New to Plex - The media server won't launch
Hello all, I'm a brand new user of Plex. Actually I would like to be. I've registered an account couple of days ago and installed the Plex Media Server exe on my PC. Once the install is done, if I try...
View ArticlePMS v1.3.2 breaking playback/transcode?
Hi, I've just upgraded to the latest Plex Pass (v1.3.2) release for PMS from a previous Plex Pass version for a few weeks ago (v1.3.0 I think). This upgrade appears to have broken playback for a lot of...
View ArticleCan't find media server?
Despite updating to latest version and repeatedly signing out/in...suddenly can't locate my Media Server on my mac this evening? What gives?
View ArticleServer remote access occasionally drops out after restarting computer
I normally have my 2011 Mac Mini Server scheduled to restart every Monday at 4am. I have had this set up with Plex for over a year. With the recent update, occasionally I notice I am not able to...
View ArticleMedia server stuck on "Starting"?
I'm really sorry everyone... I recently sent out an update which turned out to have some problems, and prevents the media server from starting. By the time we realised, it'd already been downloaded by...
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Plex Media Server refuses to launch
After not using Plex for a while I reinstall the Plex Media Server. I deleted Plex because I needed disk space. But it fails to launch. It briefly shows in the menu bar. Perhaps because I have been...
View ArticleWhy can all of my media be seen but not played on anything?
Hi, I am a plex pass member and have been using plex since september of 2016 without issue. I use it to stream music, movies and tv shows to apple tv4, roku, playstation, and amazon firestick. I went...
View ArticlePlaying 4K files
Hi guys, I'm no Plex master, or any kind of a tech geek, so please excuse me if any obviously dumb stuff follows. I cant get my system to play 4K movie files. I have a 55" LG3D 4K UHD TV in my bedroom,...
View ArticleTwo servers, different users.
I recently built a second, more powerful, sever to handle the increased load from my remote family. I still have the original one and would like to use it for myself and stay off the one they use. Is...
View ArticlePlex Media Server not working Safari
I can't get the media server to work. I have uninstalled and reinstalled but when I click the app I just get a message box " you can't open the application "Plex Media server" because it is not...
View ArticleDuplicate tracks and albums
I'm using the latest plex media media server on a mac mini. My music folder is on the same mac mini and is my iTunes library too. I have noticed that many tracks and albums are duplicating in the Plex...
View ArticleMetadata is no longer loading for new media
As of the latest update (v 1.3.0.3059), any movies added to my Plex server do not load metadata. I have tried restarting, manually matching media, refreshing media, removing and re-adding media... is...
View ArticleSwitching PMS to Mac Mini from Linux, looking for suggestions on system configs
I've been running PMS on a Linux box for 2 years, and recently switched to a Mac Mini. Setting it up this weekend and looking for any suggestions in terms of power management settings, startup items,...
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Server always shown as Nearby on same machine
My Plex server is always shown as Nearby even though I'm accessing it on the same machine. To be clear: The Plex server runs on my Mac. On that same Mac, when looking at the server in my list of...
View Articleplex and OS 10.12 photos app library support for videos and photos
Was trying to find a way to stream my photos.app library from 10.12 to my iPad and iPhone etc. found https://www.plex.tv/features/photos/. I had plex awhile back and used the iPhoto plugin which was...
View Article10.12 and photos (app) library support
i've tried the iPhoto plugin with plex. it wasn't very good. I saw this https://www.plex.tv/features/photos/. How well does Photos (plex) support photos (osx) library with the latest version? Is there...
View ArticlePlex Library Update Stuck at Media Analysis
Hi, A couple of weeks ago, I enabled Agents >> Shows >> TheTVDB >> OpenSubtitles.org Prior to that, my library always updated flawlessly. Now, when I add new media to my library and...
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