# Cant claim server. Tried everything. Heellpp

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**Created:** [February 10, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-claim-server-tried-everything-heellpp/374101 "2019-02-10T17:16:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![NudAir](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nudair/32/88638_2.png) [@NudAir](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NudAir)\
**Post date:** [February 10, 2019, 5:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-claim-server-tried-everything-heellpp/374101/1 "2019-02-10T17:16:53Z")

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Cant claim server. Tried everything. Heellpp!

 ![11-04-22-16](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/3/b/3ba4a974bdeb2274934981c0fba2d7940de2204c.png)

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**Author:** ![Marco\_Fernandes](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/marco_fernandes/32/119036_2.png) [@Marco\_Fernandes](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Marco_Fernandes)\
**Post date:** [February 11, 2019, 11:47am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-claim-server-tried-everything-heellpp/374101/2 "2019-02-11T11:47:08Z")

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you can try this. It helped me a while back:

> [@Can't Claim Server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-claim-server/186403/2):
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> Just do a bit of a rewind. stop PMS SSH tunnel to it and delete Preferences.xml. Leave the tunnel open Sign out of Plex in your browser window Start PMS Now use the browser side of the tunnel and set it up. It will sign in and auto-claim together

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**Author:** ![NudAir](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/nudair/32/88638_2.png) [@NudAir](https://forums.plex.tv/u/NudAir)\
**Post date:** [February 13, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-claim-server-tried-everything-heellpp/374101/3 "2019-02-13T01:51:31Z")

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Thanx Marco. After 4 weeks trying literally everything, i checked my Adguard, configured it for plex and now its up and running. (Cant believe i didnt think of it) lol  
And im surprised no one else suggested it

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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:** [May 14, 2019, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/cant-claim-server-tried-everything-heellpp/374101/4 "2019-05-14T01:51:33Z")

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