r/PleX

QNAP server is on 1.42.2, and I see even like Netgear and TerraMater NAS systems are on 1.143.1..... Did something happen where qnap isn't getting any updates?

Tried Plezy for the first time today, and I regret not trying it sooner.

Loaded it on a Windows 11 pc. The player is better and more responsive. App seems to be (so far) better than navigating the website. Mirrors my homepage (used Agregarr to create) almost 1to1 (some of the collections are in the wrong spot but ehh🤷‍♂️). It has watch together!! Makes movie night with friends and family easier!

I regret not using it earlier. I'll definitely be buying the app on mobile.

Great job developer! (not sure if he/she is here)

I have automated backups set up for my Plex database and metadata. But I'll be honest, I have never actually tried to restore from them. I just assume they work. With all the posts lately about corrupted databases and ransomware, I'm starting to feel like that's a bad habit. I don't want to learn my backup is broken when my server actually dies. How often do you test your restores? Do you have a separate machine or VM you use for practice runs? Also curious what backup strategy people use for their media files themselves. I don't back up my actual video files because that would take a second entire server. But the database and watch history I would hate to lose. Any tips for a quick restore test that doesn't take all day?

I currently have a plex server that I've had for a couple of years, I have about 1.5k movies and about 100 TV shows, some anime and music too.

Every movie and TV show has custom posters and TV episodes have custom title cards that I REALLY don't want to restart as I had to manually do a lot of them, most are uploaded via URL, not local asset.

In total, with some other media, I have 30tb. This is all running from my main pc that I use for work and gaming, so I'm going to buy a UGREEN 6800 Pro nas next month and set it up on there.

How easy or hard is this? Can I just move my drives over and then copy my server data?

I asked Chatgpt and it said its not that easy as the nas wants to initialse and format the drives? So it suggested I move all the data to another drive that the nas has already setup.

I am planning on getting an extra 30tb drive luckily enough but don't really want the hassle over copying it all over.

I cant seem to find my TV on the plex phone app I have ensured to check both apps for updates, even uninstalled and install Plex on both my TV and phone. I even had the pug out of my TV for over a minute.

Could it be something on my network blocking it?

I have an LG 55UM7100PLB and a Samsung Galaxy S23.

FYI I am not an expert in tech so please be gentle

Thank you!

Still learning (and learning quickly), but I have a new problem.

I have two folders that not only are the shows getting mixed in Plex, but the series image isn't even remotely correct. The folders are named as the following

Challenge of the Super Friends (1978) {tvdb-76837}

Super Friends (1973) {tvdb-254222}

Despite making sure the folder names have the tvdb numbers, all of the episodes are being lumped into this one folder in the image below which shows a poster not corresponding to either series.

https://preview.redd.it/3f8je1xqufwg1.jpg?width=219&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=ab2088d2b7e02b711942bc53486458319d7a737b

All files have the full name of the corresponding series in them, i.e. Challenge of the Super Friends S01E01 - The Demons of Exxor.mp4

Anyone have any thoughts on why this could be happening? Am I missing a step?

Hey, general lurker here. Thank you for all the basic and non-basic solutions to problems. So, my son recently moved out and we both realized he is no longer on the local network, meaning he lost guest usage. I have been using Plex as long as I have owned a Shield, so a while, Ive never subscribed, but I think now might be the time? I just want to understand the guest/nonlocal streaming. I think I get it, basically if I buy the lifetime membership, I get nonlocal streaming, but do my guests also? or does he still need to buy a membership to get that benefit? Thanks

I’m moving my data from windows to Unraid. While the watch state transferred over when I logged in the meta data didn’t and I’m under the impression that transferring the Plex data files from windows to unraid isn’t encouraged…??

Roku downstairs does.

Firestick downstairs does.

Apple TV 4K in Theater does.

Roku in bedroom does not. Sync watch state is set to on, what else can I check?

TIA!

I have a new to me Unraid Server, somehow I accidentally now have two servers, with a third server on my windows machine I’m slowly transferring over to the one Unraid Server.

