Hey everyone! I've successfully set up Plex in a Docker container, and feeling pretty accomplished about it. Currently, Plex has read and write access (:rw) to my home videos folder. I want to limit it to read-only (:r) because I don't plan on deleting any media through Plex, and I don't want to risk it modifying or deleting my video files. Is it safe to just switch it to :r? What does Plex actually need write access for, and how do I make this change? I'll keep the config as :rw, of course!
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You can definitely change it to :ro! Most of us find that Plex works perfectly fine with read-only access for media directories. The only time it needs write access is when you enable the 'media deletion' feature, which it seems you won't be using. So go ahead and limit it to read-only; it should be totally fine!
Yeah, I’ve got mine set to :ro too, and it works like a charm! Just remember to keep any settings that require write access separate.