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Downloads:

125,623

Downloads of v 1.18.0.1944:

603

Last Update:

14 Oct 2019

Package Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Plex
  • Inc.

Tags:

plex media mediaserver streaming video music plexmediaserver htpc dlna admin

Plex Media Server

This is not the latest version of Plex Media Server available.

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1.18.0.1944 | Updated: 14 Oct 2019

Downloads:

125,623

Downloads of v 1.18.0.1944:

603

Maintainer(s):

Software Author(s):

  • Plex
  • Inc.

Plex Media Server 1.18.0.1944

This is not the latest version of Plex Media Server available.

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  • 2
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This Package Contains an Exempted Check

Not All Tests Have Passed


Validation Testing Passed


Verification Testing Exemption:

Dependency requires a reboot, which is not handled by verifier.

Details

Scan Testing Successful:

No detections found in any package files

Details
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Deployment Method: Individual Install, Upgrade, & Uninstall

To install Plex Media Server, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To upgrade Plex Media Server, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

To uninstall Plex Media Server, run the following command from the command line or from PowerShell:

>

Deployment Method:

NOTE

This applies to both open source and commercial editions of Chocolatey.

1. Enter Your Internal Repository Url

(this should look similar to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/)


2. Setup Your Environment

1. Ensure you are set for organizational deployment

Please see the organizational deployment guide

2. Get the package into your environment

  • Open Source or Commercial:
    • Proxy Repository - Create a proxy nuget repository on Nexus, Artifactory Pro, or a proxy Chocolatey repository on ProGet. Point your upstream to https://community.chocolatey.org/api/v2/. Packages cache on first access automatically. Make sure your choco clients are using your proxy repository as a source and NOT the default community repository. See source command for more information.
    • You can also just download the package and push it to a repository Download

3. Copy Your Script

choco upgrade plexmediaserver -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'1.18.0.1944'" [other options]

See options you can pass to upgrade.

See best practices for scripting.

Add this to a PowerShell script or use a Batch script with tools and in places where you are calling directly to Chocolatey. If you are integrating, keep in mind enhanced exit codes.

If you do use a PowerShell script, use the following to ensure bad exit codes are shown as failures:


choco upgrade plexmediaserver -y --source="'INTERNAL REPO URL'" --version="'1.18.0.1944'" 
$exitCode = $LASTEXITCODE

Write-Verbose "Exit code was $exitCode"
$validExitCodes = @(0, 1605, 1614, 1641, 3010)
if ($validExitCodes -contains $exitCode) {
  Exit 0
}

Exit $exitCode

- name: Install plexmediaserver
  win_chocolatey:
    name: plexmediaserver
    version: '1.18.0.1944'
    source: INTERNAL REPO URL
    state: present

See docs at https://docs.ansible.com/ansible/latest/modules/win_chocolatey_module.html.


chocolatey_package 'plexmediaserver' do
  action    :install
  source   'INTERNAL REPO URL'
  version  '1.18.0.1944'
end

See docs at https://docs.chef.io/resource_chocolatey_package.html.


cChocoPackageInstaller plexmediaserver
{
    Name     = "plexmediaserver"
    Version  = "1.18.0.1944"
    Source   = "INTERNAL REPO URL"
}

Requires cChoco DSC Resource. See docs at https://github.com/chocolatey/cChoco.


package { 'plexmediaserver':
  ensure   => '1.18.0.1944',
  provider => 'chocolatey',
  source   => 'INTERNAL REPO URL',
}

Requires Puppet Chocolatey Provider module. See docs at https://forge.puppet.com/puppetlabs/chocolatey.


4. If applicable - Chocolatey configuration/installation

See infrastructure management matrix for Chocolatey configuration elements and examples.

NOTE

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Package Approved

This package was approved as a trusted package on 14 Oct 2019.

Description

Plex Media Server works with the family of Plex apps, as well as other DLNA clients to make your PC-connected media accessible from all of your devices.


tools\chocolateyInstall.ps1
$checksum = '8d622d88d21a0257f9f9e9118f23fad54cff9a3c66f253e08991a6bacf4ad5b7'
$url = 'https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.18.0.1944-f2cae8d6b/windows/PlexMediaServer-1.18.0.1944-f2cae8d6b-x86.exe'

Start-CheckandStop "Plex Media Server"

$packageArgs = @{
  packageName   = 'plexmediaserver'
  unzipLocation = "$(Split-Path -parent $MyInvocation.MyCommand.Definition)"
  fileType      = 'exe'
  url           = $url
  silentArgs    = '/quiet'
  validExitCodes= @(0)
  softwareName  = 'plexmediaserver*'
  checksum      = $checksum
  checksumType  = 'sha256'
}

Install-ChocolateyPackage @packageArgs

if ($ProcessWasRunning -eq "True") {&$ProcessFullPath}

Log in or click on link to see number of positives.

