# Plex-Server in Proxmox Ubuntu VM **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [September 30, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368 "2023-09-30T14:17:58Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![whitey1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a183cd/32.png) [@whitey1977](https://forums.plex.tv/u/whitey1977)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/1 "2023-09-30T14:17:58Z")
I’m running Plex-Server in an Ubuntu VM in Proxmox with GPU passthrough for hardware transcoding. All works well until update plex-server, the GPU disappears and I have to re-install the nvidia driver to get it working again. I’m a Linux noob so any help would be great Thanks ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 3:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/2 "2023-09-30T15:18:33Z")
The Nvidia driver is 100% independent of Plex. 1. GPU passed through (dedicated and not shared by display) 2. `sudo apt install nvidia-driver` installs the nvidia drivers into the kernel in the VM. 3. After installation - reboot the host to make the kernel driver active 4. PMS will now find and use that driver Which CPU, Linux Kernel, and Nvidia driver are you using ? There are serious problems with the new 6.2 Linux kernels and Nvidia You don’t state which ProxMox. Might this apply somehow? (pertaining to the issues) > **[ProxMox 7.4.3 Cannot Install Nvida drivers.](https://forum.proxmox.com/threads/proxmox-7-4-3-cannot-install-nvida-drivers.127768/#post-558828)** > > Hello > > I have tried following these posts to get Nvidia drivers working and unfortunately cannot get passed the following error message. > "ERROR: Unable to load the kernel module 'nvidia.ko'. This happens most frequently when this kernel module was... ```auto /etc/modprobe.d/nvidia.conf blacklist nvidiafb blacklist nouveau ``` This makes sure ProxMox itself doesn’t grab the card ---
**Author:** ![whitey1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a183cd/32.png) [@whitey1977](https://forums.plex.tv/u/whitey1977)\ **Post date:** [September 30, 2023, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/3 "2023-09-30T18:08:12Z")
Like I said, I have hardware transcoding working. Could it be the way I update Plex? Sudo apt update ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [October 1, 2023, 3:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/4 "2023-10-01T03:43:51Z")
> [@whitey1977](#): > > All works well until update plex-server, the GPU disappears and I have to re-install the nvidia driver to get it working again. This statement ☝ is what’s bothering me. You can uprgade the nvidia driver or PMS independent of each other. The ONLY thing I caution is because of the known issues with Nvidia drivers and 6.2 kernels. The DPKG installer will tell you if it finds the Nvidia or Intel i915 card correctly. These are to be used as a guide for knowing the likely outcome. ---
**Author:** ![whitey1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a183cd/32.png) [@whitey1977](https://forums.plex.tv/u/whitey1977)\ **Post date:** [November 4, 2023, 3:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/5 "2023-11-04T15:05:48Z")
So I updated Plex again to latest version and the Nvidia drivers were removed again. Could Ubuntu be installing Nouveau drivers during the update process and overwriting the Nvidia drivers? After the update I ran nvidia-smi Got a reply of “no nvidia drivers installed” So I ran this again sudo ./NVIDIA-Linux-x86\_64-530.41.03.run All up and running again ---
**Author:** ![DRied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DRied](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DRied)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 10:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/6 "2023-11-09T22:27:41Z")
Sorry if this is too basic. Did you reboot the VM freshly after the update, and still get the same bad response to nvidia-smi? I do see where ChuckPa is coming from, I wouldn’t expect the nvidia drivers to be touched by updating Plex. I have the same type of setup. Proxmox host, gpu passthrough, running ubuntu 22.04 VM with Plex. I have not had the issues your are seeing. ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [November 9, 2023, 10:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/7 "2023-11-09T22:57:13Z")
