Plex Docker Setup Errors

Plex Media Server
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1

Hi! Happy long-time plex user here.

I’m trying to transfer my plex installation from running on ubuntu to docker, but I am having trouble getting it to work. (I’m new to docker).

The command to run the docker container:

sudo docker run \
-d \
--name plex \
--network=host \
-e PUID=1000 \
-e PGID=100 \
-e TZ="US" \
-e VERSION=docker \
-e PLEX_CLAIM="claim-e2Uvctv6yKTcMZSe8Yhs" \
-h BlendedBronze2 \
-v /mnt/FA4606344605F265/plexConfig:/config \
-v /mnt/FA4606344605F265/plexTranscode:/transcode \
-v /mnt/FA4606344605F265/plexMedia:/data \
--restart unless-stopped \
plexinc/pms-docker

Running

sudo docker logs -f plex

outputs this repeatedly.

Starting Plex Media Server.
Error: Unable to set up server: listen: Address in use (N5boost10wrapexceptINS_6system12system_errorEEE)
Stopping Plex Media Server.

Other (possibly) relevant info:

  • Plex was installed on ubuntu from the application store. I have since uninstalled it using apt-get
  • I update the claim code each time via www.plex.tv/claim/
  • My media is stored on a separate 4TB hard drive from the ubuntu installation
  • I am connecting/controlling my server over SSH/PuTTY

What is the problem, and how can I fix it?

2

You can only run 1 server instance on the host with network=host because both are going to use the same port 32400.

3

So, could the non-docker install still be running, even though I uninstalled it(?)
How could I check for this? I’m still relatively new to Linux.

4

Running some commands of google, it looks likes there’s still plex running on ubuntu. Could these be the issue?


tuckjohn@blended-bronze:~$ ps -ax | grep plex
    864 ?        Ss     0:00 /bin/bash /snap/plexmediaserver/257/wrapper.sh
   1028 ?        S      0:00 /bin/bash /snap/plexmediaserver/257/wrapper.sh
   1164 ?        SNl    0:03 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.system] /snap/plexmediaserver/257/Resources/Plug-ins-12f6b8c83/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Python/bootstrap.py --server-version 1.25.5.5492-12f6b8c83 /snap/plexmediaserver/257/Resources/Plug-ins-12f6b8c83/System.bundle
   1372 ?        Sl     0:00 /snap/plexmediaserver/257/Plex Tuner Service /snap/plexmediaserver/257/Resources/Tuner/Private /snap/plexmediaserver/257/Resources/Tuner/Shared 1.25.5.5492-12f6b8c83 32600
   1431 ?        Sl     0:02 Plex Plug-in [com.plexapp.agents.imdb] /snap/plexmediaserver/257/Resources/Plug-ins-12f6b8c83/Framework.bundle/Contents/Resources/Versions/2/Python/bootstrap.py --server-version 1.25.5.5492-12f6b8c83 /snap/plexmediaserver/257/Resources/Plug-ins-12f6b8c83/PlexMovie.bundle
   1920 ?        S      0:00 s6-supervise plex
   6533 pts/0    S+     0:00 grep --color=auto plex
5

Yes, those would block it.

You need to stop that snap and the apparently hung s6-supervise (docker)

Stop the snap
Hard kill the processes

6

It’s working now! Thanks for your help.

This solved the issue:

snap list
sudo snap remove plexmediaserver
ps -ax | grep plex
sudo kill -9 [process ids]

then

sudo docker run ...

I am getting this in the log now, is this an issue/concern? What does this mean?

...
Starting Plex Media Server.
Critical: libusb_init failed
7

ignore lib_usb unless you have USB tuners you need to access.

8

@ChuckPa I do have a tuner, and im getting the same issue. Do you have any suggestions? I haven’t been able to use my tuner for a few months now and I believe this is the issue.

9

Pass the device to the container when setting up.

eg: --device=/dev/dvb \