omni-ansible/playbooks/update-plex.yml

---
# - hosts: vm-host-plex.net.enp.one
#   #gather_facts: false
#   tasks:
#     - name: Query plex API (shhh) to load latest releases
#       get_url:
#         url: https://plex.tv/api/downloads/5.json
#         dest: "{{ plex_releases_file | default('/tmp/plexreleases.json') }}"

- hosts: plex
  name: Update Plex Media Server to latest version
  vars:
    plex_releases: "{{ lookup('url', 'https://plex.tv/api/downloads/5.json') | from_json }}"
  tasks:
    - name: Identifiy the proper release file
      when: (ansible_os_family | lower == item["distro"]) and (ansible_distribution | lower in item["label"] | lower) and (ansible_userspace_bits in item["label"])
      set_fact:
        plex_release_url: "{{ item.url }}"
        plex_release_checksum: "{{ item.checksum }}"
      loop: "{{ plex_releases['computer']['Linux']['releases'] }}"

    - name: Download package
      get_url:
        url: "{{ plex_release_url }}"
        checksum: sha1:{{ plex_release_checksum }}
        dest: /tmp/plexmediaserver-{{ plex_release_checksum }}.{{ plex_release_url.split(".")[-1] }}

    - name: Stop the PMS service
      become: true
      systemd:
        name: "{{ plex_service | default('plexmediaserver') }}"
        state: stopped

    - name: Install update package
      become: true
      block:
        - name: Install update package using DNF
          when: ansible_distribution == "Fedora"
          dnf:
            name: /tmp/plexmediaserver-{{ plex_release_checksum }}.rpm
            state: latest
        - name: Install update package using YUM
          when: ansible_distribution == "CentOS"
          yum:
            name: /tmp/plexmediaserver-{{ plex_release_checksum }}.rpm
            state: latest
        - name: Install update package using APT
          when: ansible_distribution == "Ubuntu" or ansible_distribution == "Debian"
          apt:
            name: /tmp/plexmediaserver-{{ plex_release_checksum }}.deb
            state: latest

    - name: Start the PMS service
      become: true
      systemd:
        name: "{{ plex_service | default('plexmediaserver') }}"
        state: started