# Home media server can't play **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [November 14, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/home-media-server-cant-play/933492 "2025-11-14T09:58:38Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![hornetster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a87d85/32.png) [@hornetster](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hornetster)\ **Post date:** [November 14, 2025, 9:58am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/home-media-server-cant-play/933492/1 "2025-11-14T09:58:38Z")
Have setup a Plex server on my local network - Ubuntu Server, latest release. I can find it fine in my media apps, browse the categories, select music to play, all looks good, but as soon as I try and play anything, I get (in HEOS): “Unable to play media. Please try again later”., and in BubbleUPNP, just never starts playing. I have probably stuffed up the config, but not sure… Thanks. ---
**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:** [November 14, 2025, 2:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/home-media-server-cant-play/933492/2 "2025-11-14T14:16:58Z")
Do you have the same issue using any of the Plex apps or Plexamp? ---
**Author:** ![hornetster](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/a87d85/32.png) [@hornetster](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hornetster)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2025, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/home-media-server-cant-play/933492/4 "2025-11-15T00:17:23Z")
Sorry, yes I am an id10t! Rebooted the server - all good! Thanks. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2026, 12:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/home-media-server-cant-play/933492/5 "2026-02-13T00:17:29Z")
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