# Adding another server?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-another-server/225238>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [February 12, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-another-server/225238 "2018-02-12T03:46:27Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![lbutlr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lbutlr/32/3944_2.png) [@lbutlr](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lbutlr)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-another-server/225238/1 "2018-02-12T03:46:27Z")

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I’ve done this in the past, but I can’t see to do it now. Installed Plex Media Server on a new machine, launched it. Got the login to my account, and logged in. I see my existing servers, but no way to add the current machine as a new server.

I am loading and logging in to 127.0.0.1:32400/…

Where is the magic button o setup a new server as my drop down in the the upper left only shows the two existing servers and no apparent was to add a third.

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**Author:** ![anon18523487](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/49beb7/32.png) [@anon18523487](https://forums.plex.tv/u/anon18523487)\
**Post date:** [February 12, 2018, 11:52pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-another-server/225238/2 "2018-02-12T23:52:23Z")

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Did this machine have PMS installed on it before? Maybe the old server setup was not cleared out. Check out [https://support.plex.tv/articles/201941078-uninstall-plex-media-server/](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201941078-uninstall-plex-media-server/) and follow the step for your OS to clear the registry/plsit/xml.

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**Author:** ![spikemixture](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/spikemixture/32/7233_2.png) [@spikemixture](https://forums.plex.tv/u/spikemixture)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2018, 1:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-another-server/225238/3 "2018-02-13T13:21:51Z")

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or try the actual ip address of the new box

likely 192.168.1.\*\*:32400

\*\* your number

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**Author:** ![lbutlr](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/lbutlr/32/3944_2.png) [@lbutlr](https://forums.plex.tv/u/lbutlr)\
**Post date:** [April 9, 2018, 12:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-another-server/225238/4 "2018-04-09T00:59:40Z")

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Forgot to get back to this, the only thing that worked was ignoring it. After a couple of days, suddenly I was warned there was an unclaimed server and things proceeded as normal.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 8, 2020, 12:36am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/adding-another-server/225238/5 "2020-01-08T00:36:26Z")

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