#!/bin/bash ################################################################################ # Plex Media Server Management Script ################################################################################ # # Author: Peter Wood # Description: Modern, user-friendly Plex Media Server management script with # styled output and comprehensive service control capabilities. # Provides an interactive interface for common Plex operations. # # Features: # - Service start/stop/restart/status operations # - Web interface launcher # - Styled console output with Unicode symbols # - Service health monitoring # - Process management and monitoring # - Interactive menu system # # Related Scripts: # - backup-plex.sh: Comprehensive backup solution # - restore-plex.sh: Backup restoration utilities # - monitor-plex-backup.sh: Backup system monitoring # - validate-plex-backups.sh: Backup validation tools # - test-plex-backup.sh: Testing framework # # Usage: # ./plex.sh start # Start Plex service # ./plex.sh stop # Stop Plex service # ./plex.sh restart # Restart Plex service # ./plex.sh status # Show service status # ./plex.sh web # Open web interface # ./plex.sh # Interactive menu # # Dependencies: # - systemctl (systemd service management) # - Plex Media Server package # - Web browser (for web interface launching) # # Exit Codes: # 0 - Success # 1 - General error # 2 - Service operation failure # 3 - Invalid command or option # ################################################################################ # 🎬 Plex Media Server Management Script # A sexy, modern script for managing Plex Media Server with style # Author: acedanger # Version: 2.0 set -euo pipefail # 🎨 Color definitions for sexy output readonly RED='\033[0;31m' readonly GREEN='\033[0;32m' readonly YELLOW='\033[1;33m' readonly BLUE='\033[0;34m' readonly PURPLE='\033[0;35m' readonly CYAN='\033[0;36m' readonly WHITE='\033[1;37m' readonly BOLD='\033[1m' readonly DIM='\033[2m' readonly RESET='\033[0m' # 🔧 Configuration readonly PLEX_SERVICE="plexmediaserver" SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename "$0")" readonly SCRIPT_NAME SCRIPT_DIR="$(dirname "$(readlink -f "$0")")" readonly SCRIPT_DIR # 🎭 ASCII symbols for compatible output readonly CHECKMARK="[✓]" readonly CROSS="[✗]" readonly ROCKET="[>]" readonly STOP_SIGN="[■]" readonly RECYCLE="[~]" readonly INFO="[i]" readonly HOURGLASS="[*]" readonly SPARKLES="[*]" # 📊 Function to print fancy headers print_header() { echo -e "\n${PURPLE}${BOLD}+==============================================================+${RESET}" echo -e "${PURPLE}${BOLD}| [*] PLEX MEDIA SERVER [*] |${RESET}" echo -e "${PURPLE}${BOLD}+==============================================================+${RESET}\n" } # 🎉 Function to print completion footer print_footer() { echo -e "\n${DIM}${CYAN}--- Operation completed [*] ---${RESET}\n" } # 🎯 Function to print status with style print_status() { local status="$1" local message="$2" local color="$3" echo -e "${color}${BOLD}[${status}]${RESET} ${message}" } # ⏱️ Function to show loading animation show_loading() { local message="$1" local pid="$2" local spin='-\|/' local i=0 echo -ne "${CYAN}${HOURGLASS} ${message}${RESET}" while kill -0 "$pid" 2>/dev/null; do i=$(( (i+1) %4 )) printf "\r%s%s %s %s%s" "${CYAN}" "${HOURGLASS}" "${message}" "${spin:$i:1}" "${RESET}" sleep 0.1 done printf "\r%s%s %s %s%s\n" "${CYAN}" "${HOURGLASS}" "${message}" "${CHECKMARK}" "${RESET}" } # 🔧 Function to repair database issues repair_database() { print_status "${INFO}" "Attempting to repair Plex database..." "${BLUE}" local db_dir="/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases" local main_db="$db_dir/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db" local backup_db="$db_dir/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db.backup.