Plex on Cresdock
Plex is a media server with polished apps across nearly every TV, phone and streaming device — the most widely recognized name in self-hosted media streaming.
What Cresdock sets up for you
Gets its own web address (a subdomain) so Plex apps on TVs and phones connect the normal way.
Sign in with your existing Plex account on first open to claim the server — no separate credentials to seed.
Plex may show its own "remote access unavailable" banner — that's expected here (traffic reaches Plex through the proxy, not a forwarded port) and safe to ignore; streaming still works normally.
Installing it
- Pick it from the catalog
From your dashboard, choose Plex and click Install — no Dockerfile, no compose file.
- Wait a couple of minutes
The panel pulls the image, seeds its configuration, and starts it up.
- Open it from your dashboard
Your access details are on the app's card, and you can start, stop, update or remove it with a click, any time.
Common questions
Do I need to know Docker to run Plex?
No — it's a one-click install through the panel, same as every app in the catalog.
Is my Plex data safe during an update?
Yes. Updates and reinstalls change Plex's own configuration only — never your downloaded files or media library, by design.
Can I remove Plex later without losing my setup?
Removing it can keep its configuration for a future reinstall — you choose when you remove it.