Terraform module for Plex Media Server on AWS using Spot Instances and S3 for Media Storage

Plex Claim Token

Get Plex Claim Token: https://www.plex.tv/claim

The Claim Token is only good for a few minutes, so it is easiest to not set this variable and let Terraform prompt you for it.

After your server is done spinning up

If the plex app cannot connect to your server

• Go to http://{ip}:32400/web
• Settings -> Remote Access -> Enable Remote Access
  • Check Specify Port (leave the port the same) and retry

Create Libraries

• Go to Manage -> Libraries
  • Create libraries seleting folders within the /plex-data folder

Minimize EBS and S3 API Requests to Reduce Cost

To avoid scanning of the files in the S3 bucket (meaning additional S3 api requests and additional EBS i/o requests -> additional cost)

• Don't set Plex to periodically scan library
• Turn off scheduled tasks that will scan the library - I leave on the following
  • Backup database every three days
  • Optimize database every week
  • Remove old bundles every week
  • Remove old cache files every week
  • Upgrade media analysis during maintenance

Requirements

Name	Version
terraform	>= 1.5.7
aws	>= 6.29

Providers

Name	Version
aws	>= 6.29

Modules

Name	Source	Version
plex_autoscaling	terraform-aws-modules/autoscaling/aws	~> 9.2
s3_plex_db	terraform-aws-modules/s3-bucket/aws	~> 5.10
s3_plex_storage	terraform-aws-modules/s3-bucket/aws	~> 5.10
vpc	terraform-aws-modules/vpc/aws	~> 6.6

Resources

Name	Type
aws_iam_policy.plex_server	resource
aws_security_group.plex_admin	resource
aws_ssm_parameter.plex_claim_token	resource
aws_ami.plex	data source
aws_availability_zones.main	data source
aws_iam_policy_document.plex_ec2	data source

Inputs

Name	Description	Type	Default	Required
aws_region	AWS Region	string	"eu-central-1"	no
force_destroy	Force destroy the S3 bucket	bool	false	no
instance_storage_size	Size for EC2 EBS root volume	number	30	no
instance_type	Type of EC2 instance	string	"t3a.micro"	no
plex_claim_token	Token to claim your plex media server. You can get this by going to https://www.plex.tv/claim.	string	n/a	yes
plex_libraries	List of Plex library folder names (created as prefixes inside a single S3 storage bucket)	list(string)	n/a	yes

Outputs

No outputs.