be set up for Linux/Debian type systems. I haven’t had the time to test this one out yet, but it looks promising! Thanks for the find @hthighway ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2021, 11:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/a-script-for-manual-plex-updates-pms-updaterplexpass-recently-updated/709435/7 "2021-07-13T23:58:19Z")
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