Plex Media Server

Plex Media Server 1.26.2.5797 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Database) Improve access performance substantially. Migrations are now over 35% faster in some cases. (#13505)

FIXES:

  • (DVR) Prevent losing extra data if media moved/renamed within the library (#13483)
  • (EPG) Original air dates could be imported with incorrect time zone offsets (#13533)
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Plex Media Server 1.26.2.5797 is now available to everyone.

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Plex Media Server 1.27.0.5849 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Database) Improved startup performance by up to 70% when several migrations are run in sequence (#13541)
  • (Music) Modernized the metadata matching and refresh logic (#13539)

FIXES:

  • (Bandwidth) In some cases downloads didn’t respect bandwidth limits (#13545)
  • (Butler) Artists would get refreshed too frequently during the scheduled task window (#13575)
  • (DVR) Fix stream DVR/Live TV to Chromecast (#13205)
  • (EPG) Original air dates could be imported with incorrect time zone offsets for shows (#13533)
  • (Library) Setting items’ originally-available dates to certain values in the distant past could fail (#13544)
  • (Metadata) Don’t pull in ratings from legacy TVDB agent (these no longer exist)
  • (Metadata) Episodes could get incorrect dates set on them with “Prefer local metadata” enabled (#13580)
  • HW Transcoding failing on NVidia Shield (Android 11) #13192
7 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.27.0.5873 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Database) Improved startup performance by up to 70% when several migrations are run in sequence (#13541)
  • (Music) Modernized the metadata matching and refresh logic (#13539)

FIXES:

  • (Bandwidth) In some cases downloads didn’t respect bandwidth limits (#13545)
  • (Butler) Artists would get refreshed too frequently during the scheduled task window (#13575)
  • (DVR) Fix stream DVR/Live TV to Chromecast (#13205)
  • (EPG) Original air dates could be imported with incorrect time zone offsets for shows (#13533)
  • (Library) Setting items’ originally-available dates to certain values in the distant past could fail (#13544)
  • (Metadata) Don’t pull in ratings from legacy TVDB agent (these no longer exist)
  • (Metadata) Episodes could get incorrect dates set on them with “Prefer local metadata” enabled (#13580)
  • (Music) Artists would not save sort title from embedded tags (#13604)
  • HW Transcoding failing on NVidia Shield (Android 11) #13192
3 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.27.0.5878 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Database) Improved startup performance by up to 70% when several migrations are run in sequence (#13541)
  • (Music) Modernized the metadata matching and refresh logic (#13539)

FIXES:

  • (Bandwidth) In some cases downloads didn’t respect bandwidth limits (#13545)
  • (Butler) Artists would get refreshed too frequently during the scheduled task window (#13575)
  • (DVR) Fix stream DVR/Live TV to Chromecast (#13205)
  • (EPG) Original air dates could be imported with incorrect time zone offsets for shows (#13533)
  • (Library) Setting items’ originally-available dates to certain values in the distant past could fail (#13544)
  • (Metadata) Don’t pull in ratings from legacy TVDB agent (these no longer exist)
  • (Metadata) Episodes could get incorrect dates set on them with “Prefer local metadata” enabled (#13580)
  • (Music) Artists would not save sort title from embedded tags (#13604)
  • HW Transcoding failing on NVidia Shield (Android 11) #13192
  • (macOS) Auto-update could fail to update to 1.27.0.5873
4 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.27.0.5889 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Database) Improved startup performance by up to 70% when several migrations are run in sequence (#13541)
  • (Music) Modernized the metadata matching and refresh logic (#13539)

FIXES:

  • (Bandwidth) In some cases downloads didn’t respect bandwidth limits (#13545)
  • (Butler) Artists would get refreshed too frequently during the scheduled task window (#13575)
  • (DVR) Fix stream DVR/Live TV to Chromecast (#13205)
  • (EPG) Original air dates could be imported with incorrect time zone offsets for shows (#13533)
  • (Library) Setting items’ originally-available dates to certain values in the distant past could fail (#13544)
  • (Library) The server could crash while searching for lyrics during metadata updates (#13622)
  • (Metadata) Don’t pull in ratings from legacy TVDB agent (these no longer exist)
  • (Metadata) Episodes could get incorrect dates set on them with “Prefer local metadata” enabled (#13580)
  • (Music) Artists would not save sort title from embedded tags (#13604)
  • HW Transcoding failing on NVidia Shield (Android 11) #13192
  • (macOS) Auto-update could fail to update to 1.27.0.5873
1 Like

