Issue after upgrade to 1.40.2 - can't access plex server 503 Error

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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Status message, not an error.

status=“Plex Media Server is currently running startup maintenance tasks.”

It is expected when updating to a release with many database changes.

EDIT: Also seeing Error binding acceptor: Address in use in the log files.

Something is holding the Plex port open.

Suggestion:

  1. Stop Plex Media Server.
  2. Reboot the NAS.
  3. Start Plex Media Server.

If you still see the 503 maintenance message, wait. Check every 30 - 60 minutes (refresh the browser window or close/open a new window). Depending on the size of the db and the speed of the CPU, it may take minutes or hours to complete.

I know in the linked threads I wrote to not stop/restart the process. However, you already restarted PMS 4 times in 13 minutes, so one more won’t hurt.

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