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Plex Server on unRAID 6 (SOLVED)

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Hi all,

 

I am new ti unRAID and installed the trial today (activation following). I wanted to install the Plex Media Server plugin, but that is not working for me...

 

I'm doing it by getting the link to the Plex plugin for unRAID

 

 

https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz

 

When I select "install plugin" in the webGUI, I paste the link in the link field and I click install. It starts installing but it doesn't finish correctly and I'm getting this error;

 

plugin: installing: https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz
plugin: downloading https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz
plugin: downloading: https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz ... done

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): /tmp/plugins/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found in /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin on line 193

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ?7zXZ in /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin on line 193

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin on line 193
plugin: xml parse error

 

What am I doing wrong and how can I make it work?

 

Please answer, I would really like Plex on unRAID!

 

Thanks in advance! :)

  • Author

How does that work, my frind?

Load the community applications plugin then install one of the plex Dockers (or the plex plugin) from there.  Also see the docker faq

Hi all,

 

I am new ti unRAID and installed the trial today (activation following). I wanted to install the Plex Media Server plugin, but that is not working for me...

 

I'm doing it by getting the link to the Plex plugin for unRAID

 

 

https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz

 

When I select "install plugin" in the webGUI, I paste the link in the link field and I click install. It starts installing but it doesn't finish correctly and I'm getting this error;

 

plugin: installing: https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz
plugin: downloading https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz
plugin: downloading: https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz ... done

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): /tmp/plugins/PlexMediaServer-0.9.14.6.1620-e0b7243-x64-UnRAID.txz:1: parser error : Start tag expected, '<' not found in /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin on line 193

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ?7zXZ in /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin on line 193

Warning: simplexml_load_file(): ^ in /usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix.plugin.manager/scripts/plugin on line 193
plugin: xml parse error

 

What am I doing wrong and how can I make it work?

 

Please answer, I would really like Plex on unRAID!

 

Thanks in advance! :)

 

.txz is a compressed Tar archive. Why this isn't working is because the package files that unRAID uses use .plg files. The Plg file contains information that knows where to find that .txz file and information about installing GUI pages to the WebGUI (which aren't included in the .txz produced by Plex.) Another way to put this is that the Plugin produced by a member here, is a wraper around the program crated by Plex.  Docker is a different (better in some cases like Plex) approach to the same distribution problem.

 

I see why this would be a bit confusing, because that's not how things work in the Windows world. 

How does that work, my frind?

 

Im not having any issues with Phaze's Plex server plugin.  Whats wrong with using the plugin vs having to setup a docker environment?

Docker app allows you to run Plex and assorted apps isolated from the main operating system of unraid. So if it crashes the whole system doesn't lock up.

  • Author

Load the community applications plugin then install one of the plex Dockers (or the plex plugin) from there.  Also see the docker faq

 

Okay thanks I will try that in a minute

  • Author

Load the community applications plugin then install one of the plex Dockers (or the plex plugin) from there.  Also see the docker faq

 

Okay thanks I will try that in a minute

 

Ok I admid, I actually have no idea what you mean.. Where is the community applications plugin?

Load the community applications plugin then install one of the plex Dockers (or the plex plugin) from there.  Also see the docker faq

 

Okay thanks I will try that in a minute

 

Ok I admid, I actually have no idea what you mean.. Where is the community applications plugin?

 

You can find it here. http://lime-technology.com/forum/index.php?topic=40262.0

 

It should make it easier for you.

  • Author

Oww I found it with using Docker! Thanks for the replies! :D

  • Community Expert

... Where is the community applications plugin?

See search tips in my sig for future questions like this.

Docker app allows you to run Plex and assorted apps isolated from the main operating system of unraid. So if it crashes the whole system doesn't lock up.

 

So docker is essentially a running VM.  I have been running plex server for a few years and have never had it lock up on me so I think I will keep it running as a plugin instead of deal with with docker yet.  I may revisit this once I have a cache drive installed.

Docker isn't exactly a VM but a container that is isolated from the host.  Main benefit for Unraid is that it avoids the dependency issues that occasionally plague plugins, and a crash in a docker container won't take down the host.

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