Anyone know where to put the PY-file when I have plex installed on a synology nas?
I believe Iāve set up everything properly, however I do not see any way to select a scanner. Did this get moved somewhere else with the newer version of Plex?
I use Plex 1.5.5 but I donāt have a /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Scanners/ folder, what do I do ?
Hello everyone, I have a question regarding the installation of custom scanners in my new PLEX Windows Server 2012 R2 environment. My previous installation of PLEX was on a WS 2008 R2 build and it worked great. My dilemma is that I am unable to locate the specified folder āscannersā or āscanners.bundleā. I do have the following path which I tried, but did not contain the folder I need, C:\Users\Administrator\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server.
The instructions and links to download were graciously provided by mjarends and posted here at: https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/88982/rel-extended-personal-media-scanner/p1
The directions state:
āCopy the Series folder from the plex-scanners folder created above to the Plex Media Server Scanners directory. To get to the Scanners directory right-click the Plex Media Server icon in the system tray and open the Plug-ins folder. In Windows Explorer go up a directory and then select the Scanners directoryā.
Could someone please clarify, and point me in the right direction. Thanks in advance.
Update to my last post.
Copy the Series folder from the plex-scanners folder created above to the Plex Media Server Scanners directory. To get to the Scanners directory right-click the Plex Media Server icon in the system tray and open theĀ Plug-insĀ folder. In Windows Explorer go up a directory and then select the Scanners directory.
If itās not there
Youāll have to create a new folder under the Plex Media Server folder named āScannersā then create sub-folders for each scanner type you want to use example: (Movies, Series, Music). Also check the
setting under Settings\Server\General called:Ā The path where local application data is stored it must be pointing at C:\Users"user name"\AppData\Local. This should work.
@AquaJew said:
I believe Iāve set up everything properly, however I do not see any way to select a scanner. Did this get moved somewhere else with the newer version of Plex?
Iāve got the same question. You havenāt received an answer for almost two years? Wowā¦
nevermind I got it to work
nevermind I got it to work
Hey, I loaded a folder ending with .bundle but plex isnāt recognizing it.
I know that this has been covered ad nauseam, but I still canāt get this to work to save my life. Here is what Iāve done.
What works (sort ofā¦):
If I place my custom scanner in the āProgram Files (x86)\Plex\Plex Media Server\Resources\Plug-ins\Scanners.bundle\Contents\Resources\Moviesā, I can get PMS to recognize it after a restart. That said, whenever I update PMS, the scanner doesnāt persist and I have to re-add it to the folder.
How it should work (it doesnātā¦):
I have placed the custom scanner into the āUsers\[user]\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Plug-insā using the following variations, to no avail:
ā\Scanners\Moviesā
ā\Scanners\Contents\Resources\Moviesā
ā\Scanners.bundle\Moviesā
ā\Scanners.bundle\Contents\Resources\Moviesā
Fun fact, if you copy the āScanners.bundleā, as is, from the installation location (Program Files(x86)) to the data location (AppData), the installation copy will be deleted upon relaunch of PMS.
At this point, I will continue to use the first method, but I feel if I could get the second method to work, I wouldnāt have the āupdateā issue.
Please note that I am using PMS 1.16.2.1297 on Windows 10 Home.
This is the wrong location. It should be:
"Users[user]\AppData\Local\Plex Media Server\Scanners\Movies"
I refuse to believe that I am THAT dumbā¦and yet, here we are.
Iām going to go hang my head in shame nowā¦
Oh, by the way, putting it in the right place works, in case yāall were wondering.
I donāt have a āScannersā directory in that location. Do I just create it?
Yes, just create that folder. Donāt forget to include the additional āMoviesā or āSeriesā folder depending on what the scanner is for.
