HINT: Linux files need to be owned by "plex"
THIS IS IMPORTANT! I tried to add a directory full of jpg format photos, the Plex mediaserver (Fedora) couldn't find them. The jpgs are in subdirectories by date: /home/wsanders/MyPictures/YYYY-MM etc...
View ArticlePlex on Ubuntu Server 14.04 does not scan media in my own user folder...
Hi, I've read a few topics on this subject, tried the solutions mentioned, and still am not having success so I thought maybe someone here could help me! I installed plex with the default settings,...
View ArticleBuffering at beginning of movies...
I've been using Plex for a few years, and recently added "PlexPy" to see what is happening when other users are streaming. What I see is that movie # 1 is transcoding, with 43% played, with 60%...
View ArticleSetting up a new server
Hi, I'm trying to set up a new server in a new box in a hosting (I already have one at home). After setting it up, it asks me for the login details, and if I enter my details, I get access to my...
View ArticleFail to Upgrade PlexMediaServer
Hi all, I have the Apple TV 4th Generation but it can(t see anything on my plexmediaserver. As I'm many version before the current, I'd like to upgrade but I have an error when i try to do it : Err...
View ArticleOMV // Playback has stopped because the connection to the plex media server...
Dear All, I have been experiencing issues lately with my Plex Media Server, some movies I was able to watch previously are not working and I get the "Playback has stopped because the connection to the...
View ArticlePlex Media Server ppa for ubuntu?
If there one or do I have to use wget to the link on the download page every time?
View ArticleForce refresh does not update old metadata
I am using the latest server (1.0.2). When trying to force-refresh a TV show metadata (from thetvdb), the old metadata remains. I have checked that the data has already arrived thetvdb.plexapp.com, and...
View ArticleVideo playback issue - ok at beginning and end but can't fast forward through...
Can someone point me in the direction of what I should be looking at to fix this issue? Maybe I need to re-rip the video? It's a movie in two parts (Gone With The Wind), the problem is in the first...
View ArticleChange folder for PhotoTranscoder
Hey guys, I hope you all had a fantastic christmas Small questions concerning PhotoTranscoder folder (/var/lib/plex..../Cache/PhotoTranscoder) 1) Am I correct saying that this folder corresponds to the...
View ArticleCan I Create my own Agent for metadata
Plex can get about 99% of Movies and TV Shows correctly. But with Documentaries (Movies or TV Shows) is not that nice :(. In my library, I have many Documentaries and CBT (Computer Base Training) all...
View ArticleCan someone help me get Camera Upload to work on iPhone 6S with ios 10.2
I have been successful enabling Camera Upload on my wife's phone so I know all is well with my server settings. When I go to set it up on my iPhone 6S I cannot get past step 1 as everything is grayed...
View ArticleLousy transcoding speed with PMS
Dear all, I am having serious issues on transcoding speed and after spending considerable time in troubleshooting the issue, I am starting to run out of ideas so your help would be highly appreciated....
View ArticlePlex on centos has stopped adding new content
Hi all, suddenly my PMS has stopped adding new content from any of my shared folders. even if i manually update it will not detect anything. can someone please have a look at the logs and let me know...
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Can't setup Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 16.04
Hi, I'm quite frustrated with Plex Media Server. I can't get it to work on a freshly installed Ubuntu Server (NO GUI!!). I installed the server with: sudo dpkg -i...
View ArticleReinstalled Server OS, Reinstalled Plex Media Server, Not Seeing Server Tab
Hey Guys; Due to hard drive failure, I had to reinstall my virtual machine in the cloud. I have the same IP address, but a brand new OS and also a new Plex Media Server setup. I can connect to the Plex...
View ArticleInstall Plex on Raspberry PI?
Hello Forum. I recieved from my friends a Raspberry Pi for Christmas. Now i would like to set it up as my Player/Server. I have a Zyxel NAS with the media to connect. Is there a "How to" somewhere for...
View ArticleInstalled via SSH, visited ip:32400/web, asks for login, see other servers,...
Hello. I am a long time Plex user on Windows. I have recently deployed plex to my linux VPS. I have installed the software but it is not initialized. I have visited VPS.ip:32400/web to do the initial...
View ArticlePMS won't stop scanning
Plex Media Server is endlessly scanning my files, even though nothing is changing. The log is spewing out stuff like this: Dec 28, 2016 17:39:44.557 [0x7f33ebbff700] DEBUG - Notification of new...
View ArticlePlex failing to auto-generate episode titles for local media assets
I'm attempting to import a library of content and it's very important that Plex is able to automatically assign names to each "episode". Manually cranking through each one and updating the tags within...
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