Server Version#: I think 1.40.5.8921-836b34c27 Hi, over the past week or so I’ve been having problems with my Plex server falling over and refusing to play content. My first troubleshooting steps were to run a docker ps which showed the container as unhealthy. docker stop plex would not work, so I…

I ran a database repair based on the other post I found. Within the container: apt update apt install wget wget https://github.com/ChuckPa/PlexDBRepair/archive/refs/tags/v1.07.00.tar.gz mv v1.07.00.tar.gz PlexDBRepair-1.07.00.tar.gz tar xf PlexDBRepair-1.07.00.tar.gz cd PlexDBRepair-1.07.00 chmod …

[image] lalala123456: The errors from docker logs plex re: Critical: libusb_init failed You can search that error in these forums and it shouldn’t matter unless you are using a USB TV tuner. My two servers throw the same error and run fine. Did you check your docker compose file, remove the…

Thanks for the reply. Removing the legacy mount brought the container up as healthy, but I decided to leave it a few days to see how it went. At some point between last night and today, streaming broke. I’ve tracked down the issue that caused it overnight though. The docker container runs on an Ub…

Plex in Docker won't start

Plex Media Server

lalala123456 September 5, 2024, 3:34pm 2

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Plex in Docker won't start

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