Plex Media Server crashes when I try to play movies
Repost from the Plex subreddit (nobody has answered on Reddit). I've been using Plex for years on my Mac Mini. It's not a new installation or anything like that. The media lives on a NAS, but all the...
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Hi Friends So here is my issue ( I did do s brief search but cant seem to find an exact problem like mine) So like I have mentioned I have PMS running on Mac OS on a an G5 2.66 GHz Quad Core Intell...
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PMS relaunch after crash?
Hi, Is there an option to have PMS monitor itself and relaunch if it crashes? Why do I care? PMS is the most critical part of the Plex ecosphere, its crashed a few times already (I think I fixed it by...
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How do I mount a remote folder to the "iMac" window in finder?
I am trying to set-up my Mac to automatically watch and mount the remote folder on my NAS using:...
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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Server is unavailable/unreachable after running PMS update
So I get this same problem sporadically and more or less after every single PMS update: I open the PMS and get the message that "The server is unavailable". This is all despite: PMS running locally on...
View ArticleWhat are the hardware requirements for the server to play a large files on an...
I have quite a few movie files that are blu-ray rips (30-40gb) and I am 1st: wondering if any of the NAS systems out there can handle those files being played back on a 4th gen Apple TV and iOS...
View ArticleHow to fix auto-mounting shares ('broken' in Sierra macOS)
If you are running a headless mac mini or similar, then it is not ideal to have to click 'connect' and 'ok' to mount shares. This is something that has been introduced in Sierra for some reason. I had...
View Articlemetadata no longer downloading
I can not get metadata to download. I seriously have over 60 movies without any metadata, when I go to match, either it finds nothing or it finds it, I click on it and it says it is downloading...
View ArticleUpdates Folder under ~/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server. Safe do...
I'm moving my server to a different computer and noticed this folder that seems to store a bunch of previous versions of PMS, so I have a couple of questions: 1) Can I delete the contents of this...
View ArticlePlex server not giving me setup wizard
Due to an plex server update I had to reset up my whole plex server as I could't seem to log back into my web app. Anyway now the web app won't see I have the plex server installed on my mac. Am...
View ArticleMacOS/PMS - Metadata missing after new library (Movies and TV Shows) scan...
Hi, I installed PMS a few days ago and have been testing it with a small library, every worked fine. However, when I pulled the trigger and added my full Movie and TV libraries a lot of the metadata...
View ArticleFLAC files with CUE?
Hi, lately I've received a bunch of FLAC lossless audio. Most of the audio is one file per disc with a .cue file that matches up to the tracks. This doesn't appear to be supported in Plex 9, although...
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Plex app won't open or run on iMac running OS Sierra
I recently got a new iMac running OS Sierra and though I have downloaded the most current version of Plex from the site, the app won't launch. in fact, when checking that my user has the proper...
View ArticleNew install crashes constantly
Hey all, I have long run my Plex server off my Mac Mini, but recently I have been having problems with remote access and sharing. As a last resort, I uninstalled and reinstalled Plex, on the Mini...
View ArticleSign In/log in
hey team, i can't sign into my server, my server is up and running but i can't connect to my server trough safari or google chrome. it always says - we are unable to complete your request - or it gives...
View Articlemy server is unavailable
I installed it yesterday and saw that it was scanning my media libraries, but today I can't contact it. Why did it stop working and how I get it going again?
View ArticleServer is no longer accessible
I logged into my acct on cell phone. It said an update was available, and that I should be ready to accept the update on the computer. I started the update on my phone, and went to the Mac where I saw...
View ArticleCentury Link w/ Technicolor C2100T Modem
I'm having a really hard time getting my Technicolor C2100T modem from CenturyLink to be visible outside my home network. I've manually forwarded a port and Plex see's the two IP addresses and the...
View ArticleRather complicated scenario with two homes, five family members, 1k movies,...
Problem: if Plex is for me, what's the best setup (hardware?) I need to go after at each of two homes: Quick situation overview: + two physical homes: one here, remote vacation home in Tahoe. Watching...
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