How do I delete one of the two new servers safely. I can only see delete account..??

I was trying to edit some titles in my Plex server when I found the screen telling me "you do not have access to this server".

This has never happened before and after working with ChatGPT for the last 2 hours I cannot get it to work again. I updated the server, restarted the app and computer completely, deleted the memory in the registry, and had the remote access look at a specified port on my router.

After all of this, I am still not authorized to access the server. What's strange is I seem to be connected to it and able to change its settings while I'm in the settings menu, but still not capable of accessing using Plex apps or the web version.

It just died in the middle of playing a song. I can get it to work on wireless, but if I use the mobile network it just seems unable to connect. I have Plex Pass and the server shows as remotely available. (through a manual port)

In the past I've done this without much issue however now it's giving me a pain.

1. install PMS on new server
2. Sign in, log off, kill the PMS process
3. Copy %localappdata% from the old server to the new one. Side note, I have 990,000 files here and windows really struggles with the move files. Takes almost two days to move.
4. kill PMS on old plex
5. start PMS on new plex"
6. No Libraries found on the new plex!!
7. panic, exit pms on new plex, restart it on old plex. All users have been uninvited from the libraries now for some reason?

In either case, the media locations shouldn't change - both servers have access to the same NAS

Probably been asked many times before, and I appoligize in advance. Wishing they would direct to the "Original" theatrical poster with credits on poster. It is taxing the amount of HOURS spent adding the original poster to the crap default posters (Looking at you Disney films).

Was wondering if there were any settings to coarse correct this or are we SOL? I would assume that a majority would want this too, or maybe just me. I do find probably at least 70% of the posters are horrible! I don't use Plex for streaming, but if I had a dollar for every hour spent browsing through my collection via plex movie posters i would be rich! Thx

A few weeks ago I added Sonarr and Radarr to my Plex setup. This required a major structure change to how my movies were filed. Originally I had them as individual files unless it was a series of movies, but Radarr required each movie to be in its own folder.

My media is housed on a Synology NAS and Plex, Sonarr, and Radarr are running on a Mac Mini M2 which has AutoMounter installed in case a network connection drops (auto empty trash is also turned off thanks to suggestions in here.) In this conversion, I did a movies reset and started fresh. But now I've got over 100 movies that aren't showing up in Plex even though the files are in the Movies folder and properly named.

I did a test and if I go back to the old way, leaving movies in the root folder, they show in Plex after a library scan but not in Radarr. I'm at a loss for what's going on. It's like after a certain number of movies in individual folders, Plex just stops being able to count that high.

Any ideas on what might be causing this?

Note: I've been moving movies over 25 at a time and every 75-100 I've manually optimized the database to help keep things working well... I thought.

Old structure

Movies
  Oblivion (2013) {TMDB-75612}.mp4
  Oceans Movies
    Ocean's Eleven (2001) {TMDB-161}.mkv
    Ocean's Twelve (2004) {TMDB-163}.mkv
    Ocean's Thirteen (2007) {TMDB-298}.mp4
  Outbreak (1995) {TMDB-6950}.mkv

New structure

Movies
  Oblivion (2013) {TMDB-75612}
    Oblivion (2013) {TMDB-75612}.mp4
  Ocean's Eleven (2001) {TMDB-161}
    Ocean's Eleven (2001) {TMDB-161}.mkv
  Ocean's Twelve (2004) {TMDB-163}
    Ocean's Twelve (2004) {TMDB-163}.mkv
  Ocean's Thirteen (2007) {TMDB-298}
    Ocean's Thirteen (2007) {TMDB-298}.mp4
  Outbreak (1995) {TMDB-6950}
    Outbreak (1995) {TMDB-6950}.mkv

Due to hearing constraints, all movies and shows display subtitles. Often, Plex chooses "forced" subtitles, which are unhelpful in our circumstance, and we must stop playback and manually choose the desired subtitle track.

Is there a setting we've missed? Thanks!