Updated script to properly update Plex If an update is available.

plex32_update_check.sh

@@ -47,61 +47,38 @@ fi
 echo "[INFO] APT updates available: $APT_UPDATES"
 
 # =============================================================
-#  STEP 2 — CHECK PLEX DOCKER IMAGE UPDATE
+#  STEP 2 — CHECK PLEX DOCKER IMAGE UPDATE (SKOPEO MANIFEST CHECK)
 # =============================================================
-echo "[INFO] Checking Plex Docker image..."
+echo "[INFO] Checking Plex Docker image via Skopeo..."
 PLEX_FAILED=false
 PLEX_UPDATE_AVAILABLE=false
 PLEX_ERROR_HTML=""
 
-# lscr.io occasionally returns "error from registry: unauthorized" on the
+# Fetch digest of remote latest image from lscr.io
-# final manifest step of a large multi-layer pull, even after every layer
+REMOTE_DIGEST=$(skopeo inspect docker://lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest --format '{{.Digest}}' 2>/dev/null)
-# downloaded successfully — a transient token/rate-limit issue on their end,
-# not a credentials problem. Retry a few times before treating it as a real
-# failure, since it usually resolves within one or two attempts.
-PLEX_PULL_MAX_RETRIES=3
-PLEX_PULL_RETRY_DELAY=30
-plex_pull_attempt=1
-PLEX_PULL_STATUS=1
-PLEX_PULL_OUTPUT=""
 
-while [ $plex_pull_attempt -le $PLEX_PULL_MAX_RETRIES ]; do
+# Fetch digest of currently running/local image
-    PLEX_PULL_OUTPUT=$(docker pull lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest 2>&1)
+LOCAL_DIGEST=$(docker inspect --format='{{index .RepoDigests 0}}' lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest 2>/dev/null | cut -d'@' -f2)
-    PLEX_PULL_STATUS=$?
-    if [ $PLEX_PULL_STATUS -eq 0 ]; then
-        break
-    fi
-    echo "[WARN] docker pull attempt $plex_pull_attempt/$PLEX_PULL_MAX_RETRIES failed (exit $PLEX_PULL_STATUS)."
-    if [ $plex_pull_attempt -lt $PLEX_PULL_MAX_RETRIES ]; then
-        echo "[WARN] Retrying in ${PLEX_PULL_RETRY_DELAY}s..."
-        sleep $PLEX_PULL_RETRY_DELAY
-    fi
-    plex_pull_attempt=$((plex_pull_attempt + 1))
-done
 
-PLEX_IMAGE_VERSION=$(docker inspect lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest --format '{{index .Config.Labels "build_version"}}' 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+if [ -z "$REMOTE_DIGEST" ]; then
-CURRENT_IMAGE_DATE=$(docker inspect --format='{{.Created}}' lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest 2>/dev/null | cut -d'T' -f1)
-
-if [ $PLEX_PULL_STATUS -ne 0 ]; then
     PLEX_FAILED=true
-    PLEX_STATUS_TEXT="Check failed after $PLEX_PULL_MAX_RETRIES attempts — see error detail below"
+    PLEX_STATUS_TEXT="Check failed — unable to reach registry manifest"
-    echo "[ERROR] docker pull failed after $PLEX_PULL_MAX_RETRIES attempts. Final output:"
+    echo "[ERROR] skopeo inspect failed to fetch digest for lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest"
-    echo "$PLEX_PULL_OUTPUT"
+    PLEX_ERROR_HTML="<div style='margin-top:8px;padding:10px 14px;background:#fff1f2;border-left:4px solid #b91c1c;border-radius:4px;'><div style='font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:#b91c1c;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.5px;margin-bottom:6px;'>⚠ Registry Query Error</div><pre style='margin:0;font-family:monospace;font-size:12px;color:#7f1d1d;'>Failed to inspect remote image digest from lscr.io via skopeo.</pre></div>"
-    PLEX_ERROR_HTML="<div style='margin-top:8px;padding:10px 14px;background:#fff1f2;border-left:4px solid #b91c1c;border-radius:4px;'><div style='font-size:11px;font-weight:700;color:#b91c1c;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.5px;margin-bottom:6px;'>⚠ Docker Pull Error (exit $PLEX_PULL_STATUS, after $PLEX_PULL_MAX_RETRIES attempts)</div><pre style='margin:0;font-family:monospace;font-size:12px;color:#7f1d1d;white-space:pre-wrap;'>$(echo "$PLEX_PULL_OUTPUT" | sed 's/&/\&amp;/g; s/</\&lt;/g; s/>/\&gt;/g')</pre></div>"
+elif [ "$REMOTE_DIGEST" != "$LOCAL_DIGEST" ]; then
-elif echo "$PLEX_PULL_OUTPUT" | grep -q "Pull complete"; then
     PLEX_UPDATE_AVAILABLE=true
-    PLEX_STATUS_TEXT="Update available — new image pulled"
+    PLEX_STATUS_TEXT="Update available — new digest found on registry"
-    if [ $plex_pull_attempt -gt 1 ]; then
-        PLEX_STATUS_TEXT="$PLEX_STATUS_TEXT (succeeded on retry, attempt $plex_pull_attempt)"
-    fi
 else
     PLEX_STATUS_TEXT="Up to date"
 fi
 
