Plexmedia Wont Start on Pi3 Debian

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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Server Version#: 4.1.58
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Apologies to start with if im missing something obvious, i started to get into linux a number of years back and then having a child meant all this information got deleted from my brain. I have been trying for a few days to install Plex on a raspberry pi but cannot get the service to start ( resulting in an err_connection when trying localhost:8888/web). When i request status i geth the following status: Any help would be appreciated.

plexmediaserver.service - Plex Media Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service; enabled; vendor
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2019-08-08 10:18:56 BST; 8min ag
Process: 2500 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -d "{PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_AP Process: 2502 ExecStart=/bin/sh -c PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_VENDOR="(grep ^NAM
Main PID: 2502 (code=exited, status=132)

● plexmediaserver.service - Plex Media Server
Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service; enabled; vendor preset: enabled)
Active: failed (Result: exit-code) since Thu 2019-08-08 10:18:56 BST; 13min ago
Process: 2500 ExecStartPre=/bin/sh -c /usr/bin/test -d “{PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR}" || /bin/mkdir -p "{PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_APPLICATION_SUPPORT_DIR}” (code=exited, status=0/SUCCESS)
Process: 2502 ExecStart=/bin/sh -c PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_VENDOR="(grep ^NAME= /etc/os-release | awk -F= "{print \$2}" | tr -d \" )" PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_DEVICE="PC" PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_MODEL="(uname -m)" PLEX_MEDIA_SERVER_INFO_PLATFORM_VERSION="$(grep ^VERSION= /etc/os-release | awk -F= “{print $2}” | tr -d " )" LD_LIBRARY_PATH=/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/lib “/usr/lib/plexmediaserver/Plex Media Server” (code
Main PID: 2502 (code=exited, status=132)

Aug 08 10:18:56 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Service RestartSec=5s expired, scheduling restart.
Aug 08 10:18:56 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Scheduled restart job, restart counter is at 3.
Aug 08 10:18:56 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Stopped Plex Media Server.
Aug 08 10:18:56 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Start request repeated too quickly.
Aug 08 10:18:56 raspberrypi systemd[1]: plexmediaserver.service: Failed with result ‘exit-code’.
Aug 08 10:18:56 raspberrypi systemd[1]: Failed to start Plex Media Server.

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Please post the output of uname -a.

Also tell us about the guide you have used to install Plex, because Plex listens on port 32400 and not 8888. Thus, the guide you have used could contain other “wrong information”:

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Hi Uglymagoo, thanks for assisting.

Linux raspberrypi 4.19.58+ #1245 Fri Jul 12 17:20:08 BST 2019 armv6l GNU/Linux

I tried a few diffenrent ones, but before i posted help this morning i removed the plex installaiton and reinstalled using the offical plex guide under https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/?_ga=2.225393176.309467468.1565218781-1776980514.1513288698

It might be listening on 8888 as i am using the Opening the Plex Web App on a Device Other than the Server Itself part of the guide as i am not on the same network at the moment (although i do have VNC setup). I got the same issues when i was trying it on the same network as pi

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Unfortunately, you do not have a Pi 3, but a Pi 1 or Pi Zero. It’s a ARMv6 device and cannot run Plex. Nothing you can do. Any Pi 2-4 will work.

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ahh, my mistake there. Thanks for your help and prompt replies. Off i go and save up for a new pi!

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