Downloading latest version of plex media server from command line results in incorrect version

[awhalesball]

I receive notifications of an update in the plex webapp. I typically download them via wget on my server and install them there. Occasionally, the incorrect version is downloaded when using the “latest” link from the browser.

The command I use is:

wget --content-disposition "https://plex.tv/downloads/latest/5?channel=8&build=linux-x86_64&distro=debian&X-Plex-Token=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx"

(note, the obfuscated token is literal, not a replacement by myself)

Currently, when I download using wget (or curl), I get version 1.41.2.9200-c6bbc1b53

When I download from my laptop browser, I get version
1.41.3.9276-8f15273fb

This is the current state as of 2024-12-07 13:16 PST. Possibly a caching problem?

[ChuckPa]

Beta selection via browser versus default repo pull.

[awhalesball]

Makes sense! Any way to specify that via command line? Perhaps an extra header? Or is it tied to the account on the backend?

[SwiftPanda16]

URL parameter channel=plexpass.

[awhalesball]

Awesome, thank you!