Hey everyone! I recently set up Plex in a Docker container just to experiment a bit, and it feels great! Right now, I have it configured with read and write access (:rw) to my home videos folder. However, I prefer to restrict Plex to read-only access because I don't use it to delete any media, and I want to avoid the risk of it accidentally altering or deleting anything. Is it safe to change that to read-only (:r)? What exactly does Plex need write access for, and how can I change it? I'll keep the config with :rw, of course.
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I have mine set up with :ro as well, and it works perfectly! Just switch it and see how it goes. If Plex runs into issues, you might want to check back for help in the Plex community.
Yeah, you can safely change it to :ro (read-only) for your media mounts! Plex doesn’t need write access for your media unless you have the media deletion option enabled. Just remember, if you decide to allow media deletion in the future, it won't work with read-only access. If it doesn't work, you can always ask over at the Plex subreddit for more specific help.
I second that! Setting it to read-only works fine, and Plex really doesn't require write access for the media files. Just be aware of the media deletion option in Plex if you plan to use that in the future.
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