In cases where actual malware is found, the packages are subject to removal. Software sometimes has false positives. Moderators do not necessarily validate the safety of the underlying software, only that a package retrieves software from the official distribution point and/or validate embedded software against official distribution point (where distribution rights allow redistribution).

Chocolatey Pro provides runtime protection from possible malware.

Add to Builder Version Downloads Last Updated Status
Plex Media Server 1.40.0.7998 1139 Tuesday, February 13, 2024 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.8.7639 2493 Monday, December 4, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.7.7621 1817 Monday, October 30, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.6.7557 1768 Wednesday, September 27, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.6.7468 1199 Thursday, September 14, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.5.7349 1590 Tuesday, July 25, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.5.7328 513 Wednesday, July 19, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.4.7195 1051 Monday, June 19, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.3.7192 500 Monday, June 12, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.3.7162 452 Monday, June 5, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.2.7100 772 Monday, May 22, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.1.6999 786 Monday, May 8, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.0.6973 958 Thursday, April 20, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.0.6950 318 Tuesday, April 18, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.32.0.6918 655 Monday, April 10, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.31.3.6868 919 Tuesday, March 28, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.31.2.6810 1235 Wednesday, March 15, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.31.1.6782 561 Thursday, March 9, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.31.1.6733 600 Monday, February 27, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.31.0.6654 717 Monday, February 13, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.30.2.6563 776 Wednesday, January 25, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.30.1.6562 724 Tuesday, January 10, 2023 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.30.0.6486 957 Tuesday, December 13, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.29.1.6316 1261 Thursday, October 20, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.29.1.6313 321 Wednesday, October 19, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.29.0.6244 878 Wednesday, September 28, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.28.2.6151 989 Tuesday, August 30, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.28.2.6106 185 Monday, August 29, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.28.1.6104 690 Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.28.1.6092 123 Wednesday, August 17, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.28.0.5999 712 Monday, August 1, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.27.2.5929 896 Tuesday, July 5, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.27.1.5916 678 Thursday, June 23, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.27.0.5897 600 Tuesday, June 14, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.26.2.5797 884 Tuesday, May 24, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.26.1.5798 577 Monday, May 16, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.26.0.5715 950 Thursday, April 21, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.9.5721 860 Wednesday, April 6, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.8.5663 760 Thursday, March 24, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.7.5604 587 Wednesday, March 16, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.6.5577 877 Tuesday, February 22, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.5.5492 754 Tuesday, February 8, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.4.5487 622 Tuesday, February 1, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.4.5468 265 Monday, January 31, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.3.5409 862 Thursday, January 13, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.3.5385 335 Wednesday, January 12, 2022 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.2.5319 1004 Monday, December 13, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.1.5286 587 Tuesday, December 7, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.25.0.5282 530 Wednesday, December 1, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.24.5.5173 1100 Wednesday, October 27, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.24.4.508101 608 Tuesday, October 19, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.24.4.5081 608 Tuesday, October 12, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.24.3.5033 894 Monday, September 20, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.24.2.4973 714 Wednesday, September 8, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.24.1.4931 753 Monday, August 23, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.24.0.4930 707 Thursday, August 12, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.23.6.4881 756 Thursday, July 29, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.23.5.4862 556 Friday, July 23, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.23.5.4841 419 Tuesday, July 20, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.23.4.4805 621 Monday, July 12, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.23.3.4707 917 Monday, June 21, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.23.2.4656 826 Saturday, June 5, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.23.2.4625 435 Wednesday, June 2, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.23.1.4602 490 Friday, May 28, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.23.1.4571 417 Tuesday, May 25, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.22.3.4523 803 Thursday, May 13, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.22.3.4392 936 Thursday, April 22, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.22.2.4282 856 Tuesday, April 6, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.22.1.4275 559 Friday, April 2, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.22.1.4271 117 Thursday, April 1, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.22.1.4228 684 Wednesday, March 24, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.22.0.4163 842 Tuesday, March 9, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.4.4079 760 Thursday, February 25, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.3.4046 641 Wednesday, February 17, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.3.4021 634 Wednesday, February 10, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.3.4014 448 Saturday, February 6, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.2.3943 789 Wednesday, January 27, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.2.3939 306 Tuesday, January 26, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3876 955 Tuesday, January 5, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3842 266 Monday, January 4, 2021 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3830 930 Thursday, December 17, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3795 390 Tuesday, December 15, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3766 314 Monday, December 14, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.0.3711 848 Wednesday, December 2, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.21.0.3616 676 Monday, November 23, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.20.5.3600 634 Monday, November 16, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.20.4.3517 801 Tuesday, November 3, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.20.3.3483 