From a80f96b9a7f5858e10a8d0562fbff2996c0df3f7 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: thethreemagi <thethreemagi@outlook.com>
Date: Sun, 2 Aug 2026 04:02:59 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?watchtower:=20pin=20DOCKER=5FAPI=5FVERSION=20?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=E2=80=94=20v1.7.1's=20client=20defaults=20to=201.25,=20below?=
 =?UTF-8?q?=20Engine=2029's=20minimum=20of=201.40?=
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---
 plex/docker-compose.yml | 6 ++++++
 1 file changed, 6 insertions(+)

diff --git a/plex/docker-compose.yml b/plex/docker-compose.yml
index 33624b0..5bd7291 100644
--- a/plex/docker-compose.yml
+++ b/plex/docker-compose.yml
@@ -118,6 +118,12 @@ services:
     restart: unless-stopped
     environment:
       - TZ=${TZ:-America/New_York}
+      # Watchtower v1.7.1's bundled docker client defaults to API 1.25 and
+      # its version negotiation fails against Engine 29 (min API 1.40),
+      # leaving the container in a crash loop. Pinning the API version is
+      # the documented workaround. 1.44 is safely inside the supported
+      # window on this host (server 1.55, min 1.40).
+      - DOCKER_API_VERSION=1.44
       - WATCHTOWER_SCHEDULE=0 0 5 * * *
       - WATCHTOWER_CLEANUP=true
       - WATCHTOWER_NOTIFICATIONS=shoutrrr