Proxmox Ubuntu LXC | Server Claiming Issues

[Dan904]

I just bought an R720xd server which will be replacing my old server still running plex on my network. I’m using proxmox to host LXC ubuntu containers.

I have the container setup and running the newest version of plex with an IP I can access on my local network. However, when I got to the ip it asks me to sign in then just redirects me to my old server. I’ve check the drop down but no unclaimed server appears.

I’ve tried making both an unprivileged and privileged container.

I’ve tried putting the server on a virtual network by itself and connecting through a desktop vm on the same network.

I’ve tried using both 18.04 and 16.04 ubuntu containers.

I’ve tried stopping the plex service on my old server.

I’ve tried signing up with a new email.

I’ve tried manually going to :32400/manage/index.html#!/setup but it just wants to setup my old server.

Nothing will bring this server up on the network so I can claim it. Kind of at a loss. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[pl_5309]

Sounds like your browser has your old server cached info.

Did you try https://ipofnewserver:32400/web with browser in incognito mode.?

[Dan904]

Yes, I’ve tried to access the server in incognito mode. Still makes me sign in then redirects to the old server. Normally a banner would show up mentioning an unclaimed server on my network. But I’m not seeing it.

One error I am seeing in systemctl status is:

plexmediaserver.service: Failed to reset devices.list: Operation not permitted

I added the following to my /etc/pve/lxc/100.conf file:

lxc.cgroup.devices.allow: a
lxc.apparmor.profile: unconfied

still seeing the error. I believe it has to do with the following error, but I’ve read it’s only for the tuner service and doesn’t affect things.

Plex Tuner Service: Critical: libusb_init failed

I went to check to see if it was failing to open ports but I’m seeing the correct ones open.

tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:43013         0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      292/Plex Plug-in [c
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:41321         0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      403/Plex Plug-in [c
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:1870            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      349/Plex DLNA Serve
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:32400           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      126/Plex Media Serv
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:32401         0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      126/Plex Media Serv
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:32469           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      349/Plex DLNA Serve
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.53:53           0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      86/systemd-resolved
tcp        0      0 0.0.0.0:22              0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      152/sshd
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:32600         0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      352/Plex Tuner Serv
tcp        0      0 127.0.0.1:25            0.0.0.0:*               LISTEN      276/master
tcp6       0      0 :::22                   :::*                    LISTEN      152/sshd
tcp6       0      0 ::1:25                  :::*                    LISTEN      276/master

[Dan904]

I just spun up a ubuntu VM (non-lxc container) and I’m still having the issue. I go to the IP of the VM, it asks me to log in and redirects me to my old server while i’m still at the correct IP address.

Is there any way to manually add a plex server to an account?

[pl_5309]

Are you restoring your files from the other server? Try the ssh tunnel method.

[Dan904]

Wow that actually worked. I thought I wouldn’t need to do that since I was able to get the VM onto my local network. Must have something setup tied to accessing at localhost.

For anyone else that needs the solution I followed the steps outlined below:

1. Enter the following command (substituting the IP address of your server as appropriate):
   ssh ip.address.of.server -L 8888:localhost:32400
2. Open a browser window
3. Type http://localhost:8888/web into the address bar

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200288586-installation/