Cannot Setup Plex Server

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Server Version#: 1.18.3.2156
Player Version#: N/A
OS: Fedora 30 w/ Kernel 5.3.15-200

I was having some trouble with a previously installed instance of Plex Media server, so I decided to completely remove it and reinstall it.

I ran the following commands:

sudo dnf remove plexmediaserver
sudo rm -Rf /var/lib/plexmediaserver
sudo userdel plex

I downloaded the latest RPM available for me: plexmediaserver-1.18.4.2171-ac2afe5f8.x86_64.rpm

Installed it using: rpm -i plexmediaserver-1.18.4.2171-ac2afe5f8.x86_64.rpm

It installed successfully, and the process started. I connected locally to the server on http://localhost:32400/web and skipped logging in to my Plex Pass account.

I setup a server name, add a single Movies library, and go to complete the setup, but at the last screen where it says “Finish” and “All Set! Your Plex Media Server is working hard to find your media…” the finish button just sits and spins.

I have left it for over an hour, I have tried setting the server up with no libraries at all… I cannot complete even a local setup of my Plex server.

Does anyone have any ideas that I can try?

I’ve tried removing the 1.18.4 server and rolling back to 1.18.3, but the same thing happens.

Thanks all!Plex Screenshot

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Just in case anyone asks, SELinux is completely disabled on this machine.

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I use Fedora 30 as the main driver here.

Is this a VM or native ?

Since it does start to some extent,

Make a ZIP or tar.gz of the Logs directory under `Plex Media Server** and attach it.

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This is running on a native Fedora 30 install, not as a VM.

The services starts, and I’m able to run through the preliminary setup, but I’m never able to access the local servers dashboard. Attempting to load the dashboard just results in an endless spinning circle.

I’ve attached the Log directory as requestedLogs.tar.gz|attachment (82.4 KB)

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Did you reply via email?

If so, which it looks like, the forum blocks email attachments. You’ll need attach in the reply window (web browser)

To perhaps save time:

  1. Is it local or remote (different subnet)
  2. If both on the same subnet, is the LAN segment RFC-1918 compliant ?
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I did not reply via email, but directly through the browser. I have reattached a fresh copy of my log file. Hope it makes it this time.

To answer your questions: This is the same subnet, and the subnet is RFC-1918 compliant. The network is 10.162.97.0/24

The behavior is absolutely beyond bizarre. If I try to complete the setup without linking it to my Plex account, it hangs at the last step of the setup. If I try to log in at the beginning of the setup to immediately link the server to my Plex account, I get a generic error message that there was a problem logging in.

Thanks again!

Logs.tar.gz (71.7 KB)

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You’re running IPv6 concurrently on the host?

plex-4.12.3-3f7851c.css is 976000 (of total: 976000).
Dec 23, 2019 19:53:01.562 [0x7fefbcff5700] DEBUG - Completed: [[::1]:58568] 200 GET /web/chunk-2-e162212ebcf8fdffcb8f-plex-4.12.3-3f7851c.css (5 live) GZIP 0ms 976000 bytes (pipelined: 5)
Dec 23, 2019 19:53:01.564 [0x7fef99ffb700] DEBUG - Request: [[::1]:58562 (Loopback)] GET /web/js/chunk-2-e162212ebcf8fdffcb8f-plex-4.12.3-3f7851c.js (5 live) GZIP
Dec 23, 2019 19:53:01.564 [0x7fef99ffb700] DEBUG - Final path: "/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Resources/Plug-ins-ac2afe5f8/WebClient.bundle/Contents/Resources/js/chunk-2-e162212ebcf8fdffcb8f-plex-4.12.3-3f7851c.js"

Recommend:

  1. Turn off IPv6 – PMS doesnt’ fully support it yet. close but not yet.
  2. Now open it http://127.0.0.1:32400/web (with the browser signed out and in an incognito window)
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I’ll give that a shot when I’m back home in two days. Accidentally locked myself out of my home network.

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