I itried to install plex media server on my new ubuntu machine, but whenever i am trying to add a local library it still shows me 0 library, [image] but only library label gets mentioned on menu bar with no content [image] I tried both ways, by providing directly the path of specific library fo…

@hotheadhacker If you installed using DPKG, /var/lib/plexmediaserver (where your metadata is), is already owned by user plex. The issue you’re having with /Desktop (I presume the Desktop in your GUI) is – the real path is /home/<your_username>/Desktop – Linux default security will not allo…

Sounds like a permission issue. Keep in mind the Plex Media Server is running as a separate system user (plex), not your personal Linux account!

Thanks for the reply, I tried changing permissions by chmod 777 but I am having the same issue. More help will be appreciated.

Try changing the owner of the plex directory to the user “plex”. (Assuming that you haven’t changed the default user).

@hotheadhacker Did you install from the Ubuntu app (snap) store or using DPKG ?

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[Fresh Install] Unable to add plex libraries

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ChuckPa August 14, 2023, 2:55pm 10

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[Fresh Install] Unable to add plex libraries

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