# Automatic PMS update **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 23, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128 "2016-04-23T16:11:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ptitsnake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@ptitsnake](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ptitsnake)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/1 "2016-04-23T16:11:55Z")
Hello, It would be interesting to set up an automatic update system of the PMS to always get the last release. Option that could of course be activated or disabled on demand. And what might be even better is being able to make an automatic backup of the old version before updating. Thank you for this great application, Ptitsnake. ---
**Author:** ![Infor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/infor/32/18305_2.png) [@Infor](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Infor)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 11:12pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/2 "2016-04-23T23:12:51Z")
I’m using a Synology NAS. This would save me tons of clicks. ---
**Author:** ![kegobeer-plex](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kegobeer-plex/32/17444_2.png) [@kegobeer-plex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kegobeer-plex)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2016, 11:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/3 "2016-04-23T23:19:22Z")
If I recall, there was originally an auto-update feature, but it caused more problems than it solved. ---
**Author:** ![ptitsnake](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ecc23a/32.png) [@ptitsnake](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ptitsnake)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2016, 10:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/4 "2016-04-24T10:35:40Z")
Thank you for your answers, I use PMS Thecus N2800 NAS on. Which has a great hardware but therefore the operating system is not as good as that of Synology. So no function automatic update packages … It’s a shame to have set aside this feature. Hoping that a kind soul looks at the problems that this feature generates. NB: I even look to install the OS Synology on my NAS Thecus to overcome this problem (and others) but impossible. Thank you for your answers, Ptitsnake. ---
**Author:** ![azzaka](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/azzaka/32/11491_2.png) [@azzaka](https://forums.plex.tv/u/azzaka)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2017, 10:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/5 "2017-02-17T22:17:00Z")
Might be worth looking for a way to write a cronjob that polls the update section and pulls it when available. ---
**Author:** ![bsheperis](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/bsheperis/32/21536_2.png) [@bsheperis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bsheperis)\ **Post date:** [February 18, 2017, 1:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/6 "2017-02-18T01:24:30Z")
> @kegobeer-plex said: > If I recall, there was originally an auto-update feature, but it caused more problems than it solved. Simple fix. Give the option to enable or disable automatic updates, or let the user click a button to actually perform the update instead of sending them to the download page. ---
**Author:** ![rodsculthorp](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/rodsculthorp/32/14996_2.png) [@rodsculthorp](https://forums.plex.tv/u/rodsculthorp)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 5:30am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/7 "2018-01-10T05:30:49Z")
I agree that this would be a useful feature for all the versions of Plex. I am running my main server on Ubuntu Linux and I was able to use a script from mrworf, posted here [https://github.com/mrworf/plexupdate](https://github.com/mrworf/plexupdate) to automatically check for new version updates and then download/install the new version. Now, I have only been able to get it to work on Linux based Plex servers, so it would be great if they could integrate this type of function in the other OS servers like Windows or the version on embedded NAS hardware. My other server is on a QNAP NAS which runs clean, but I have to manually update the server version every time there is a new release. I hope this can help some of you, ---
**Author:** ![clearheatvision](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/clearheatvision/32/14302_2.png) [@clearheatvision](https://forums.plex.tv/u/clearheatvision)\ **Post date:** [January 10, 2018, 5:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/8 "2018-01-10T05:51:56Z")
I have my Plex Server on a Windows 10 PC. Whenever a new server update is available, i click download from within the Server Web GUI, and then when i click install, it pretty much always says “something went wrong, click here to manually install” So I don’t think the “auto-update” would be good until they can make it an easier update process. i can’t afford for my server to go down, especially if I would have to teamviewer into my computer to manually update it. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 9, 2021, 12:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/9 "2021-06-09T12:31:17Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Server auto-update, Core not Library](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-auto-update-core-not-library/71192): > > Sorry if this has been suggested before, i didn't see it..   It would be nice if Plex auto updated from the central code. I realize this may be a little difficult for Plex pass vs non Plex pass members, but it would be very helpful. Im mainly thinking of applications like Couchpotato and Sickbeard that will track a remote version number and update its code automatically when a new version is available.  ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [June 10, 2021, 12:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/automatic-pms-update/143128/10 "2021-06-10T00:42:53Z")