764 Thursday, October 22, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.20.3.3437 658 Thursday, October 15, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.20.2.3402 714 Tuesday, October 6, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.20.1.3252 1177 Thursday, August 27, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.5.3112 1107 Wednesday, July 22, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.4.2935 1120 Thursday, June 11, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.4.2902 623 Wednesday, June 3, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.3.2852 650 Monday, May 25, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.3.2843 519 Thursday, May 21, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.3.2831 384 Tuesday, May 19, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.3.2764 707 Thursday, May 7, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.2.2737 637 Wednesday, April 29, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.1.2701 603 Thursday, April 23, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.1.2645 761 Thursday, April 9, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.19.1.2630 374 Wednesday, April 8, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.9.2578 619 Monday, March 30, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.9.2571 529 Wednesday, March 25, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.8.2527 648 Monday, March 16, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.7.2457 850 Monday, February 24, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.7.2438 405 Thursday, February 20, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.6.2368 603 Monday, February 10, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.5.2309 662 Wednesday, January 29, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.4.2171 802 Wednesday, January 8, 2020 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.3.2156 798 Tuesday, December 17, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.2.2058 770 Friday, November 22, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.2.2041 379 Wednesday, November 20, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.2.2029 521 Thursday, November 14, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.1.2019 403 Monday, November 11, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.1.1973 673 Monday, October 28, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.0.1944 603 Monday, October 14, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.18.0.1913 451 Wednesday, October 9, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.17.0.1841 579 Tuesday, October 1, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.17.0.1709 516 Tuesday, September 24, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.16.6.1592 506 Monday, September 16, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.16.5.1554 802 Monday, August 26, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.16.5.1488 508 Monday, August 19, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.16.4.1469 460 Tuesday, August 13, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.16.3.1402 726 Wednesday, July 24, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.16.2.1321 510 Thursday, July 18, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.16.2.1297 401 Monday, July 15, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.16.1.1291 566 Monday, July 1, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.16.0.1226 628 Monday, June 17, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.15.8.1198 437 Tuesday, June 11, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.15.6.1079 714 Friday, May 24, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.15.4.994 664 Wednesday, May 8, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.15.4.993 602 Wednesday, April 24, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.15.3.876 646 Friday, April 5, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.15.3.858 284 Thursday, April 4, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.15.2.793 595 Thursday, March 21, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.15.1.791 501 Thursday, March 14, 2019 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.14.1.5488 1239 Tuesday, December 18, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.14.0.5470 646 Tuesday, November 27, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.13.9.5456 722 Wednesday, October 31, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.13.8.5395 722 Monday, September 24, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.13.5.5332 761 Thursday, August 23, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.13.5.5291 577 Thursday, August 2, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.13.4.5271 579 Thursday, July 19, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.13.4.5251 270 Thursday, July 19, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.13.2.5154 793 Saturday, June 9, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.13.2.5142 314 Friday, June 8, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.13.0.5023 703 Tuesday, May 8, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.12.3.4973 724 Wednesday, April 18, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.12.2.4929 557 Tuesday, April 10, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.12.1.4885 626 Thursday, March 22, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.12.0.4829 519 Friday, March 9, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.11.3.4803 581 Saturday, February 24, 2018 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.10.1.4602 1049 Wednesday, December 20, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.10.0.4523 555 Monday, December 11, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.9.4.4325 896 Thursday, October 12, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.9.2.4285 597 Monday, September 25, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.9.1.4272 483 Wednesday, September 20, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.8.4.4249 545 Thursday, September 7, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.8.3.4235 445 Tuesday, September 5, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.8.1.4139 571 Thursday, August 24, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.7.5.4035 830 Thursday, June 29, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.5.7.4016 685 Thursday, June 22, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.5.6.3790 763 Wednesday, May 10, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.5.5.3634 612 Thursday, April 13, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.5.4.3596 410 Tuesday, April 11, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.5.3.3580 537 Tuesday, April 4, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.4.4.3495 578 Friday, March 17, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.4.3.3433 554 Friday, March 3, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.3.4.3285 636 Thursday, February 2, 2017 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.3.3.3148 755 Friday, December 16, 2016 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.3.2.3112 479 Friday, December 9, 2016 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.2.7.2987 591 Wednesday, November 9, 2016 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.2.6.2975 377 Monday, November 7, 2016 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.0.3.246101 883 Monday, August 29, 2016 Approved
Plex Media Server 1.0.3.246100 590 Sunday, August 14, 2016 Approved
Plex Media Server 0.9.1213.1464 816 Thursday, October 29, 2015 Approved
Plex Media Server 0.9.11.7803 1096 Wednesday, December 31, 2014 Approved
Plex Media Server 0.9.11.4 428 Tuesday, December 23, 2014 Approved
Plex Media Server 0.9.8.18290 793 Wednesday, February 5, 2014 Approved
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