Server Version#: 1.30.2.6563 Player Version#: various latest (Apple TV, iOS, browser) I’ve got this awful issue with some movies in my library and it’s driving me crazy. Some movies, when freshly added or ones whom have been there years) just won’t play. When you go to play them the server sits th…

still happening for me too; its daily and my script catches it and restarts plex for me… but the particular movie thats causing the hang/cpu load/crash remains a mystery unless someone tells me it doesn’t work as there is no log of the issue as playback can never start… [Screenshot 2024-01-18 at 10…

I think I’ve also started experiencing the issues in this thread, for me since around Christmas. I’d raised my own thread but was pointed here [image] Plex Random Crashes + Odd Behaviour Plex Media Server Server Version#: 1.32.8.7639 Since right around Christmas I’ve had…

[image] Miguel1993: Are there any bandaids to the solution? I see mentioned to use the legacy movie agent? Is that literally the “Plex Movie (Legacy)” or is it “The Movie Database” agent? Yes using the “Plex Movie (Legacy)" agent would be the workaround. Another is to run update metadata for …

Sweet, I’ve swapped to the legacy agent and so far the problem hasn’t come back but noticed the watchlist button from the movie entry has gone which I use regularly, I assume this is a part of only the new agent. May need to look at just refreshing the metadata repeatedly for new items, although I’…

[image] Miguel1993: I’m sure I had older items that used to work just randomly start having the problem I also found this other thread-> [image] Plex web slow item loading Desktops & Laptops Server Version#: 1.32.7.7571 Player Version#: Web 4.108.0 This is essenti…

Yes, seems to be the same issue, still on-going for me. I have a script to detect when the server becomes unresponsive and restarts it, but its not possible to see which movie is causing it in the logs, very frustrating. This thread is over a year old, so I don’t expect it to be resolved.

Still going on… somehow… WTF is going on PLEX people? I’ve used plex for years now and never seen an issue sit “broken” so long. One user, playing 1 movie, can bring down my entire 24 core CPU server. The issue is movies only, tends to be x265 movies, and actually it seems to be the movies I change…

[image] freezegunn47: One user, playing 1 movie, can bring down my entire 24 core CPU server. it’s even worse, that user doesn’t even get to play the movie, it hangs loading the metdata for the movie :rofl: I also have a 24 core machine, I feel your pain… :sob:

What’s silly to me is I got one of the new intel P and E 24 core chips thinking it’ll be great for a PLEX server and Gaming PC. Then plex fixed recently the collections/related media slowness thing and this weird movie/changed poster/x265 crash bug stopped using up 100% CPU when triggered. Now PLEX …

PLEX movie issue - CPU death spiral

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stevezau March 17, 2024, 3:14am 143

hmm, i wonder if this is the issue i’m seeing also 100% CPU, becomes unresponsive, no activity?

very frustrating and hard to t-shoot

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