# How to update PMS version automatically on Ubuntu

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-update-pms-version-automatically-on-ubuntu/690052>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [February 13, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-update-pms-version-automatically-on-ubuntu/690052 "2021-02-13T15:38:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![exharris\_pm\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f08c70/32.png) [@exharris\_pm\_me](https://forums.plex.tv/u/exharris_pm_me)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 3:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-update-pms-version-automatically-on-ubuntu/690052/1 "2021-02-13T15:38:31Z")

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so when I log into plex I get

Update available for Plex Media Server

You are currently running version 1.21.1.3876 on the server “plexserv”. Version 1.21.3.4021 is now available. This update will need to be installed manually after download. Show release notes.

however, this [topic](https://support.plex.tv/articles/235974187-enable-repository-updating-for-supported-linux-server-distributions/)

suggests I can in fact keep PMS up to date using Debian package managers.

whish is it?

I’ve gone in and ran all the sudo apt update and sudo apt-get etc, rebooted the server, and yet still get the message?

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**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 4:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-update-pms-version-automatically-on-ubuntu/690052/2 "2021-02-13T16:11:18Z")

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Check **Settings - Server - General - (Show Advanced)**

Look at: **Server update Channel**

The automatic (repository based) updating aligns with “Public”  
Manual updates ( download manually + `sudo dpkg -i .....` ) aligns with “Beta”.

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**Author:** ![exharris\_pm\_me](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/f08c70/32.png) [@exharris\_pm\_me](https://forums.plex.tv/u/exharris_pm_me)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 4:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-update-pms-version-automatically-on-ubuntu/690052/3 "2021-02-13T16:16:20Z")

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I have this option set to public. Does that mean that I should be able to automatically update the Plex media server Lena software via the standard DEB package manager commands?

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**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2021, 4:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-update-pms-version-automatically-on-ubuntu/690052/4 "2021-02-13T16:35:07Z")

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Yes.

```auto
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get upgrade

```

You may use `sudo apt-get -y upgrade` if you want all possible updates automatically

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [May 14, 2021, 4:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-update-pms-version-automatically-on-ubuntu/690052/5 "2021-05-14T16:36:07Z")

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