+PLEX_IMAGE_VERSION=$(docker inspect lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest --format '{{index .Config.Labels "build_version"}}' 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
+CURRENT_IMAGE_DATE=$(docker inspect --format='{{.Created}}' lscr.io/linuxserver/plex:latest 2>/dev/null | cut -d'T' -f1)
+
 echo "[INFO] Plex status: $PLEX_STATUS_TEXT"
 
 # =============================================================
-#  STEP 2B — VERIFY RUNNING CONTAINER (independent of pull result)
+#  STEP 2B — VERIFY RUNNING CONTAINER
 # =============================================================
 echo "[INFO] Checking actual running Plex container..."
 
@@ -169,25 +146,27 @@ ANY_UPDATES=false
 [ "$F2B_UPDATE_AVAILABLE" = true ] && ANY_UPDATES=true
 [ "$DOCKER_UPDATE_AVAILABLE" = true ] && ANY_UPDATES=true
 
-# A failed registry pull (rate-limit, transient network blip, etc.) is not the
+# Prioritize status:
-# same severity as the actual Plex container being down. If the pull check
+# 1. Container Down (Red)
-# failed but the running container is confirmed healthy, badge it as a lower
+# 2. Updates Available (Blue) - Shows update banner even if a non-critical check warning occurred
-# severity "registry check failed" rather than a full CHECK FAILED/critical state.
+# 3. Check Failed (Amber) - Only if checks failed AND no updates were found
+# 4. All Current (Green)
+
 if [ "$CONTAINER_OK" = false ]; then
     STATUS_COLOR="#b91c1c"
     STATUS_BADGE="🔴 CONTAINER DOWN"
     STATUS_BANNER_MSG="🔴 &nbsp;Plex container is NOT running — investigate immediately"
     SUBJECT="🔴 PLEX32 — Plex Container Down — $DATE_SHORT"
-elif [ "$ANY_FAILED" = true ]; then
-    STATUS_COLOR="#b45309"
-    STATUS_BADGE="⚠ CHECK FAILED"
-    STATUS_BANNER_MSG="⚠ &nbsp;Registry/update check failed, but Plex container itself is confirmed running — no action required unless this repeats daily"
-    SUBJECT="⚠ PLEX32 — Update Check Failed — $DATE_SHORT"
 elif [ "$ANY_UPDATES" = true ]; then
     STATUS_COLOR="#1d6fa8"
     STATUS_BADGE="🔄 UPDATES AVAILABLE"
-    STATUS_BANNER_MSG="🔄 &nbsp;Updates are available for one or more components"
+    STATUS_BANNER_MSG="🔄 &nbsp;Updates are available for one or more components — run commands below to apply"
     SUBJECT="🔄 PLEX32 — Updates Available — $DATE_SHORT"
+elif [ "$ANY_FAILED" = true ]; then
+    STATUS_COLOR="#b45309"
+    STATUS_BADGE="⚠ CHECK FAILED"
+    STATUS_BANNER_MSG="⚠ &nbsp;Update check experienced a registry/network error — Plex container itself is running normally"
+    SUBJECT="⚠ PLEX32 — Update Check Failed — $DATE_SHORT"
 else
     STATUS_COLOR="#1a7f4b"
     STATUS_BADGE="✅ ALL CURRENT"
@@ -196,7 +175,7 @@ else
 fi
 
 # =============================================================
-#  STEP 6 — BUILD COMMAND BLOCKS (click to select)
+#  STEP 6 — BUILD COMMAND BLOCKS
 # =============================================================
 make_cmd_block() {
     local step_num="$1"
@@ -223,6 +202,7 @@ if [ "$ANY_UPDATES" = true ]; then
 
     if [ "$PLEX_UPDATE_AVAILABLE" = true ]; then
         CMD="cd ~/docker/plex
+docker compose pull
 docker compose up -d"
         UPDATE_COMMANDS_HTML+=$(make_cmd_block "$STEP" "Plex Media Server (Docker)" "$CMD")
         STEP=$((STEP+1))