Fresh Windows installation. I’ve downloaded the Media Server, installed it, and logged in. Somehow we’ve skipped the step for setting up the server itself. I’m being sent to the login page, I log-in and I’m just seeing the Plex web app. When I go to Library, the prompt is - install Media Server. I j…

@Wobblz that means that the server is reporting as claimed, see You need to reclaim your server, but don't dare to touch the Windows Registry for how to re-claim it and get access back.

In order to complete the setup you need to open your Plex Media Server through its local IP. If you’re on the same machine… open http://127.0.0.1:32400/web in your browser. If you’re on a different machine inside your home network, use http://[PMS IP address]:32400/web instead. This will bring up…

Thanks, Tom, for the prompt reply. That’s the issue, actually. I’m accessing the PMS through localhost:32400/web and when i go to My Library it prompts me to download PMS… I can’t access the “claim server” setup for some reason. Even after logging out and uninstalling everything Plex related from m…

Did you previously run an instance of Plex on that machine? Make sure to clear the registry too when doing a full wipe/reinstall of the server. https://support.plex.tv/articles/201198426-restart-plex-media-server-setup-from-scratch/

Thanks again for the quick replies. Yep, I did clean the AppData and the registry. Logged out. Uninstalled Plex. Performed this a couple of times already and did it once more just now. Same result. That’s why the topic title is Plex is driving me insane. I just don’t see how am I supposed to start …

what does http://<IP_OF_PMS>:32400/identity show?

when media server is running on windows, there should be an icon in the tray by the clock. double clicking that should open the browser to the server ip. if there is no icon in the tray, then either the server is not running or not installed. from the downloads page, make sure you downloaded serv…

@teknojunky Well, exactly - I’m accessing the PMS through the icon in the tray. It opens up localhost but when I try to add media to my library it says “Install PMS”. It’s a vicious circle. That’s on Win 11. Ran PMS on Win 10 before my PC upgrade and it worked like a charm for years, so I’m pretty c…

@dbirch <MediaContainer size="0" claimed="1" machineIdentifier="b7f1cf546e9519bddd9e268485116817c1851160" version="1.30.0.6486-629d58034"> </MediaContainer>

Thanks, man, you’re a life-saver! <3 The GitHub tool didn’t do the trick, but the registry edit did it for me.

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Plex is driving me insane

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