Self-host plex-utills
0.21.12Plex library poster banner automation with web UI
- Stars
- 327
- Port
- 80 (Web UI)
jkirkcaldy/plex-utills
What is plex-utills?
plex-utills is a self-hosted utility for Plex Media Server that automates poster management through a web interface. It scans your Plex libraries and adds resolution and HDR format banners (4K, HDR10, Dolby Vision, HDR10+, 3D) to movie posters and TV episode thumbnails. The Hide 4K feature tags 4K-only movies as untranscodable so remote users on limited hardware won't see them, with an option to trigger Plex's built-in optimizer to create 1080p versions. It can also automatically group Disney and Pixar films into collections. Configuration is done via environment variables (PUID, PGID, TZ) and the web UI, which stores settings in a SQLite database. The project runs exclusively in Docker and supports Linux, macOS, Windows, Unraid, and Synology NAS. It requires a Plex token and works best with TheMovieDB as the metadata agent. The latest release is 0.21.12 (December 2021) with a changelog dated January 2023; the repository was last pushed in October 2023.
Should you self-host plex-utills?
plex-utills scores 44/100 on selfhost.directory (how scoring works) and ranks #105 of 142 in Media Management. It has 327 GitHub stars.
There was no stable release in the past 12 months, so check the repository's recent activity before you rely on it.
Setup is moderate: expect some configuration beyond a single command. An official Docker image is available. It is MIT-licensed and written mostly in Python.
Its closest alternative on selfhost.directory is Sonarr (81/100, 17 471 stars). It scores higher overall, so compare the two before you pick. See plex-utills vs Sonarr side by side.
Features
- 3D poster banners
- 4K/HDR poster banners
- Disney Collection
- Hide 4K content
- Migration from legacy config
- Pixar Collection
- Poster backup and restore
- Scheduled automation
- Web UI
plex-utills README
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