# Plex Server on Ubuntu: Simple Automatic Updating

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-ubuntu-simple-automatic-updating/909980>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [March 23, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-ubuntu-simple-automatic-updating/909980 "2025-03-23T16:42:59Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![hdmkv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hdmkv/32/329693_2.png) [@hdmkv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hdmkv)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2025, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-ubuntu-simple-automatic-updating/909980/1 "2025-03-23T16:42:59Z")

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In anyone (like me) needed this video tutorial (and there didn’t exist one), here it is… I made a video after figuring it out :):

[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/Faj8pWxVCPs/maxresdefault.jpg "Simple, Automatic Plex Server Update on Ubuntu") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Faj8pWxVCPs)

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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:** [March 23, 2025, 5:01pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-ubuntu-simple-automatic-updating/909980/2 "2025-03-23T17:01:08Z")

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@hdmkv

Are you not aware that Repo automatic updating is already built in?

When you install PMS, the repository definition is also installed.  
All you need do is enable it.

```auto
[chuck@lizum ~.2001]$ cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list 
# When enabling this repo, Ubuntu 20+ / Debian 10+ will automatically install the signing key
# All older versions require manual installation of the key using wget:
# wget -q https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-keys/PlexSign.key -O - | sudo apt-key add -
#
# Uncomment this next line to enable the repository then update apt: sudo apt update.
#deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/plexmediaserver.gpg] https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb/ public main
[chuck@lizum ~.2002]$ 

```

No third-party tools are needed.

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**Author:** ![hdmkv](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hdmkv/32/329693_2.png) [@hdmkv](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hdmkv)\
**Post date:** [March 24, 2025, 4:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-ubuntu-simple-automatic-updating/909980/5 "2025-03-24T16:20:09Z")

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Didn’t know, thanks. To be clear, are these the commands to enter in order into Terminal?

```auto
cat /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list

deb [arch=amd64 signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/plexmediaserver.gpg] https://downloads.plex.tv/repo/deb/ public main

sudo apt update

```

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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:** [March 24, 2025, 4:39pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-ubuntu-simple-automatic-updating/909980/6 "2025-03-24T16:39:15Z")

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When you install the DEB package, the installation scripts create the the definition file for you ( /etc/apt/sources.list.d/plexmediaserver.list )

If you go look in /etc/apt/sources.list.d, you’ll find the repository definition file already there.

To enable the repo,

1. Using your favorite text editor, uncomment the last line and save
2. `sudo apt update` will now have it update itself and sync with the repository
3. `sudo apt upgrade` will have it perform the actual update/upgrade

When you system does it’s next “auto updates” cycle, Plex will get updated

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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:** [June 22, 2025, 4:40pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-on-ubuntu-simple-automatic-updating/909980/7 "2025-06-22T16:40:08Z")

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