Plex Media Server 1.27.0.5897 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Database) Improved startup performance by up to 70% when several migrations are run in sequence (#13541)
  • (Music) Modernized the metadata matching and refresh logic (#13539)

FIXES:

  • (Bandwidth) In some cases downloads didn’t respect bandwidth limits (#13545)
  • (Butler) Artists would get refreshed too frequently during the scheduled task window (#13575)
  • (DVR) Fix stream DVR/Live TV to Chromecast (#13205)
  • (EPG) Original air dates could be imported with incorrect time zone offsets for shows (#13533)
  • (Library) Setting items’ originally-available dates to certain values in the distant past could fail (#13544)
  • (Library) The server could crash while searching for lyrics during metadata updates (#13622)
  • (LibraryGarbageCollector) Watched content scheduled for deletion could be removed prematurely (#13617)
  • (Metadata) Don’t pull in ratings from legacy TVDB agent (these no longer exist)
  • (Metadata) Episodes could get incorrect dates set on them with “Prefer local metadata” enabled (#13580)
  • (Music) Artists would not save sort title from embedded tags (#13604)
1 Like

Plex Media Server 1.27.0.5897 is now available to everyone.

3 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.27.1.5891 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

FIXES:

  • (Library) When media was deleted it could leave behind its sidecar files (#13479)
  • (Music) Album year and date fields could differ when preferring local metadata (#13591)
  • (Transcoder) Audio could drop out partway through playback when remuxing videos with very long keyframe intervals to DASH (#13411)
4 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.27.1.5916 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

FIXES:

  • (Database) Fix an issue where re-migrating a database could fail after downgrading, interrupting the server startup process, then immediately re-upgrading (#13643)
  • (Library) When media was deleted it could leave behind its sidecar files (#13479)
  • (Music) Album year and date fields could differ when preferring local metadata (#13591)
  • (Transcoder) Audio could drop out partway through playback when remuxing videos with very long keyframe intervals to DASH (#13411)
4 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.27.1.5916 is now available to everyone.

6 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.27.2.5929 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Logging) Improved context provided in log lines related to asynchronous HTTP request processing (#13530)
  • (Music) Support for Musicbrainz release type embedded tags (#13593)

FIXES:

  • (Linux) Improve Intel Compute Runtime version detection in packaging on Ubuntu 22.04 and newer.
  • (MDE) Remuxes could be rejected unnecessarily on files with certain color spaces (#13634)
  • (Scanner) Album release date tags could be imported incorrectly from tags when using the legacy music scanner (#13560)
6 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.27.2.5929 is now available to everyone.

5 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.28.0.5973 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • Native support for Apple Silicon.

FIXES:

  • (Android) Music artwork on Android based servers could disappear after refreshing metadata (#13677)
  • (Hubs) The “Most Played in Month” music hub could fail to populate (#13660)
  • (Library) Release dates before 1901 could be saved incorrectly on Windows (#13661)
  • (Linux) Improve handling of Intel Compute Runtime (ICR) vs Beignet requirement detection.
  • (Music) Read in album-sort tags (#13653)
  • (Music) Setting artwork from the edit dialog could result in low quality images getting set (#13677)
  • (Music) Track titles could sometimes become blank after scanning the library (#13615)
9 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.28.0.5998 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • Native support for Apple Silicon.

FIXES:

  • (Android) Music artwork on Android based servers could disappear after refreshing metadata (#13677)
  • (Hubs) The “Most Played in Month” music hub could fail to populate (#13660)
  • (Library) Release dates before 1901 could be saved incorrectly on Windows (#13661)
  • (Linux) Improve handling of Intel Compute Runtime (ICR) vs Beignet requirement detection.
  • (Music) Read in album-sort tags (#13653)
  • (Music) Setting artwork from the edit dialog could result in low quality images getting set (#13677)
  • (Music) Track titles could sometimes become blank after scanning the library (#13615)
  • (Playlists) Playlists would lose uploaded artwork after running a Clean Bundles operation.
8 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.28.0.5999 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • Native support for Apple Silicon.

