There is no different path for the PLEX-Pass version as was stated above…
Let’s clarify. At the moment on plex.tv we have 1.16.5.1554 as standard PMS version and 1.16.6.1592 for plexpass. Also we have different ports (for plexpass port path should be /usr/ports/multimedia/plexmediaserver-plexpass. Do you mean, that if I have plexpass it’s updated from public plexpass automatically?
I’m no programmer but from what I can see in @mikec_pt’s script, stated in his post, and that I quoted, the script checks which “Channel” the server is set to follow and updates accordingly… If you need clarification, you should contact @mikec_pt directly…
Thank you for telling me what I should do, really appreciated.
To triple clarify nope installing the “plexpass” flavor doesn’t give you plexpass features, those are tied to the account.
The plexpass flavor port offered by freebsd maintainers is just garbing a more recent build and really shouldn’t not directly without any sort of auth at least.
You won’t get plexpass by installing that version, and in fact if you query for “channel=beta” not having a plexpass it will still give you latest public.
IMHO this favor port shouldn’t exist in this current form, because it confuses users about this “oh wait does this mean I’m getting a plexpass with this!?” (nope) but also it installs to another dir (which is not that bad) the worst part is that it points the “plex data” dir to a completely different path (/usr/local/plexdata-plexpass).
So tl;dr:
Nope plexpass is not dependent on any version you install, this is valid for server and all clients, the beta channel is a plexpass perk, and new features are often tied to both the most recent version and plexpass it self, so i.e if we launch feature A in v99.9 for beta and plexpass users first, you need both that version and a plexpass, if it then moves to the public channel, you would still need a plexpass.
Btw some more info on the script, this uses the PMS Updater API, the same that is used to auto update on mac/windows, for other cases it doesn’t auto update but still informs the user there’s a new update, and offers a download link as well as a changelog.
The API knows the pref you have set for the update channel so you can either query public or beta channels (some users might want plexpass but still keep on using more stable builds)
Btw since this talks to the PMS API you need a plex token or withelist the ip address that will call the script in Sever Settings -> Network -> List of IP addresses and networks that are allowed without auth
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