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This wiki holds tips and tricks and various information regarding the use of plexupdate.sh

Run plexupdate.sh on a schedule

• Ubuntu: Run plexupdate.sh from cron
• Running plexupdate daily as a systemd timer

Why should I use a config file?

Because putting your plexpass account information inside a script is a bad idea. Typically plexupdate.sh is run as root, which has a nice sideeffect, you can essentially make the plexupdate configuration file readable by you only or even just root, preventing other users to see your password.

Obviously, this might be a bit overdramatic since you're not likely running a multi-user setup at home, but in general, in the unix/linux community, placing ones credentials inside a script is frowned upon and makes it difficult to easily share the script since it now holds confidential information.