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unRAID Walkthrough
Thankfully, getting Plex Meta Manager working on unRAID is a fairly simple task. unRAID works mostly with docker containers, so the pre-built container available on docker hub works perfectly with a little configuration. To install a container from docker hub, you will need community applications - a very popular plugin for unRAID servers. If you don't already have this installed, you can install it here
Basic Installation
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Head to the
Apps
tab of unRAID (Community Applications), and searchplex-meta-manager
in the upper right search box. There will be a couple of results shown, but you should ignore them (Why?) and use the official image, which is on DockerHub. ClickClick Here To Get More Results From DockerHub
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Click the download icon on the
plex meta manager
container bymeisnate12
. -
Create your Docker values using
Add another Path, Port, Variable, Label or Device
. Example config:
Config Type | Name | Key | Description | Value | Container Path | Host Path | Access Mode |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Variable | Time to Run | PMM_TIME |
Time to update each day. Format: HH:MM | 6:00 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Variable | Divider Character | PMM_DIVIDER |
The character that divides the sections | = |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Variable | Screen Width | PMM_WIDTH |
An integer between 90 and 300 | 100 |
N/A | N/A | N/A |
Path | Config Storage Path | N/A | Translation from docker container path to host path | N/A | /config |
/mnt/user/appdata/plex-meta-manager |
Read/Write |
- Full list of docker values can be found on the Run Commands & Environmental Variables Page.
- If you wish to enable one-time [Run](Run Commands & Environmental Variables Page), add
-r
toPost Arguments
by enabling Advanced View in the top right of unRAID. - The Image below shows the above values in the unRAID WebUI.
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Hit
Apply
, and allow unRAID to download the docker container. -
Navigate to the
Docker
tab in unRAID, and stop theplex-meta-manager
container if it has auto-started. -
Create
config.yml
andlibrary.yml
files as-per the documentation in the Host Path you set (/mnt/user/appdata/plex-meta-manager in the example) -
Once finished, run the container. Voila! Logs are located in
yourhostpath/logs
.
Advanced Installation (Authenticating Trakt or MyAnimeList)
Due to how unRAID handles docker containers, it can be a little confusing at first to enable Trakt, MyAnimeList, and other sources. At this time, these sources require you to follow through to a URL, and provide a code or link to Plex Meta Manager. unRAID doesn't have a built-in way to interact with the terminals of docker containers, so a workaround must be used:
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Stop the Plex Meta Manager docker container if it's currently running.
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Follow the instructions for either Trakt or MyAnimeList, and add the relevant values to your
config.yml
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Edit the
Time to Run
variable to reflect a time that is NOT the current time. We don't want the script to be running right now. SetRun
tofalse
if you've chosen to add that variable. Then, start the container. -
Click the Terminal button in the upper right corner of the unRAID WebUI (
>_
) -
Run
docker exec -it plex-meta-manager /bin/bash
Note: this name is case-sensitive. If this gives you an error like "Error: No such container: plex-meta-manager"; check the container config to see if you've named it something like "Plex-Meta-Manager", If that's the case, change the name in the command to match your container.
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Run
ls
to make sure you're in the same directory asplex_meta_manager.py
. If you don't see the script, runcd /
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Run
python plex_meta_manager.py -r
, and watch as the script comes to life. -
You'll now notice, as per the configuration documentation on these sources, the script will ask you to click a URL and return an input. Go ahead and do so in this terminal window.
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Once finished, and the script succeeds in connecting to your source, press
Ctrl + C
to cancel the script - and close out of the terminal window. Go ahead and stop the docker container, restore your container settings to your original preferences (restoreTime to Run
), and start the container.