Plex Media Server

Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3753 is now available to PlexPass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Transcoder) Add support for the Intel Compute Runtime OpenCL driver versions 20.36 and later for newer integrated GPU models on Linux

FIXES:

  • (DVR) Plex Tuner Service would sometimes fail to start up on Windows, when machine was under load (#12035)
  • (Library) Studio would be listed twice in custom filters (#12124)
  • (Pivots) Only display playlist pivot if it is non-empty (#12097)
  • (Scanner) New movies would have incomplete metadata if the scan was invoked from the command line (#12156)
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Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3759 is now available to PlexPass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Transcoder) Add support for the Intel Compute Runtime OpenCL driver versions 20.36 and later for newer integrated GPU models on Linux
  • (Hubs) Seasonal and Event based hubs (Generated locally. Can be toggled in Library settings)

FIXES:

  • (DVR) Plex Tuner Service would sometimes fail to start up on Windows, when machine was under load (#12035)
  • (Library) Studio would be listed twice in custom filters (#12124)
  • (Pivots) Only display playlist pivot if it is non-empty (#12097)
  • (Scanner) New movies would have incomplete metadata if the scan was invoked from the command line (#12156)
  • (Scanner) Rare crashes when scanning in duplicates
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Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3766 is now available to PlexPass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Transcoder) Add support for the Intel Compute Runtime OpenCL driver versions 20.36 and later for newer integrated GPU models on Linux
  • (Hubs) Seasonal and Event based hubs (Generated locally. Can be toggled in Library settings)

FIXES:

  • (DVR) Plex Tuner Service would sometimes fail to start up on Windows, when machine was under load (#12035)
  • (Library) Studio would be listed twice in custom filters (#12124)
  • (Pivots) Only display playlist pivot if it is non-empty (#12097)
  • (Scanner) New movies would have incomplete metadata if the scan was invoked from the command line (#12156)
  • (Scanner) Rare crashes when scanning in duplicates
  • (Hubs) Seasonal hubs could cause text overlap in Plex Web
3 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3766 is now available to everyone.

1 Like

Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3795-ee64ab56f is now available to everyone.

NEW:

  • (Web) Updated to 4.47.3
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Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3830-6c22540d5 is now available to everyone.

FIXED:

  • (DVR) Require postal code during setup for Poland, Russia, and Switzerland.

Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3876 is now available to everyone.

NEW:

  • (Transcoder) Add support for the Intel Compute Runtime OpenCL driver versions 20.36 and later for newer integrated GPU models on Linux
  • (Hubs) Seasonal and Event based hubs (Generated locally. Can be toggled in Library settings)
  • (Web) Updated to 4.47.3

FIXES:

  • (DVR) Plex Tuner Service would sometimes fail to start up on Windows, when machine was under load (#12035)
  • (DVR) Require postal code during setup for Poland, Russia, and Switzerland.
  • (Library) Studio would be listed twice in custom filters (#12124)
  • (Pivots) Only display playlist pivot if it is non-empty (#12097)
  • (Scanner) New movies would have incomplete metadata if the scan was invoked from the command line (#12156)
  • (Scanner) Rare crashes when scanning in duplicates
  • (Hubs) Seasonal hubs could cause text overlap in Plex Web
7 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.21.2.3918 is now available to PlexPass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (DVR) Server will scan a media item, or library contents, for commercials when “Analyze” is invoked (#12059)
  • (Library) Enhance smart shuffle to do a better job of feeling random.
  • (Web) Updated to 4.48.1

FIXES:

  • (DVR) server would sometimes re-record shows that already existed in library, but were slightly smaller due to custom postprocessing (#11689)
  • (HTTP) The server could crash when setting up libraries during first run.
  • (MUSIC) Changed played progress point for podcasts/audiobooks to 99%, other audio content to 50% (12193)
5 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.21.2.3939 is now available to everyone.

