PlexConnect: Apple removed Trailers app

Most of us have parametrized PlexConnect to intercept the trailers app. Some days ago Apple removed trailers app in aTV2 and aTV3. PlexConnect users that were using trailers to access PlexConnect need to follow this procedure. The recommended app to intercept is WSJ Video.

PlexConnect users intercepting other than trailers app are not affected.

Thanks a million !

In my case, all went fine until ADD PROFILE on my ATV2 => error message.
Fix it replacing :
β€œhttp://trailers.apple.com/trailers.cer”
by
β€œhttp://my-Plex-Server-IP-address/trailers.cer” […/trailers.der for Windows]

Bingo ! :slight_smile:
Thanks again, i recovered access to my PlexConnect server
Raf (Bordeaux, France)

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Hello ,

i had the trailer working for years , but it got removed so i followed the steps to use WSJ Video and i created the certificated in windows and added profile in aTV3 but when i open the app that "WSJ Video is unavailable. try Again Later " , is there something i am missing , i also tried using netflix app , didn’t work as well

C:\Program Files (x86)\PlexConnect-master>β€œC:\Python27\python.exe” PlexConnect.py
Aug 20,2023 02:29:43 PlexConnect: ***
Aug 20,2023 02:29:44 PlexConnect: PlexConnect
Aug 20,2023 02:29:44 PlexConnect: Press CTRL-C to shut down.
Aug 20,2023 02:29:44 PlexConnect: ***
Aug 20,2023 02:29:45 PlexConnect: Started
Aug 20,2023 02:29:45 PlexConnect: Version: 0.7.4-210621
Aug 20,2023 02:29:45 PlexConnect: Python: 2.7.14 (v2.7.14:84471935ed, Sep 16 2017, 20:25:58) [MSC v.1500 64 bit (AMD64)]
Aug 20,2023 02:29:45 PlexConnect: Host OS: win32
Aug 20,2023 02:29:46 PlexConnect: PILBackgrounds: Is PIL installed? True
Aug 20,2023 02:29:46 PlexConnect: IP_self: 192.168.1.102
Aug 20,2023 02:29:48 DNSServer: Started
Aug 20,2023 02:29:49 DNSServer: Intercept Atv Icon: Enabled
Aug 20,2023 02:29:49 DNSServer: Prevent Atv Update: Enabled
Aug 20,2023 02:29:49 DNSServer: ***
Aug 20,2023 02:29:50 DNSServer: DNSServer: Serving DNS on 192.168.1.102 port 53.
Aug 20,2023 02:29:50 DNSServer: intercept: [β€˜video-api-secure.wsj.com’, β€˜a1.phobos.apple.com’] => 192.168.1.102
Aug 20,2023 02:29:50 DNSServer: restrain: [β€˜mesu.apple.com’, β€˜appldnld.apple.com’, β€˜appldnld.apple.com.edgesuite.net’] => 127.0.0.1
Aug 20,2023 02:29:50 DNSServer: forward other to higher level DNS: 8.8.8.8
Aug 20,2023 02:29:50 DNSServer: ***
Aug 20,2023 02:29:51A ug 20,2023 02:29:51W ebServer: StartedW
ebServer: StartedA
ug 20,2023 02:29:52 WebServer: ***
Aug 20,2023 02:29:53 WebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTP on 192.168.1.102 port 80.
Aug 20,2023 02:29:54A ug 20,2023 02:29:54W ebServer: ***W
ebServer: ***
AAug 20,2023 02:29:55ug 20,2023 02:29:55 DWNSServer: DNS request received!ebServer: WebServer: Serving HTTPS on 192.168.1.102 port 443.

Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: DNS request received!
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: Source: (β€˜192.168.1.4’, 54069)
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: Domain: video-api-secure.wsj.com
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: ***intercept request
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: β†’ DNS response: 192.168.1.102
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: DNS request received!
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: Source: (β€˜192.168.1.4’, 59282)
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: Domain: video-api-secure.wsj.com
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: ***intercept request
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 DNSServer: β†’ DNS response: 192.168.1.102
Aug 20,2023 02:31:56 WebServer: serving *.cer: /wsj.cer

Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: DNS request received!
Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: Source: (β€˜192.168.1.4’, 64033)
Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: Domain: video-api-secure.wsj.com
Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: ***intercept request
Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: β†’ DNS response: 192.168.1.102
Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: DNS request received!
Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: Source: (β€˜192.168.1.4’, 52660)
Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: Domain: video-api-secure.wsj.com
Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: ***intercept request
Aug 20,2023 02:33:06 DNSServer: β†’ DNS response: 192.168.1.102

Hi,

I had the same error message.
When adding profile to atv, don’t use this address β€œ http://trailers.apple.com/trailers.der ”.
You must use this adress : http://my-plex-server-ip-address/trailers.der. and replace β€œ my-plex-server-ip-address” by your server IP adress, in your case http://192.168.1.102/trailers.der

Worked for me on atv2
Hope it helps.

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