FreeNAS Plex Web client not updating?

Server Version#: Version 1.19.4.2865
Player Version#: Plex Web Version 4.30.2

Running Plex on FreeNAS using Freshports installation (PKG Update, PKG Upgrade). No issues with upgrading, however I’ve noticed that when I use the web client the version seems out of date? Been this way for a few versions and not sure if I am missing something or how to resolve?

Plex Local access: (192.168.1.###:32400/web/index.html) – Plex Web Version 4.30.2

Plex URL access: (https://app.plex.tv/desktop#) – Version 4.35.1

It just takes a bit more to get there, and the web app reports the last version on plex.tv side.

It shouldn’t be to far away though and at times in sync, depends how often we deploy hotfixes which might make it seem more “outdated”, but usually the port is updated often and pkgng repos build “nightly” now I believe.

Appreciate the information and details. Just seems odd since it’s been like this for a month or two. I just updated my version of the port last night and it hadn’t changed.

I noticed this when working with the “skip intro” feature. I wasn’t able to trigger the scan from local web client, but when I used the remote one it worked fine and was showing that the scan was occurring.

I would think the update comes from within the port install by @feld, or am I missing something I can do to help ensure it updates?

Last is 1.19.4.2902 which is days a part a week at most … and yes the update needs to happen on ports side, and didn’t happen yet but I’m sure will happen soon.

There’s nothing in those last builds that affect BSD specifically either (when that happens usually things move quicker, its not the 1st time that feld himself as been on top of bsd issues and makes sure they get ported asap).

tl;dr is that you’re in the same major version, and the download check on web just check last available version on plex.tv it self, so its hard to keep that always up to date, given that PMS releases are out (usually) every 2-3 weeks.

On this, if you read the post when we shipped it there’s a minimum web version you need to use to 1. Be able to use analyze to detect intros and 2. get the skip intro button, however PMS will still run detection on its own via schedule task or when new media is added (depending on the Pref value under server settings, but that is the default).

In general its always best to use app.plex.tv, unless you have no internet as its faster to get updates there, and everyone gets the same update at the same time.

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