### Author:  [@parallax1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/parallax1)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2024, 1:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-immediately-crashes/874279/1 "2024-04-06T13:29:58Z")
Server Version#:1.40.18227-c0dd5a73e
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Plex media server immediately crashes at system startup. It also immediately crashes when I double click the media server app.
I manually downloaded the latest version from website - no change.
I have tried restarting the computer, no luck there either.
Using a pretty old mini, haven’t touched any settings in… more years than I would like to think.
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### Author:  [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2024, 2:38pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-immediately-crashes/874279/2 "2024-04-06T14:38:29Z")
On what version of maOS are you running that PMS?
If the Plex Media Server won’t start and doesn’t even get to the stage where it’ll be writing to the [server logs,](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200250417-plex-media-server-log-files/) you can attempt the following procedure to see if there’s any error messages on the OS level:
1. Open Finder and navigate to `/Applications`
2. Select `Show Content` from the context menu of the `Plex Media Server.app` item
3. Navigate to `Contents/MacOS`
4. Open the `Terminal` app
5. Drag the `Plex Media Server` executable from the Finder window (#3) into the Terminal Window and press `Return` to execute it
This is no different from running the app, so it won’t succeed – but you should get a more specific error message about what’s causing it to fail starting.
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### Author:  [@parallax1](https://forums.plex.tv/u/parallax1)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2024, 7:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-immediately-crashes/874279/3 "2024-04-06T19:32:25Z")
Thanks!
That is about the most clear directions I have ever read.
It told me I had a corrupted database. A few googles later, and I restored from backup. Seems to be working now.
Thank you so much, we are so happy to be back up so quickly!
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### Author:  [@SE56](https://forums.plex.tv/u/SE56)
#### Post date: [April 6, 2024, 10:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-immediately-crashes/874279/4 "2024-04-06T22:02:02Z")
That’s great Tom has it sorted for you. I highly recommend you look at ChuckPa Database repair, you will be surprised what it can do for you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [July 5, 2024, 10:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-immediately-crashes/874279/5 "2024-07-05T22:03:01Z")
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