Questions tagged [plex]

Plex Media Server is the back-end media server component of Plex, which is closed source as proprietary software. Introduced in 2009, Plex Media Server is used to host the content and plugins that are then streamed to Plex big screen apps (including Plex Home Theater) and Plex mobile apps, either on the same machine, the same local area network, or over the Internet.

Plex Media Server is the back-end media server component of Plex, which is closed source as proprietary software. Introduced in 2009, Plex Media Server is used to host the content and plugins that are then streamed to Plex big screen apps (including Plex Home Theater) and Plex mobile apps, either on the same machine, the same local area network, or over the Internet.

In addition to the platforms supported by the front end, the server is also available for Linux.Plex Media Server can be configured to index content in any directory on the machine it is run on, as well as automatically acquiring iTunes, iPhoto, and Aperture content.

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Radarr + Transmission + Docker; Remote Pathing goes wrong

I have a Ubuntu Server with docker. I'm running Radarr and Transmission-VPN as containers but I cannot make they see the same folder or import the movie correctly, I have the movie downloaded but Radarr cannot pick it up. I already tried a lot of…
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Caddy + Organizr + Plex Media Server = Can't connect to PMS?

Ultimately my goal is to be able to load my PMS admin interface via Organizr. I had already tried simply using the URL https://app.plex.tv/desktop through Organizr, but that URL disallows loading the page in iFrames, so now I'm trying to use Caddy…
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Using Plex with Chromecast vs RasPlex?

For the last few months I've been using Plex with Chromecast to stream video to my TV. The Plex Server runs on my laptop. The data is streamed over wifi through the laptop from a shared network drive (not NAS). I use the Plex iOS app on an iPad as a…
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Trying to build a dockerfile for plex

I am new to docker and using this as an example on how to learn. I am trying to create a dockerfile which would allow me to run plex on my windows sever. An awesome post created on the Plex forums describes how to perform the tasks using powershell,…
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Plex media server on Raspberry pi zero w not working

I'm trying to install Plex media server on my raspberrypi zero w and i keep getting this error: plexmediaserver.service - Plex Media Server for Linux Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service; enabled; vendor preset:…
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Sonarr/Radarr Remote path mapping to docker transmission

I'm trying to setup a Sonarr/Radarr server for my plex and I therefor need a torrenter. Currently I use Transmission but I'm not able to get the data from it. Everything works fine until the point where the system shall get the file. I'm getting…
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The photos timeline requires Plex Media Server 1.5.4 or higher

I have just installed the Plex server for the first time on my Synology NAS DS918+. Then I tried to add a few photo libraries and I tried to choose different directories with photos (mostly JPG). When I go to library from web application, it says…
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URL mapping IIS

I'm in my home network trying to set some things up. I have a IIS server running which handles multiple websites. In my router, all traffic coming in at port 80 are sent to that server. Now I have another machine running a plex-server which is by…
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NGINX gives Err 500 or 504 when using Organizr for Auth requests?

I'm currently setting up NGINX to use with my home media server and allow me to connect to my dPVR's such as radarr and sonarr via organizr. The problem I am experiencing is that upon adding auth-request to each of my location blocks for these…
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Unable to reach Plex UI

I have a NAS which I setup nginx as a reverse proxy to access various applications on it, including Plex. I recently upgraded plexmediaserver on my FreeBSD server. However, since I upgraded it, I'm unable to reach the Plex UI in a browser…
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Python ImportError: No module named site (when run by Linux plex user)

I'm trying to create a word cloud out of subtitle text using python wordcloud_cli.py as a component of my postprocessing script within Plex Media Server. Just a fun little test. But I cannot get the python part of it to work when executing as the…
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Cannot update FreeBSD Freshports Plexpass

I used to update my port of plexpass in FreeBSD by stopping my jail, and entering the following: pkg update && pkg upgrade portsnap fetch update pkg upgrade plexmediaserver-plexpass pkg install plexmediaserver-plexpass This use to work just fine,…
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Why is Plex Media Server not working for me on Ubuntu 16?

I want to start by stating that I have used Plex Media Server several times in the past on Ubuntu 16. There are multiple different approaches to installing Plex on Ubuntu 16 desktop. I have tried downloading the installer, adding a plex.list to my…
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Regex with powershell

I am writing a powershell script to notify me if two users are using the same username but different IP when playing from a plex server. I managed to get an xml display of current connections that are steaming at that time. What I need to do is to…
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Plex using Ansible and Docker

I've been using Plex on my home server for a while and I have bought a few upgrades for my NAS so decided to try to automate a docker setup. I am completely new to Ansible and only quite simple exposure to Docker. Most things seem to have worked…
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