#!/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 # ################################################################################ # đŸŽŦ 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" readonly SCRIPT_NAME SCRIPT_NAME="$(basename "$0")" readonly PLEX_WEB_URL="http://localhost:32400/web" # 🎭 Unicode symbols for fancy output readonly CHECKMARK="✅" readonly CROSS="❌" readonly ROCKET="🚀" readonly STOP_SIGN="🛑" readonly RECYCLE="â™ģī¸" readonly INFO="â„šī¸" readonly HOURGLASS="âŗ" readonly SPARKLES="✨" # 📊 Function to print fancy headers print_header() { echo -e "\n${PURPLE}${BOLD}╔══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╗${RESET}" echo -e "${PURPLE}${BOLD}║ ${SPARKLES} PLEX MEDIA SERVER ${SPARKLES} ║${RESET}" echo -e "${PURPLE}${BOLD}╚══════════════════════════════════════════════════════════════╝${RESET}\n" } # 🎉 Function to print completion footer print_footer() { echo -e "\n${DIM}${CYAN}╰─── Operation completed ${SPARKLES} ───╯${RESET}\n" } # đŸŽ¯ Function to print status with style print_status() { local status="$1" local message="$2" local color="$3" echo -e "${color}${BOLD}[${status}]${RESET} ${message}" } # âąī¸ 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${CYAN}${HOURGLASS} ${message} ${spin:$i:1}${RESET}" sleep 0.1 done printf "\r${CYAN}${HOURGLASS} ${message} ${CHECKMARK}${RESET}\n" } # 🚀 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!" "${YELLOW}" show_detailed_status return 0 fi sudo systemctl start "$PLEX_SERVICE" & local pid=$! show_loading "Initializing Plex Media Server" $pid wait $pid sleep 2 # Give it a moment to fully start if systemctl is-active --quiet "$PLEX_SERVICE"; then print_status "${CHECKMARK}" "Plex Media Server started successfully!" "${GREEN}" echo -e "${DIM}${CYAN}Access your server at: ${WHITE}${PLEX_WEB_URL}${RESET}" print_footer else print_status "${CROSS}" "Failed to start Plex Media Server!" "${RED}" return 1 fi } # 🛑 Enhanced stop function stop_plex() { print_status "${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 } # â™ģī¸ 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} Web Interface: ${WHITE}${PLEX_WEB_URL}${RESET}" echo -e "${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}${CYAN}┌─── Recent Service Logs ───┐${RESET}" echo -e "${DIM}$(journalctl -u "$PLEX_SERVICE" --no-pager -n 3 --since "7 days ago" 2>/dev/null | tail -3 || echo "No recent logs available")${RESET}" 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 " ${PURPLE}${BOLD}help${RESET} ${SPARKLES} Show this help message" echo "" echo -e "${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 "" } # đŸŽ¯ 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 "${1,,}" in # Convert to lowercase "start") start_plex ;; "stop") stop_plex ;; "restart"|"reload") restart_plex ;; "status"|"info") show_detailed_status ;; "help"|"--help"|"-h") print_header show_help ;; *) print_status "${CROSS}" "Unknown command: ${RED}${BOLD}$1${RESET}" "${RED}" echo "" show_help exit 1 ;; esac } # 🚀 Execute main function with all arguments main "$@"