# How To Safely Update PLEX Media Server On Raspberry Pi **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps & Creations\ **Tags:** server-linux-arm\ **Created:** [February 9, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925 "2018-02-09T21:09:57Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![CradyLab](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/fbc32d/32.png) [@CradyLab](https://forums.plex.tv/u/CradyLab)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 9:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/1 "2018-02-09T21:09:57Z")
I’ve had PLEX running on my RPi3 for a while and today I noticed an alert in the server control panel that says: **An update is available. Please install manually.** Are there instructions as to how to safely manually install PLEX updates on the Pi? I’m not sure how to do that and my current install seems stable and I’m concerned about losing settings, etc. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2018, 9:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/2 "2018-02-09T21:10:58Z")
Plex **Server** on the Raspverry Pi is not officially supported. ---
**Author:** ![ichbinplex](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a87d85/32.png) [@ichbinplex](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ichbinplex)\ **Post date:** [February 23, 2018, 9:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/3 "2018-02-23T21:11:49Z")
Using LXTerminal or similar Update your package lists `sudo apt-get update` Upgrade Plex Media Server `sudo apt-get install plexmediaserver-installer -y` ---
**Author:** ![drmagoo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drmagoo/32/13982_2.png) [@drmagoo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drmagoo)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 12:48am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/4 "2018-02-24T00:48:27Z")
> @“[plexapp.com](http://plexapp.com)@dilligaf.ca” said: > Upgrade Plex Media Server > > `sudo apt-get install plexmediaserver-installer -y` Please upgrade the whole system while you are at it: `sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade` ---
**Author:** ![scottrudy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/scottrudy/32/199476_2.png) [@scottrudy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/scottrudy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/5 "2018-02-24T15:53:47Z")
I just upgraded my system (`sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade`) and now have to set up the entire server again. Is this typical? Should I be backing up a configuration and restoring before and after an upgrade. ---
**Author:** ![scottrudy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/scottrudy/32/199476_2.png) [@scottrudy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/scottrudy)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/6 "2018-02-24T16:18:32Z")
Sorry, I should have stated my system is a Raspberry Pi 2 and was just upgraded from the previous version to the current stable version of PMS (1.11.3.4803). ---
**Author:** ![eckarth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/dfb087/32.png) [@eckarth](https://forums.plex.tv/u/eckarth)\ **Post date:** [February 24, 2018, 5:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/7 "2018-02-24T17:09:43Z")
No that is not typical! And I suspect it is a misinterpretation of what you see. Let us have a look: How do you come to the conclusion that you need to setup anything again? May I also ask with version of PMS you were running prior to the update? And which instructions did you follow when you initially set-up the system? ---
**Author:** ![scottrudy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/scottrudy/32/199476_2.png) [@scottrudy](https://forums.plex.tv/u/scottrudy)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 1:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/8 "2018-03-13T01:57:43Z")
@eckarth - I addressed 2/3 of your questions above. I only had the server running for about a month before I did the upgrade, so it was just one version back. As far as the symptoms, after the installation I visited the server administration UI in my browser and all of the settings were gone. There was no media, there were no folders, all users were gone, etc. It looked like a brand new set up. I ended up deleting the old machine from my account and adding the new one. I’m getting ready to update again, as I now see there is another update available, but I am hesitant based on my last experience. ---
**Author:** ![drmagoo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drmagoo/32/13982_2.png) [@drmagoo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drmagoo)\ **Post date:** [March 13, 2018, 11:35am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/9 "2018-03-13T11:35:42Z")
> @scottrudy said: > @eckarth - I addressed 2/3 of your questions above. I only had the server running for about a month before I did the upgrade, so it was just one version back. As far as the symptoms, after the installation I visited the server administration UI in my browser and all of the settings were gone. There was no media, there were no folders, all users were gone, etc. It looked like a brand new set up. I ended up deleting the old machine from my account and adding the new one. You had manually changed the location of the Library directory or the PMS user in an unusual way. The update restored the default locations. Nothing was ever deleted and it would have been trivial to restore your old setup. So some remarks: (1) Don’t panic. Till now we always were able to recover a “lost” PMS setup (2) Only use the official Linux and RPi guides here in the forum. Even (or especially? 😃 ) the most high ranked Google hits contain complete garbage. ---
**Author:** ![hellokwad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/7c8e57/32.png) [@hellokwad](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hellokwad)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/10 "2019-12-12T17:17:44Z")
Hello, I have the same issue. I need to manually update my PMS to 1.18 on my Rasberry Pi 3 but when I try with `sudo apt-get install plexmediaserver-installer -y` it says that I am up to date with 1.14… I also did upgrade the whole system before with: `sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade` So I downloaded the file plexmediaserver-annapurna\_1.18.2.2058-e67a4e892\_armel.deb but I’m not sure what command should I use to upgrade with that… Thanks for your help 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![drmagoo](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/drmagoo/32/13982_2.png) [@drmagoo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/drmagoo)\ **Post date:** [December 12, 2019, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/11 "2019-12-12T17:41:53Z")
Please do not resurrect such an old thread. The information here also extremely outdated by now. Please read the following thread, especially the migration guide at the bottom. > [@READ ME FIRST: About Server ARMv7 and ARMv8 Ubuntu / Debian](https://forums.plex.tv/t/read-me-first-about-server-armv7-and-armv8-ubuntu-debian/226567): > > Introduction Plex supports Debian and Ubuntu based ARMv7 (armhf) and ARMv8 (arm64) distributions. To view all threads tagged server-linux-arm in the Plex Media Server/NAS & Devices category [click here](https://forums.plex.tv/tags/c/plex-media-server/nas-devices/27/server-linux-arm) To view all threads tagged server-linux-arm in the entire forum [click here](https://forums.plex.tv/tags/server-linux-arm) Manage Expectations Video transcoding is not recommended at all on ARMv7 and ARMv8 devices. For the best experience, always aim for Direct Play support on all of your devices. OS Installation It’s out of scope of … ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [March 11, 2020, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-safely-update-plex-media-server-on-raspberry-pi/224925/12 "2020-03-11T17:41:55Z")
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