Plex Version Downloader is tool designed to allow the quick and easy downloading of the latest version of Plex software from plex.tv_.
.. code-block:: shell
$ plex_download -s server ubuntu
ubuntu linux-ubuntu-x86_64 (1.2.6.2975-9394c87)
ubuntu linux-ubuntu-i686 (1.2.6.2975-9394c87)
$ plex_download server ubuntu linux-ubuntu-x86_64
plex_download: starting download...
plex_download: download complete
$ plex_download -h
usage: plex_download [-h] [-v] [-V] [-s] [-S] [-u USERNAME] [-p PASSWORD]
[-d DESTINATION]
[PLATFORM] [DISTRO] [BUILD]
Plex Version Downloader
positional arguments:
PLATFORM the platform of the version to download (possible
values: server, theater, player, player_embedded)
DISTRO the distro of the version to download
BUILD the build of the version to download
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-v, --verbose enable verbose output (use twice for more)
-V, --version print version information and exit
-s, --show-versions show server versions without downloading
-S, --show-versions-only
show server versions without downloading and without
extra metadata
-u USERNAME, --username USERNAME
set plex account username
-p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
set plex account password
-d DESTINATION, --destination DESTINATION
set download location
showing a list of the latest normal server versions:
plex_download -s server
showing a list of the latest plex pass server versions:
plex_download -s -u "AzureDiamond" -p "hunter2" server
downloading non plex pass server version:
plex_download server ubuntu linux-ubuntu-x86_64
downloading plex pass server version:
plex_download -u "AzureDiamond" -p "hunter2" server english windows-i386
downloading the latest server to a specific directory:
plex_download -d ~/downloads server macosx darwin-x86_64
downloading the latest server to a specific path:
plex_download -d ~/downloads/plex.deb server synology linux-synology-i686.. _plex.tv: https://plex.tv