FIXES:

  • (Android) Music artwork on Android based servers could disappear after refreshing metadata (#13677)
  • (Hubs) The “Most Played in Month” music hub could fail to populate (#13660)
  • (Library) Release dates before 1901 could be saved incorrectly on Windows (#13661)
  • (Linux) Improve handling of Intel Compute Runtime (ICR) vs Beignet requirement detection.
  • (Music) Read in album-sort tags (#13653)
  • (Music) Setting artwork from the edit dialog could result in low quality images getting set (#13677)
  • (Music) Track titles could sometimes become blank after scanning the library (#13615)
  • (Playlists) Playlists would lose uploaded artwork after running a Clean Bundles operation.
  • (Windows) The server could crash due to incorrect behavior in Microsoft’s linker (#13588)
6 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.28.0.5999 is now available to everyone

6 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.28.1.6041 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Debian) Reduced external command usage 80% during installation
  • (Debian) repository signing upgraded to use GPG signing key Ubuntu 20+ and Debian 10+
  • (Pivots) Add genre categories to Movies and TV Shows libraries (#12309)
  • (Transcoder) Improved subtitle burning compatibility and performance
  • (Transcoder) Support reporting more detailed HDR metadata information in HLS manifests

FIXES:

  • (Debian) Intel N and G series CPUs not always detected
  • (Debian) Some 10th, 11th and 12th gen CPUs not properly detected during inventory scan
  • (EPG) Guide might have shown items duplicated and misaligned following items when airing ends at 00:00 UTC (#13573)
  • (Library) Certain smart playlists could cause server to crash (#13710)
  • (Music) Local tags for track artist would be ignored if it was identical to the album artist (#13712)
  • (Pivots) Show only genres with non-restricted items (#13751)
  • (Scanner) Mark ‘scan’ and ‘refresh’ CLI actions as deprecated (#13700)
  • (Transcoder) Static transcodes were terminated if paused too long (#13682)
14 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.28.1.6057 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Debian) Reduced external command usage 80% during installation
  • (Debian) repository signing upgraded to use GPG signing key Ubuntu 20+ and Debian 10+
  • (Pivots) Add genre categories to Movies and TV Shows libraries (#12309)
  • (Transcoder) Improved subtitle burning compatibility and performance
  • (Transcoder) Support reporting more detailed HDR metadata information in HLS manifests

FIXES:

  • (Debian) Intel N and G series CPUs not always detected
  • (Debian) Some 10th, 11th and 12th gen CPUs not properly detected during inventory scan
  • (EPG) Guide might have shown items duplicated and misaligned following items when airing ends at 00:00 UTC (#13573)
  • (Library) Certain smart playlists could cause server to crash (#13710)
  • (Music) Local tags for track artist would be ignored if it was identical to the album artist (#13712)
  • (Pivots) Show only genres with non-restricted items (#13751)
  • (Pivots) Show only genres with non-restricted items (#13751)
  • (Scanner) Mark ‘scan’ and ‘refresh’ CLI actions as deprecated (#13700)
  • (Transcoder) Static transcodes were terminated if paused too long (#13682)
5 Likes

Plex Media Server 1.28.1.6092 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

NEW:

  • (Debian) Reduced external command usage 80% during installation
  • (Debian) repository signing upgraded to use GPG signing key Ubuntu 20+ and Debian 10+
  • (Pivots) Add genre categories to Movies and TV Shows libraries (#12309)
  • (Transcoder) Improved subtitle burning compatibility and performance
  • (Transcoder) Support reporting more detailed HDR metadata information in HLS manifests

FIXES:

  • (Debian) Intel N and G series CPUs not always detected
  • (Debian) Some 10th, 11th and 12th gen CPUs not properly detected during inventory scan
  • (EPG) Guide might have shown items duplicated and misaligned following items when airing ends at 00:00 UTC (#13573)
  • (Library) Certain smart playlists could cause server to crash (#13710)
  • (Music) Local tags for track artist would be ignored if it was identical to the album artist (#13712)
  • (Pivots) Genres may not be shown for tv shows in some cases (#13751)
  • (Pivots) Show only genres with non-restricted items (#13751)
  • (Pivots) Show only genres with non-restricted items (#13751)
  • (Scanner) Mark ‘scan’ and ‘refresh’ CLI actions as deprecated (#13700)
  • (Transcoder) Static transcodes were terminated if paused too long (#13682)
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