Update: As of May 2023, this is still an issue, so I'm still running Plex server version 1.24.5.

I went to watch a movie using Plex, and an error popped up:

File is unplayable. Color space is not supported …

Recent updates to the main Calibre application results in new requirements to do ebook conversions.

Without installing the new requirements, ebook conversions fail due to missing files:

Failed to import PyQt module: PyQt6.QtWebEngineCore with error: libXtst.so.6: cannot open shared object file: No such file or …

While trying to scp some files I knew existed on the remote system, I ran into an issue using a wildcard.

Using the zsh shell and using a wildcard in scp fails:

scp tom@testbox:~/test*.txt
zsh: no matches found: tom@testbox:~/test*.txt

However, the files do exist:

ssh testbox
tom@testbox:~$ ls -l
total 8
-rw-rw-r-- 1 …

I've been a big fan of using Wireguard since I started using it at the beginning of this year.

Wireguard has the ability to scan a QR code to read the Wireguard tunnel configuration, which makes setting up a mobile device (phone, tablet, etc) much easier.

A QR code (Quick Response code) is a type of matrix barcode (or …

Running Plex in a Docker container is easy to set up, easy to run, and super easy to update.

I have a custom domain, and get free certificates from Let's Encrypt.

Since I already have a setup to automatically obtain/renew certificates from Let's Encrypt, I also wanted to get a certificate for my Plex install, so I can …

When running Plex in a Docker container, you can't actually upgrade/update the Docker image, but rather, you simply redeploy the container with a newer image.

My plex.yaml file:

version: '2'
services:
  plex:
    container_name: plex
    image: plexinc/pms-docker:latest
    restart: unless-stopped …