Join Session in Progress prompt on every channel - no channels recording

Server Version#: 1.25.2.5319
Player Version#: 4.66.1
Tuner Make/Model: HD Homerun Prime
Guide/Lineup name: Verizon Fios Freehold (808 channels)
Using XMLTV?: no
Channel number/Name:

I have the exact same issue that is posted about here.

I have plex installed on Truenas. It started happening after I update the hardware in the box. I originally was having an issue where the EPG data was not showing up. It turned out that the date in the BIOS was wrong so I corrected that and then when I updated the guide everything showed correctly. The issue now is that every channel I click on acts as if it has been in session for 5 hours, which it has not. Its as if as soon as I click on a channel plex thinks I have been watching it for 5 hours and prompts me to start from 5 hours ago or start live. I can click watch live and it works fine but its annoying to be prompted everytime.

I have completely recreated the jail in truenas and reinstalled plex and deleted and refreshed the hd homerun with no luck. I have also check the bios settings to make sure the mainboard timezone is correct, which it is. There must be a time setting plex is looking at that is wrong. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

In Plex, if you go to SettingsManageConsole (or SettingsStatusAlerts) you can see timestamped log entries. Are they correct?

If you go to SettingsManageTroubleshooting, you can Download Logs. The first entry of every Plex Media Server.log file will include the timezone.

If those aren’t right we can work upwards to the jail/plugin and TrueNAS box.

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Thank you so much, that was the push I needed to get myself unstuck. The timezone was infact GMT when I am EST. The timezone was EST in the TrueNAS GUI but when I ssh in and checked it it was showing GMT. I just changed the timezone, saved and then changed it back. Checked in again and it was now showing correctly. I checked and the guide is now working properly,

Thanks again for the help and sorry, I should have been able to work that out. Take care!

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