Plex Media Server (Latest) fails on Centos 7

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I would have been really nice to know this before chasing down red herrings caused by completely a completely non-standard installation.

  • Moving /var/lib/plexmediaserver (your metadata) is 100% normal and expected. I have How-To’s on accomplishing this. Linux Tips
  • Moving the PMS executables is not supported. They are under the control of rpm.
  • Modifying /lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service is pointless. I overwrite it with each update.
  • Local configuration customizations are supported through the systemd standard override.conf file and so documented in the Linux Tips linked above.

Please remember, the executables belong in root and /usr/lib. It’s ~120 MB fully expanded.
Your metadata, which can grow to 10-15-20 GB, is fully relocatable.

Because they are stored in different locations, they are independent of each other. I do not remove your library data should you uninstall the binaries. This allows for downgrading version with ease.

How can I now assist you in bringing this into proper operational status with a configuration which works for you ?

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