Plex

Name: Plex
Author: SelfHostedCompare

Scans and organizes your files into your own media library

Pending verificationdrafted Oct 25, 2026Media StreamingShell

Official site ↗Source code ↗

GitHub stars: 4,043; verified 2026-10-25
Docker pulls: 921,520,260
Forks: 596; verified 2026-10-25
Open issues: 4; verified 2026-10-25
Latest version: helm-chart-1.9.0; verified 2026-10-25

Client platform matrix

Plex official and third-party clients across 8 platforms · 2 with an official client

Probed daily · last check 2026-10-25 09:59:30

Platform	Support	Client	Channels	Verified
iOS	Official	Plex	APP STORE	Data verified
Android	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Android TV	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Web	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Windows	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
macOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented
Linux	Official	Plex	SNAPCRAFT	Data verified
tvOS	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented	Not documented

About Plex

Plex Media Server is proprietary media server software that scans and organizes local media files and streams them to first-party client apps across phones, TVs, desktops and the web (plex.tv/your-media). Official server distribution covers the Docker Hub image plexinc/pms-docker and the plexmediaserver Snap; the Linux client ships as the plex-desktop Snap. A Plex Pass subscription unlocks premium features (plex.tv/plans) — pricing details pending human confirmation. The plexinc/pms-docker repository carries no license file (GitHub API license=null); its latest release is a Helm chart (helm-chart-1.9.0), not a server version.

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Key facts

License: Data verified
Primary language: Data verified
Category: Media Streaming
Official clients: 2 of 8 platforms
Third-party clients: 0
Deployment methods: 5
Repository: https://github.com/plexinc/pms-docker
Homepage: https://www.plex.tv
Documentation: https://support.plex.tv/

Deployment

verified Oct 25, 2026

# Plex — official deployment identifiers (database)
Docker             plexinc/pms-docker                     official
Docker             linuxserver/plex                       community
Package (deb/rpm)  plexmediaserver                        official
Package (deb/rpm)  plex-media-server                      community
Build from source  —                                      official

plexinc/pms-docker · https://hub.docker.com/r/plexinc/pms-docker
linuxserver/plex · https://hub.docker.com/r/linuxserver/plex
plexmediaserver · https://snapcraft.io/plexmediaserver
plex-media-server · https://aur.archlinux.org/packages/plex-media-server
Build from source · https://github.com/plexinc/pms-docker

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