# Failed to start Plex Media Server **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [October 15, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/failed-to-start-plex-media-server/750872 "2021-10-15T15:27:54Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![markbz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@markbz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/markbz)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/failed-to-start-plex-media-server/750872/1 "2021-10-15T15:27:54Z")
I haven’t made any changes to my Plex setup on Centos 7. However now Plex refuses to start. Plex also failed to start on the previous version to 1.24.4.5081. Where do I start to look to fix this issue? Server Version#: 1.24.4.5081 Player Version#: [root@saturn ~]# systemctl status plexmediaserver.service -l ● plexmediaserver.service - Plex Media Server Loaded: loaded (/usr/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service; enabled; vendor preset: disabled) Drop-In: /etc/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service.d └─override.conf Active: failed (Result: start-limit) since Fri 2021-10-15 10:17:42 CDT; 52s ago Process: 3928 ExecStart=/bin/sh -c PLEX\_MEDIA\_SERVER\_INFO\_VENDOR=“$(grep ^NAME= /etc/os-release | awk -F= “{print $2}” | tr -d " )” PLEX\_MEDIA\_SERVER\_INFO\_DEVICE=“PC” PLEX\_MEDIA\_SERVER\_INFO\_MODEL=“$(uname -m)” PLEX\_MEDIA\_SERVER\_INFO\_PLATFORM\_VERSION=“$(grep ^VERSION= /etc/os-release | awk -F= “{print $2}” | tr -d " )” “/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Media Server” (code=exited, status=255) Process: 3925 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -d “${PLEX\_MEDIA\_SERVER\_APPLICATION\_SUPPORT\_DIR}” || /bin/mkdir -p “${PLEX\_MEDIA\_SERVER\_APPLICATION\_SUPPORT\_DIR}” (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS) Main PID: 3928 (code=exited, status=255) Oct 15 10:17:37 [saturn.boster.co](http://saturn.boster.co) systemd[1]: Unit plexmediaserver.service entered failed state. Oct 15 10:17:37 [saturn.boster.co](http://saturn.boster.co) systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service failed. Oct 15 10:17:42 [saturn.boster.co](http://saturn.boster.co) systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service holdoff time over, scheduling restart. Oct 15 10:17:42 [saturn.boster.co](http://saturn.boster.co) systemd[1]: Stopped Plex Media Server. Oct 15 10:17:42 [saturn.boster.co](http://saturn.boster.co) systemd[1]: start request repeated too quickly for plexmediaserver.service Oct 15 10:17:42 [saturn.boster.co](http://saturn.boster.co) systemd[1]: Failed to start Plex Media Server. ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 5:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/failed-to-start-plex-media-server/750872/2 "2021-10-15T17:05:59Z")
Can you check out the [server logs](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) of your Plex Media Server to see what’s causing that issue? If Plex fails to start, the `Plex Media Server.log` file should be relatively lean. ---
**Author:** ![markbz](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f4b2a3/32.png) [@markbz](https://forums.plex.tv/u/markbz)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2021, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/failed-to-start-plex-media-server/750872/3 "2021-10-15T18:15:58Z")
I found the issue. It was a corrupt database. I restored the db from a backup. Up and working again. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 13, 2022, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/failed-to-start-plex-media-server/750872/4 "2022-01-13T18:16:48Z")
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