I’ve just done a fresh install of Raspbian (4.14) with Plex Media Server on it. After letting it run for several hours, it hard freezes the entire system. I’ve been able to deduce it’s Plex’s that’s causing it (the system runs fine when it’s not loaded), but I’m not sure what it is about Plex that’s causing the freeze.
Any steps to try and troubleshoot the problem would be appreciated. I’ve tried reinstalling and have the same issue.
Server Version#: 1.14.1.5488
Plex is not causing this freeze, just hitting the system hard enough that some bug / limitation of your setup comes to light. It’s usually a bad or under-powered USB power adapter or your system is just overheating. Please try another usb adapter and make sure your RPi has enough free space to breathe.
Thank you for the reply. I will try these steps though I am very skeptical, since this same setup with a NOOBS install and an older version of Plex Media Server were working without any problems (and in fact do still work fine).
The thing is, Plex and any other software, is just not allowed to cause this kind of error. It’s running without root (admin) permissions. So there is some other problem in your setup. That being said, it could just be a new Linux kernel bug 
So please also make sure your system is up-to-date (sudo apt update && sudo apt upgrade).
As an update:
I replaced the power supply and removed the casing to (awkwardly) put in front of a fan and cool, but still the same problem unfortunately. And this is with the latest builds. I have flashed to a backup image that will do for the time being.
Thank you again for the replies. I saw your name on the GitHub repo, so thanks for your work into this.
Usually, it’s a a great help on an RPi to disable some of the expensive tasks. Please go to the Library settings and disable:
Under Scheduled Tasks, please disable:
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