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Having a very ...fun time trying to install Plex Media server on Bazzite. Can anyone explain what the hell I'm even supposed to be trying to do here?

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[–] AK47@hexbear.net 7 points 3 days ago

A Dockerfile setup will greatly ease this process. LinuxServer.io has an extremely simple to use image.

Here is their page on general usage of docker-compose.

Bazzite includes Podman which has full compatibility with Dockerfiles so there isn't much additional setup other than creating a compose.yaml file, pasting the example config, editing it to match your system, and then running docker-compose up inside that folder from a Terminal.

This bypasses all of the atomic weirdness and vastly simplifies setup, migration, and backups in the future.

I don't personally use Plex but I use A LOT of Docker on a handful of OSs including NixOS, so I know the frustration of immutable filesystems.

Good luck!