$(date +%Y%m%d_%H%M%S)" if [[ ! -f "$main_db" ]]; then print_status "${CROSS}" "Main database not found at: $main_db" "${RED}" return 1 fi # Stop Plex service first print_status "${INFO}" "Stopping Plex service..." "${BLUE}" sudo systemctl stop "$PLEX_SERVICE" 2>/dev/null || true sleep 2 # Create backup of current database print_status "${INFO}" "Creating backup of current database..." "${BLUE}" if ! sudo cp "$main_db" "$backup_db"; then print_status "${CROSS}" "Failed to create database backup!" "${RED}" return 1 fi print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Database backed up to: $backup_db" "${GREEN}" # Try to vacuum the database print_status "${INFO}" "Running VACUUM on database..." "${BLUE}" if sudo -u plex sqlite3 "$main_db" "VACUUM;"; then print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Database VACUUM completed successfully" "${GREEN}" # Test integrity again if sudo -u plex sqlite3 "$main_db" "PRAGMA integrity_check;" | grep -q "ok"; then print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Database integrity restored!" "${GREEN}" print_status "${INFO}" "You can now try starting Plex again" "${BLUE}" return 0 else print_status "${CROSS}" "Database still corrupted after VACUUM" "${RED}" fi else print_status "${CROSS}" "VACUUM operation failed" "${RED}" fi # If VACUUM failed, suggest restore options print_status "${INFO}" "VACUUM repair failed. Consider these options:" "${YELLOW}" echo -e "${DIM}${YELLOW} 1. Restore from a backup using restore-plex.sh${RESET}" echo -e "${DIM}${YELLOW} 2. Delete corrupted database (Plex will rebuild, but you'll lose metadata)${RESET}" echo -e "${DIM}${YELLOW} 3. Check for corrupted database backups in: $db_dir/corrupted-*/${RESET}" return 1 } # 🔍 Function to check database integrity check_database_integrity() { print_status "${INFO}" "Checking database integrity..." "${BLUE}" local db_dir="/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases" local main_db="$db_dir/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db" local repair_script="${SCRIPT_DIR}/plex-database-repair.sh" if [[ ! -f "$main_db" ]]; then print_status "${CROSS}" "Main database not found at: $main_db" "${RED}" return 1 fi # Use shared repair script for integrity checking if available if [[ -f "$repair_script" ]]; then if "$repair_script" check "$main_db" >/dev/null 2>&1; then print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Database integrity check passed" "${GREEN}" return 0 else print_status "${CROSS}" "Database integrity check failed!" "${RED}" print_status "${INFO}" "Consider running database repair: plex repair" "${YELLOW}" return 1 fi else # Fallback to basic sqlite3 check if ! sudo -u plex sqlite3 "$main_db" "PRAGMA integrity_check;" >/dev/null 2>&1; then print_status "${CROSS}" "Database integrity check failed!" "${RED}" print_status "${INFO}" "Consider running database repair or restore from backup" "${YELLOW}" return 1 fi print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Database integrity check passed" "${GREEN}" return 0 fi } # �🚀 Enhanced start function start_plex() { print_status "${ROCKET}" "Starting Plex Media Server..." "${GREEN}" if systemctl is-active --quiet "$PLEX_SERVICE"; then print_status "${INFO}" "Plex is already running!" "${YELLOW}" show_detailed_status return 0 fi # Reset any failed state first sudo systemctl reset-failed "$PLEX_SERVICE" 2>/dev/null || true # Check database integrity before starting if ! check_database_integrity; then print_status "${CROSS}" "Database integrity issues detected. Service may fail to start." "${RED}" echo -e "${DIM}${YELLOW} Try: sudo systemctl stop plexmediaserver && sudo -u plex sqlite3 /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/Plug-in\ Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db 'VACUUM;'${RESET}" return 1 fi print_status "${INFO}" "Attempting to start service..." "${BLUE}" if ! sudo systemctl start "$PLEX_SERVICE"; then print_status "${CROSS}" "Failed to start Plex Media Server!" "${RED}" print_status "${INFO}" "Checking service logs..." "${BLUE}" # Show recent error logs echo -e "\n${DIM}${RED}Recent error logs:${RESET}" sudo journalctl -u "$PLEX_SERVICE" --no-pager -n 5 --since "1 minute ago" | tail -5 return 1 fi # Wait and verify startup sleep 3 local timeout=30 