Can I tell Plex to just organize by folder?
Plex has been running pretty well for me for a while now. I have one sticky problem though. I have a huge collection of videos (ahem) which are pretty poorly organized. I have them organized by folder...
View ArticleSync transcoding only using 1 CPU core, while streaming uses all
hey guys, I've tried out syncing for the first time to my Nexus 7, and realized that while streaming with the block based encoding uses all my server's CPU cores, when using sync, it's single...
View ArticleSetting scheduling priority with nice
Thought I'd post this simple tutorial for setting the nice value on PMS running on Linux distros using systemd. The rpm package from Plex comes with the service file that sets environment variables...
View ArticlePlex on Segate NAS OS 4
Hi guys, Newbie here. I recently purchased a Segate NAS. It has the ARM cpu 12.GHZ and 512 Gb ram. As I understand that transcoding is not an option on arm, I am trying to figure out a way to install...
View ArticleServer Settings Unavailable
I have followed many similar trails including the following: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/3cb3oc/server_settings_are_unavailable/ HOWEVER, it looks like that was for an old version. I am...
View ArticleProblem with OGM files
I can't play ogm files in server and in my TV. In server only hear the sound. If I use VLC or Totem, I don't have any problem. This is the codec's information of the .ogm files:
View ArticleHowTo: Plex Media Server For Zyxel325_v2
Follow these steppes in the order i put them "top to bottom" and you will successfully be able to install Plex on a zyxel linux based system such as the zyxel325_v2 Create a text file called...
View Article[CentOS 6.x] Bug in spec file - POSTIN script is broken - scriptlet failed,...
CentOS 6.x - plexmediaserver x64 versions 0.9.11-0.9.15 (and probably older) I have previously reported this here on earlier versions :...
View ArticleStrange connection and metadata problem with Plex since static IP was set
I am running a Plex docker on a unRAID server. I am also using SABnzbd, Couchpotato, and Sickbeard. Plex was doing everything perfectly up until a couple of days ago. Now any new movie tv show that I...
View ArticlePlex won't start after update to Version "0.9.15.0.1621-344f193"
Hi, After upgrade to version "0.9.15.0.1621-344f193", plex won't start automatic. So i try to start it manual and get the following error: [plexadmin@srv-app-240 init.d]$ sudo...
View ArticlePMS on Ubuntu 14.10 losing settings on restart
Hi all, I'm running PMS v0.9.11.7 on Ubuntu 14.10. Recently I've noticed that whenever I restart my Plex server, it seems to lose a couple of important settings. I have to re-accept the terms of use...
View ArticleERROR - Error writing media: 32 - Broken pipe
I'm seeing regular "ERROR - Error writing media: 32 - Broken pipe" messages in the log on my server running on Ubuntu 14.04. Anyway to determine what is causing that error? It wasn't obvious to me...
View ArticleDebian - There was a problem signing in to Plex.
Hi, I'm running the debian version of: http://shell.ninthgate.se/packages/debian/pool/main/p/plexmediaserver/ (9.14.5.1595) My problem is that each time I try to login to Plex i get - 406: Not...
View ArticleDuplicate Movies, No Duplicate Files
I recently changed to Ubuntu Linux for my Plex Media Server for reasons that are too in-depth to go into here. However, I am having an issue where I am seeing duplicate entries for a LOT of my movies....
View ArticleHardware good enough?
Hi there! Does anybody know if this hardware is good enough for transcoding full HD movies? (1 stream client) - Intel(R) Core(TM)2 Duo CPU 2,66Ghz 2,67Ghz - 2.00 GB ram - 64 bits I want to make a stand...
View ArticleHardware good enough?
Hello everybody! Does someone know if this hardware is good enough for transcoding 1080p (full hd) movies for 1 remote (home network, or remote) client? Intel Core Duo 2,66Ghz 2,67Ghz 2.00GB ram ubuntu...
View ArticleChoppy playback on really high-end server when transcoding blurays
Hi all, I've read a few posts regarding trans-code issues of MKV files. I see that my Plex Server.log is showing on average < 0.6 speed **and I have received **"This server is not powerful enough"...
View Article[Feature request]: Filter movies/shows by audio and subtitle language
I'd love to be able to filter movies and tv shows by the languages of the audio and subtitle tracks available. This would be especially nice for my little siblings who don't understand a word of...
View ArticlePlex not downloading metadata anymore (both TV shown and movies)
Hi all, For the last few weeks, my Plex Media Server doesn't download metadata from IMDB, TVDB or any other source anymore. I have looked at the logs and there are a lot of errors, but I can't make...
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