PMS has nothing to do with Nvidia until you want to use it via /dev/dri. If you take the DEB file and pull it apart (`ar` and then `tar`), you find ```auto [chuck@lizum plex.2011]$ ls -la total 74712 drwxr-xr-x 2 chuck chuck 84 Nov 9 17:50 ./ drwxrwxrwt 28 root root 4096 Nov 9 17:49 ../ -rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck 82417 Nov 9 17:50 control.tar.gz -rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck 76402984 Nov 9 17:50 data.tar.xz -rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck 4 Nov 9 17:50 debian-binary -rw-r--r-- 1 chuck chuck 1228 Nov 9 17:50 _gpgplex [chuck@lizum plex.2012]$ tar tvf control.tar.gz drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./ -rwxr-xr-x root/root 25745 2023-10-19 17:43 ./preinst -rwxr-xr-x root/root 692 2023-10-19 17:43 ./prerm -rwxr-xr-x root/root 19196 2023-10-19 17:43 ./postinst -rwxr-xr-x root/root 556 2023-10-19 17:43 ./postrm -rw-r--r-- root/root 339384 2023-10-19 17:43 ./md5sums -rw-r--r-- root/root 292 2023-10-19 17:43 ./control [chuck@lizum plex.2013]$ tar tvf data.tar.xz drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/doc/ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/doc/plexmediaserver/ -rw-r--r-- root/root 91 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/doc/plexmediaserver/copyright -rw-r--r-- root/root 170 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/doc/plexmediaserver/changelog.Debian.gz -rw-r--r-- root/root 201 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/doc/plexmediaserver/README.Debian drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/pixmaps/ -rw-rw-r-- root/root 179954 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/pixmaps/plexmediaserver.png drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/applications/ -rw-rw-r-- root/root 236 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/share/applications/plexmediaserver.desktop drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/lib/ drwxr-xr-x root/root 0 2023-10-19 17:43 ./usr/lib/plexmediaserver/ -rwxr-xr-x root/root 10864 2023-10-19 16:24 ./usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex SQLite -rwxr-xr-x root/root 4913120 2023-10-19 16:57 ./usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Media Scanner -rwxr-xr-x root/root 327720 2023-10-19 16:24 ./usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Transcoder -rwxr-xr-x root/root 1555176 2023-10-19 16:57 ./usr/lib/plexmediaserver/CrashUploader ^C ``` The service file gets put in /lib/systemd/system Control files (preinst,postinst, etc) all run as part of the install – You can find these files, after installation, here: ```auto [chuck@lizum plex.2015]$ cd /var/lib/dpkg/info [chuck@lizum info.2016]$ ls plexm* plexmediaserver.list plexmediaserver.md5sums plexmediaserver.postinst* plexmediaserver.postrm* plexmediaserver.preinst* plexmediaserver.prerm* [chuck@lizum info.2017] ``` If you can’t see the card here -AND- it points to a pci bus location ```auto [chuck@glockner drivers.2006]$ ls -la total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Nov 9 17:56 ./ drwxr-xr-x 6 root root 0 Nov 8 22:31 ../ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Nov 9 17:56 pci:nvidia -> ../../../bus/pci/drivers/nvidia/ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Nov 9 17:56 pci:nvidia-nvswitch -> ../../../bus/pci/drivers/nvidia-nvswitch/ [chuck@glockner drivers.2007]$ pwd /sys/module/nvidia/drivers [chuck@glockner drivers.2008]$ ls -la ../../../bus/pci/drivers/nvidia/ total 0 drwxr-xr-x 2 root root 0 Nov 8 22:31 ./ drwxr-xr-x 37 root root 0 Nov 8 22:31 ../ lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Nov 8 22:31 0000:07:00.0 -> ../../../../devices/pci0000:00/0000:00:03.0/0000:07:00.0/ --w------- 1 root root 4096 Nov 9 17:58 bind lrwxrwxrwx 1 root root 0 Nov 8 22:31 module -> ../../../../module/nvidia/ --w------- 1 root root 4096 Nov 9 17:58 new_id --w------- 1 root root 4096 Nov 9 17:58 remove_id --w------- 1 root root 4096 Nov 9 12:57 uevent --w------- 1 root root 4096 Nov 9 17:58 unbind [chuck@glockner drivers.2009]$ ``` then it’s not coming through. ---
**Author:** ![whitey1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a183cd/32.png) [@whitey1977](https://forums.plex.tv/u/whitey1977)\ **Post date:** [November 10, 2023, 3:53pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/8 "2023-11-10T15:53:33Z")
I have tried a simple reboot of the VM and it hasn’t help. when you update pms, what command do you use? ---
**Author:** ![DRied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DRied](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DRied)\ **Post date:** [November 13, 2023, 10:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/9 "2023-11-13T22:29:55Z")
Im also learning Linux, not yet a guru 🙂 To update plex, its just “sudo apt-get update”, then “sudo apt-get upgrade” I installed plex using a method like this one, steps 1-5 > **[Install and setup Plex Media Server on Ubuntu 22.04 LTS](https://linux.how2shout.com/install-and-setup-plex-media-server-on-ubuntu-22-04-lts/)** > > Learn the simple commands to install Plex Media Server on  Ubuntu 22.04 LTS Jammy JellyFish for creating your streaming server. For nvidia drivers, I did it as this page mentions. 1. “ubuntu-drivers devices” 2. “sudo apt install nvidia-driver-####” > **[How to Install NVIDIA Drivers on Ubuntu 22.04 or 20.04 - LinuxCapable](https://www.linuxcapable.com/install-nvidia-drivers-on-ubuntu-linux/)** > > Install Nvidia Drivers on Ubuntu 23.10, 22.04, or Ubuntu 20.04 Linux using various options with step-by-step instructions and screenshots. I have found the nvidia driver sometimes autoupdates using this method, and jacks with my persistenced settings… but not a huge deal for me. Hope this helps ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2023, 4:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/10 "2023-11-15T04:03:42Z")