local elapsed=0 print_status "${HOURGLASS}" "Waiting for service to initialize..." "${CYAN}" while [[ $elapsed -lt $timeout ]]; do if systemctl is-active --quiet "$PLEX_SERVICE"; then print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Plex Media Server started successfully!" "${GREEN}" print_footer return 0 fi sleep 2 elapsed=$((elapsed + 2)) echo -ne "${DIM}${CYAN} Waiting... ${elapsed}s/${timeout}s${RESET}\r" done echo "" print_status "${CROSS}" "Service startup timeout or failed!" "${RED}" # Show current status local status status=$(systemctl is-active "$PLEX_SERVICE" 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown") print_status "${INFO}" "Current status: $status" "${YELLOW}" if [[ "$status" == "failed" ]]; then echo -e "\n${DIM}${RED}Recent error logs:${RESET}" sudo journalctl -u "$PLEX_SERVICE" --no-pager -n 10 --since "2 minutes ago" fi return 1 } # 🛑 Enhanced stop function stop_plex() { print_status "${STOP_SIGN}" "Stopping Plex Media Server..." "${YELLOW}" if ! systemctl is-active --quiet "$PLEX_SERVICE"; then print_status "${INFO}" "Plex is already stopped!" "${YELLOW}" return 0 fi sudo systemctl stop "$PLEX_SERVICE" & local pid=$! show_loading "Gracefully shutting down Plex" $pid wait $pid if ! systemctl is-active --quiet "$PLEX_SERVICE"; then print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Plex Media Server stopped successfully!" "${GREEN}" print_footer else print_status "${CROSS}" "Failed to stop Plex Media Server!" "${RED}" return 1 fi } # ♻️ Enhanced restart function restart_plex() { print_status "${RECYCLE}" "Restarting Plex Media Server..." "${BLUE}" if systemctl is-active --quiet "$PLEX_SERVICE"; then stop_plex echo "" fi start_plex } # 📊 Enhanced status function with detailed info show_detailed_status() { local service_status service_status=$(systemctl is-active "$PLEX_SERVICE" 2>/dev/null || echo "inactive") echo -e "\n${BOLD}${BLUE}+==============================================================+${RESET}" echo -e "${BOLD}${BLUE}| SERVICE STATUS |${RESET}" echo -e "${BOLD}${BLUE}+==============================================================+${RESET}" case "$service_status" in "active") print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Service Status: ${GREEN}${BOLD}ACTIVE${RESET}" "${GREEN}" # Get additional info local uptime uptime=$(systemctl show "$PLEX_SERVICE" --property=ActiveEnterTimestamp --value | xargs -I {} date -d {} "+%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S" 2>/dev/null || echo "Unknown") local memory_usage memory_usage=$(systemctl show "$PLEX_SERVICE" --property=MemoryCurrent --value 2>/dev/null || echo "0") if [[ "$memory_usage" != "0" ]] && [[ "$memory_usage" =~ ^[0-9]+$ ]]; then memory_usage="$(( memory_usage / 1024 / 1024 )) MB" else memory_usage="Unknown" fi echo -e "${DIM}${CYAN} Started: ${WHITE}${uptime}${RESET}" echo -e "${DIM}${CYAN} Memory Usage: ${WHITE}${memory_usage}${RESET}" echo -e "${DIM}${CYAN} Service Name: ${WHITE}${PLEX_SERVICE}${RESET}" ;; "inactive") print_status "${CROSS}" "Service Status: ${RED}${BOLD}INACTIVE${RESET}" "${RED}" echo -e "${DIM}${YELLOW} Use '${SCRIPT_NAME} start' to start the service${RESET}" ;; "failed") print_status "${CROSS}" "Service Status: ${RED}${BOLD}FAILED${RESET}" "${RED}" echo -e "${DIM}${RED} Check logs with: ${WHITE}journalctl -u ${PLEX_SERVICE}${RESET}" ;; *) print_status "${INFO}" "Service Status: ${YELLOW}${BOLD}${service_status^^}${RESET}" "${YELLOW}" ;; esac # Show recent logs echo -e "\n${DIM}${CYAN}+--- Recent Service Logs (24h) ---+${RESET}" # Try to get logs with sudo, fall back to user permissions local logs if logs=$(sudo journalctl -u "$PLEX_SERVICE" --no-pager -n 5 --since "24 hours ago" --output=short 2>/dev/null); then if [[ -n "$logs" && "$logs" != "-- No entries --" ]]; then echo -e "${DIM}${logs}${RESET}" else echo -e "${DIM}${YELLOW}No recent log entries found${RESET}" fi else # Fallback: try without sudo logs=$(journalctl -u "$PLEX_SERVICE" --no-pager -n 5 --since "24 hours ago" 2>/dev/null || echo "Unable to access logs") if [[ "$logs" == "Unable to access logs" || "$logs" == "-- No entries --" ]]; then echo -e "${DIM}${YELLOW}Unable to access recent logs (try: sudo journalctl -u ${PLEX_SERVICE})${RESET}" else echo -e "${DIM}${logs}${RESET}" fi fi echo -e "${DIM}${CYAN}+----------------------------------+${RESET}" } # 🔧 Show available commands show_help() { echo -e "${BOLD}${WHITE}Usage:${RESET} ${CYAN}${SCRIPT_NAME}${RESET} ${YELLOW}${RESET}" echo "" echo -e "${BOLD}${WHITE}Available Commands:${RESET}" echo -e " ${GREEN}${BOLD}start${RESET} ${ROCKET} Start Plex Media Server" echo -e " ${YELLOW}${BOLD}stop${RESET} ${STOP_SIGN} Stop Plex Media Server" echo -e " ${BLUE}${BOLD}restart${RESET} ${RECYCLE} Restart Plex Media Server" echo -e " ${CYAN}${BOLD}status${RESET} ${INFO} Show detailed service status" echo -e " ${RED}${BOLD}repair${RESET} [!] Repair database corruption issues" echo -e " ${PURPLE}${BOLD}help${RESET} [*] Show this help message" echo "" echo -e "${DIM}${WHITE}Examples:${RESET}" echo -e " ${DIM}${SCRIPT_NAME} start # Start the Plex service${RESET}" echo -e " ${DIM}${SCRIPT_NAME} status # Show current status${RESET}" echo -e " ${DIM}${SCRIPT_NAME} repair # Fix database issues${RESET}" echo "" } # Database repair function using shared script repair_plex() { print_header "DATABASE REPAIR" print_status "${INFO}" "Attempting to repair Plex database..." "${YELLOW}" local db_dir="/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases" local main_db="$db_dir/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db" local repair_script="${SCRIPT_DIR}/plex-database-repair.sh" if [[ ! -f "$repair_script" ]]; then print_status "${CROSS}" "Database repair script not found: $repair_script" "${RED}" return 2 fi if [[ ! -f "$main_db" ]]; then print_status "${CROSS}" "Main database not found at: $main_db" "${RED}" return 1 fi # Stop Plex service first print_status "${INFO}" "Stopping Plex service for repair..." "${BLUE}" if ! sudo systemctl stop "$PLEX_SERVICE"; then print_status "${CROSS}" "Failed to stop Plex service!" "${RED}" return 1 fi # Run the repair print_status "${INFO}" "Running database repair (this may take a while)..." "${BLUE}" if "$repair_script" repair "$main_db"; then print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Database repair completed successfully!" "${GREEN}" # Try to start the service print_status "${INFO}" "Starting Plex service..." "${BLUE}" if sudo systemctl start "$PLEX_SERVICE"; then print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Plex service started successfully!" "${GREEN}" print_footer return 0 else print_status "${CROSS}" "Failed to start Plex service after repair!" "${RED}" return 1 fi else local repair_exit_code=$? print_status "${CROSS}" "Database repair failed!" "${RED}" # Try to start the service anyway print_status "${INFO}" "Attempting to start Plex service anyway..." "${BLUE}" sudo systemctl start "$PLEX_SERVICE" 2>/dev/null || true if [[ $repair_exit_code -eq 2 ]]; then print_status "${INFO}" "Critical error - manual intervention required" "${YELLOW}" else print_status "${INFO}" "Repair failed but service may still work with corrupted database" "${YELLOW}" fi print_footer return $repair_exit_code fi } # 🎯 Main script logic main() { # Check if running as root if [[ $EUID -eq 0 ]]; then print_header print_status "${CROSS}" "Don't run this script as root! Use your regular user account." "${RED}" exit 1 fi # Check if no arguments provided if [[ $# -eq 0 ]]; then print_header show_help exit 1 fi # Show header for all operations except help if [[ "${1,,}" != "help" ]] && [[ "${1,,}" != "--help" ]] && [[ "${1,,}" != "-h" ]]; then print_header fi case "${1,,}" in # Convert to lowercase "start") start_plex ;; "stop") stop_plex ;; "restart"|"reload") restart_plex ;; "status"|"info") show_detailed_status ;; "repair"|"fix") repair_plex ;; "help"|"--help"|"-h") print_header show_help ;; *) print_status "${CROSS}" "Unknown command: ${RED}${BOLD}$1${RESET}" "${RED}" echo "" show_help exit 1 ;; esac } # 🚀 Execute main function with all arguments main "$@"