SERIOUSLY! PLEX, hosted on unRAID...is driving me #%&* NUTZ!!

[CDLehner]

OK, look; I admit. I'm not the foremost server expert.

 

I, typically...in the past...have just used my unRAID set-up; as file-server...and it's been awesome, stable, and I've always gotten a nudge in the right direction here, when needed.

 

When I went to v6...I was thrilled! The UI was smokin'; and then I discovered, like hosting options for PLEX.

 

I bought a FireTV, installed PLEX; and was of a mind...that I'd finally...found EVERYTHING I was looking for, in a server/STB combination.

 

Problem is...I can't seem to keep PLEX stable!! I mean...I don't watch an f-ing movie, EVERY night! I watch one, and things are PERFECT. 4 days pass, and I plan to watch again.

 

So I check PLEX, by going to PLEX Media Server through my browser...because I know if I can't hit it there; I'm just going to run in to problems, when I have my popcorn ready and it's movie time.

 

I constantly get a "cannot find server" error! So...I usually go to my Dockers; and maybe there's an update available. I think "maybe that's why there's an issue"; version mismatch. So...I try to run the update; get some sort of cryptic fail error. Then, I try to stop the app; it stops. Then...I try to start; it won't start.

 

So then I stop the array, and re-boot. After re-boot...it says the PLEX app, is now on the current version; but it still can't find my server.

 

Oh...I'll eventually get it back up and working again (can you say uninstall and re-install?); but seriously...every f-ing time, I just want to stream a movie.

 

What the hell, could be going wrong??!! 

[beire]

Maybe try a different plex docker variation? Which one are you using now?

I have been using needo's version for quite some time now without issues.

[squirrellydw]

I use Binhex and its rock solid.  Are you using a static IP

[CDLehner]

Umm; nevermind...maybe 

[CDLehner]

Umm; nevermind...maybe 

 

OK, no; not nevermind.

 

Last night, I was using PLEX...and I had as frustrating night, as I've had thus far.

 

I'm convinced the issue is mine, and has something to do with set-up. Let me walk you through it...

 

I go to start a movie; cannot connect with server. I stop the array, reboot; PLEX and movie works fine. My AVR, was set to output to the TV; so I switch to AVR, which stops PLEX...and when I go to re-start the title, cannot connect to server!

 

I pause the movie, several times; and start it back up...all good. I pause once, and the screen-saver kicks in; no problem...back to playback. I pause once, goes to screen-saver; screen-saver expires, and stops playback. When I go to resume...cannot connect to server.

 

I get done with the movie, I go to play a TV series; cannot connect to server. I stop array, and reboot; play the TV show. Stop the TV show, go to play another one; take a guess! 

 

So...everytime I stop playback, it's like I lose connection to the server. I'm willing to do whatever, to get this corrected.

 

Again...when I say "issue"; I don't think it's a symptom of either unRAID, PLEX, or FireTV. I think it's purely set-up. That being said...is the "problem" on the unRAID/PLEX app side? Because I'd LOVE, to get this resolved.

 

As good as it is...obviously, it is unusable in this state.

[Helmonder]

Are you using:

 

- a router behind a router ?

- a vpn solution ?

 

Looks like a double nat issue..

[CDLehner]

Are you using:

 

- a router behind a router ?

- a vpn solution ?

 

Looks like a double nat issue..

 

No...and this is far, from my first forum into streaming; and I don't have this issue elsewhere.

[Helmonder]

You could set it up in a VM or try a different docker... Just to see if that helps finding the issue.. ?

[CDLehner]

You could set it up in a VM or try a different docker... Just to see if that helps finding the issue.. ?

 

What I'd actually like...if someone would be patient enough; is to do a complete, and clean...uninstall.

 

And step by step re-install; see if I can catch the set-up issue, how it acts from there. And then...if need be; we can troubleshoot, from a known entity?

 

TIA

[Squid]

You could set it up in a VM or try a different docker... Just to see if that helps finding the issue.. ?

 

What I'd actually like...if someone would be patient enough; is to do a complete, and clean...uninstall.

 

And step by step re-install; see if I can catch the set-up issue, how it acts from there. And then...if need be; we can troubleshoot, from a known entity?