NEW:

  • (Gaming) Retro Games with Plex Arcade sub (MacOS and Windows)
  • (DVR) Server will scan a media item, or library contents, for commercials when “Analyze” is invoked (#12059)
  • (Library) Enhance smart shuffle to do a better job of feeling random.
  • (Web) Updated to 4.51.1

FIXES:

  • (DVR) server would sometimes re-record shows that already existed in library, but were slightly smaller due to custom postprocessing (#11689)
  • (EPG) Some hubs were empty or missing items after transition to Gracenote. (#12229).
  • (HTTP) The server could crash when setting up libraries during first run.
  • (MUSIC) Changed played progress point for podcasts/long-form-audio to 99%, other audio content to 50% (12193)
7 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.21.2.3943 is now available to PlexPass users in the Beta update channel.

FIXES:

  • (Agents) TheTVDB Agent matching could fail in some cases (#12295).
  • (Scanner) Fixed regression causing excessive library scan times in previous release.
5 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.21.2.3943 is now available to everyone.

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Plex Media Server 1.21.2.3978 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

This update contains internal changes in support of upcoming server functionality improvements.

9 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.21.2.3997 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

FIXES:

  • (TLS) Fixed an issue that could cause TLS certificates to be renewed prematurely
1 Like

Plex Media Server 1.21.3.4015 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.
Plex Media Server 1.21.3.4014 is now available to everyone.

FIXES:

  • (Security) Mitigate against potential DDoS amplification by only responding to UDP requests from LAN
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Plex Media Server 1.21.3.4021 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

FIXES:

  • (TLS) Custom certificates were not used in some cases where they should’ve been
  • (TLS) Improved error handling and logging
3 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.21.3.4021 is now available to everyone.

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New certificate generation is now available to a limited number of Plex Media Server users on versions 1.21.3.4021 and later. For further details, and to opt-in to early access, see this thread in the Plex Media Server forum.

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Plex Media Server 1.21.3.4046 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

FIXES:

  • (Gaming) (Windows) Add firewall exception for game transcoder.
  • (Gaming) (Windows) Fix games not being copied over to app support.
  • (Gaming) (Windows) Fix hang stopping game.
  • (Gaming) Correctly bind analog triggers.
  • (Gaming) During library creation, kick off MAME core download.
  • (Gaming) During library creation, move over new skeleton core mapping file.
  • (Gaming) Exit if we fail to submit frames to Parsec.
  • (Gaming) Fix for crash in a few cores (e.g. mesen).
  • (Gaming) Fixed scaling with games which change resolution (e.g. Tekken 2).
  • (Gaming) Pass back better errors when game transcoder exits at start.
  • (Gaming) Redirect joypad to keyboard for MAME to fix e.g. Asteroids.
  • (Gaming) Restore default joystick saturation for MAME.
  • (Gaming) Return different errors codes when exiting so client has visibility.
  • (Gaming) Wait longer for game transcoder to start.
2 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.21.3.4046 is now available to everyone.

Plex Media Server 1.21.4.4054 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Web) Updated to 4.51.3

FIXES:

  • (DVR) Newly recorded show Advanced->Seasons setting would not match the Library’s Seasons setting ( plexinc/plex-issues#226 )
  • (DVR) Plex Tuner Service would sometimes shut down while Plex Media Server was still running (#12223).
  • (Gaming) Correctly bind analog triggers.
  • (Gaming) During library creation, kick off MAME core download.
  • (Gaming) During library creation, move over new skeleton core mapping file.
  • (Gaming) Exit if we fail to submit frames to Parsec.
  • (Gaming) Fix for crash in a few cores (e.g. mesen).
  • (Gaming) Fixed scaling with games which change resolution (e.g. Tekken 2).
  • (Gaming) Pass back better errors when game transcoder exits at start.
  • (Gaming) Redirect joypad to keyboard for MAME to fix e.g. Asteroids.
  • (Gaming) Restore default joystick saturation for MAME.
  • (Gaming) Return different errors codes when exiting so client has visibility.
  • (Gaming) Wait longer for game transcoder to start.
  • (Gaming) [Windows] Add firewall exception for game transcoder.
  • (Gaming) [Windows] Fix games not being copied over to app support.
  • (Gaming) [Windows] Fix hang stopping game.
  • (Library) Allow deletion of play history again.
  • (Scanner) Respect ‘disc’ suffix for stacked media using the Plex Movie agent (#12315)
  • The server could exit unexpectedly if media was deleted while clients made certain API calls (#12307)
2 Likes