jeroenj / plexconnect-cookbook

Chef cookbook for plexconnect

plexconnect Cookbook

Installs plexconnect and its required dependencies.

Requirements

python

Python is required. It is set up as a dependency of this cookbook so it will be handled automatically.

git

The code is being synced from github. Git is required for checking out the code.

Attributes

plexconnect::default

Key	Type	Description	Default
['plexconnect']['user']	String	User which plexconnect will be ran as	plexconnect
['plexconnect']['group']	String	Group which owns the plexconnect installation	plexconnect
['plexconnect']['install_dir']	String	Directory where plexconnect will be installed	/srv/apps/plexconnect
['plexconnect']['log_dir']	String	Log directory	/var/log/plexconnect
['plexconnect']['git_url']	String	Git repository which will be checked out	https://github.com/RuudBurger/CouchPotatoServer.git
['plexconnect']['git_ref']	String	Git branch or tag which will be checked out	v0.5
['plexconnect']['certificate']	String	SSL certificate	''
['plexconnect']['key']	String	Private key for the SSL certificate	''
['plexconnect']['settings']	Hash	Configuration options. Feel free to create a pull request for more custom options.	certfile ip_pms logpath hosttointercept port_dnsserver port_pms port_ssl port_webserver
['plexconnect']['atv_settings']	Hash	Configuration options for PlexConnect on the Apple TV. Feel free to create a pull request for more custom options.	apple_tv_id myplex_user myplex_auth subtitlesize subtitlerenderer transcodequality

plexconnect::fanart

Key	Type	Description	Default
['plexconnect']['fanart']['packages']	Array	all required packages to build Pillow	/usr/local/bin/plexconnect

Usage

plexconnect::default

It installs plexconnect by checking it out from source.

plexconnect::init

It sets up an init script and configures rc.d to make plexconnect automatically launch on boot.

plexconnect::fanart

It installs Pillow using the python pip provider. This is required for fanart to show up in PlexConnect.

Contributing

1. Fork the repository on Github
2. Create a named feature branch (like add_component_x)
3. Write your change
4. Write tests for your change (if applicable)
5. Run the tests, ensuring they all pass
6. Submit a Pull Request using Github