 

TIA

Complete uninstall is as simple as stopping docker.  Deleting the docker.img file.  Then re-adding the app using CA (ideally either LinuxServer or BinHex versions as they are the best supported here)  But, I don't believe that the issue is with unRaid and the plex version you are currently running.  As stated, it sounds more like an actual networking issue or a client issue

[Adam64]

Can you say more about your setup?  What is Plex running on?  Docker?  VM?  Where is it installed?  Cache drive (SSD)?  User share?  Does everything else on unRAID work?  Accessing data on shares, etc?

 

My setup is like this:  Plex linuxserver docker (I use this one so I can get plexpass versions), installed on my cache drive (an SSD).  It works very well.  I've had problems with other versions of the docker in the past, but this one seems rock solid.  Plex builds a pretty hefty DB (mine is over 60GB) so it works way better on an SSD than a hard disk.

[CDLehner]

Parity-check is running now. But I will address this, and work on it...1st thing in the AM.

 

I'd love to get this resolved...and I am not going to have any shame, in asking the stoopid question; so I can try and get this thing right.

 

TIAA

[soschronotek]

I'm also having plex woes

 

mines all setup and I can access the plex gui however it does not list the unraid server, only my other shared servers. so therefor it does not see the media since it doesn't have the server listed

 

I have tried the plugin plus 2 dockers(currently on binhex), all same issue

[Furby8704]

I'm also having plex woes

 

mines all setup and I can access the plex gui however it does not list the unraid server, only my other shared servers. so therefor it does not see the media since it doesn't have the server listed

 

I have tried the plugin plus 2 dockers(currently on binhex), all same issue

 

as adam said above

 

Can you say more about your setup?  What is Plex running on?  Docker?  VM?  Where is it installed?  Cache drive (SSD)?  User share?  Does everything else on unRAID work?  Accessing data on shares, etc?

[CDLehner]

OK; this...

 

 

yielded this...

 

 

Should I have stopped the array first?

[ashman70]

No it should of cleanly deleted the container and the image, the errors is complaining about read only issues, someone with more docker knowledge and expertise than me is going to have to jump in and give you a hand here.

[CDLehner]

I'm also having plex woes

 

mines all setup and I can access the plex gui however it does not list the unraid server, only my other shared servers. so therefor it does not see the media since it doesn't have the server listed

 

I have tried the plugin plus 2 dockers(currently on binhex), all same issue

 

as adam said above

 

Can you say more about your setup?  What is Plex running on?  Docker?  VM?  Where is it installed?  Cache drive (SSD)?  User share?  Does everything else on unRAID work?  Accessing data on shares, etc?

 

For me...

 

- PLEX is running on FireTV

- I'm using a Docker

- Not sure where it was installed; I guess we'll address that, on the re-install

- Yes; I have all my music and video, on unRAID...and have ZERO problem accessing them from WD TV Live, Dune SMART D-1, Aurender N100H, Auralic Aries Mini...and countless other devices, over the 12 years I've been streaming.

 

[CDLehner]

No it should of cleanly deleted the container and the image, the errors is complaining about read only issues, someone with more docker knowledge and expertise than me is going to have to jump in and give you a hand here.

 

I mean...PLEX is gone. But with the issues I've been having; I'd like to make sure it's f-ing NUKED. As clean as possible.

 

So why the errors?

[soschronotek]

for me:

currently have plex installed via docker on cache however had same issue with  plugin, media is set to user share, everything else works on unraid

[Furby8704]

I mean...PLEX is gone. But with the issues I've been having; I'd like to make sure it's f-ing NUKED. As clean as possible.

 

So why the errors?

 

try deleting the docker.img and creating it again

then try and install container again

[ashman70]

I used to run Plex as a plugin and it worked great, I had a few issues when transitioning to a docker but eventually got those issues resolved and now it runs great.

[CDLehner]

I mean...PLEX is gone. But with the issues I've been having; I'd like to make sure it's f-ing NUKED. As clean as possible.

 

So why the errors?

 

try deleting the docker.img and creating it again

then try and install container again

 

Sorry; where is the docker.img and delete it how? Just out of a network browse??

[soschronotek]

settings tab : docker --will show you where your docker is

[Furby8704]

Sorry; where is the docker.img and delete it how? Just out of a network browse??

 

in your webui settings>docker>

it will say docker storage location

[CDLehner]

Sorry; I knew that 

 

FYI...