> [@DRied](#): > > I have found the nvidia driver sometimes autoupdates using this method, and jacks with my persistenced settings… but not a huge deal for me. > > Hope this helps You can set an override service in /etc/systemd/system and override it. ```auto [chuck@glockner system.2003]$ ls /etc/systemd/system/nvidia-persistenced.service /etc/systemd/system/nvidia-persistenced.service [chuck@glockner system.2004]$ cat /etc/systemd/system/nvidia-persistenced.service [Unit] Description=NVIDIA Persistence Daemon Wants=syslog.target StopWhenUnneeded=true Before=systemd-backlight@backlight:nvidia_0.service [Service] Type=forking ExecStart=/usr/bin/nvidia-persistenced --user nvidia-persistenced --persistence-mode --verbose ExecStopPost=/bin/rm -rf /var/run/nvidia-persistenced [chuck@glockner system.2005]$ ``` (copy it to /etc/systemd/system. edit it. and then restart it) If things get wonky at some point in the future, check this first. ---
**Author:** ![DRied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DRied](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DRied)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/11 "2023-11-16T17:45:05Z")
Thanks @ChuckPa , That’s actually the method I use for setting persistenced. Seems to get overwritten back to default when the driver auto-updates. Thanks for the suggestion, but that doesn’t seem to work for me. Thankfully, this is not a huge issue. ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 5:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/12 "2023-11-16T17:58:52Z")
@DRied I’ve not had a problem with it on Ubuntu server. The alternative is to set /etc/systemd/system/nvidia-persistenced.service.d/override.conf` ```auto [Service] ExecStart=/usr/bin/nvidia-persistenced --user nvidia-persistenced --persistence-mode --verbose ``` Now, as a formal override, it will not be altered. systemd now overrules what the driver installs. ---
**Author:** ![DRied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DRied](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DRied)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/13 "2023-11-16T18:06:40Z")
@ChuckPa , I just noticed that my method was not the same as your previous post… attention to detail matters 🙂 … I was setting this in / **lib** /systemd/system/nvidia-persistenced.service you’re suggesting / **etc** /systemd/system/nvidia-persistenced.service I may give that a try in /etc. Thanks again for the tips! Really appreciate your presence in these forums!!! Thank you!! ---
**Author:** ![DRied](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/7feea3/32.png) [@DRied](https://forums.plex.tv/u/DRied)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 6:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/14 "2023-11-16T18:18:46Z")
For those still learning (me included), this description helps explain why my /lib method would be overwritten during driver autoupdates. [debian - What's the difference between /usr/lib/systemd/system and /etc/systemd/system? - Unix & Linux Stack Exchange](https://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/206315/whats-the-difference-between-usr-lib-systemd-system-and-etc-systemd-system#:~:text=Basically%2C%20files%20that%20ships%20in,override%20units%20supplied%20by%20vendors). > Basically, files that ships in packages downloaded from distribution repository go into `/usr/lib/systemd/`. Modifications done by system administrator (user) go into `/etc/systemd/system/`. > System-specific units override units supplied by vendors. ---
**Author:** ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)\ **Post date:** [November 16, 2023, 6:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/15 "2023-11-16T18:20:29Z")
> [@DRied](#): > > I was setting this in / **lib** /systemd/system/nvidia-persistenced.service > > you’re suggesting / **etc** /systemd/system/nvidia-persistenced.service YES! `/lib/systemd/system` is under the control of the package manager `/etc/systemd/system` is where you put UNIT-level overrides (ignores /lib/systemd/system) `/etc/systemd/system/.d/override.conf` is how you change singular items in the `/lib/systemd/system` default distribution service file. ---
**Author:** ![whitey1977](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/a183cd/32.png) [@whitey1977](https://forums.plex.tv/u/whitey1977)\ **Post date:** [December 9, 2023, 2:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-in-proxmox-ubuntu-vm/855368/16 "2023-12-09T14:21:53Z")
So installing the NVIDIA drivers as documented in the link above fixed this for me, I can now update Plex Server and the NVIDIA GPU still shows up after the update. Thanks for the help ---
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