Do I have to buy a new computer to run the Plex Media Server now?

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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So, I know all hardware comes to an end, but Plex was working just fine before The New Experience. Now it says my server software is outdated, because my trusty old Mac Mini can’t run the latest version of the software.

Before deciding what to do (Infuse?): Is there NO WAY at all to either downgrade the Plex iOS-app, or to solve this - other han buying new hardware for PMS? Other than, again, Infuse. Which is too expensive.

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How would we be able to tell you this without knowing what mac mini…? There’s been an entire decade of them with hardware all over the place.

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Can we start with the exact wording of the warning/error and can we get a copy of your server logs?

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Yeah, sorry, I made a few assumptions that you couldn’t possibly know about:

  • The Mac Mini is about 15 years old? I think.
  • I can no longer upgrade Mac OS - it is running the latest version it can
  • This version of MacOS is not compatible with newer versions pf PMS.
  • I checked with Plex quite some time ago about this, and so basically my Mini is stuck in today’s software universe.

The details aren’t necessary. So I guess I am looing for alternative solutions. Could I run, say, Linux on this machine?

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See my answer elsewhere.

The error on the iOS app says something to the effect “The Plex Media Server you are running is outdated. You need to upgrade to (latest-ish version) to use this update” or something to that effect.

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Ah ok your previous post explained a lot of what I was asking for. I dont have a mac, but reading online, there are people who have been able to use them for Linux. Not sure how successful that will end up being long term though given the sheer age of the hardware. You can easily get a NUC for a couple of hundred dollars that may perform better than the mac depending on your circumstances

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Without knowing the specifics of the exact hardware and looking up what’s supported, a modern Linux distro will tend to run on much older hardware than a modern MacOS or Windows. So Linux is certainly an option.

Most Linux distros have the ability to boot a live image. So you can put it on a USB stick, boot off it, try installing PMS in the live image, and see if it works for you all without touching your hard drive. Or you could try installing to another USB stick and boot off that to try things out (though expect it to be slow as most USB sticks are not fast).

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