Hi, I have a Plex Media Server running on a Netgear ReadyNAS (OS 6). The server is running and accessible locally on LAN, but I cannot claim it. The server worked fine yesterday and I assume it stopped working today due to external IP changing. This has happened before and I got the libraries back…

The server is not deleted. It’s still connected to your user acount.

Since I can´t access any server settings in plex (when connecting through my local IP) I can’t seem to package them from plex itself. I added all the logs manually into the .zip. Logs.zip (1.5 MB)

Yes, my understanding is that this is actually the problem? I am sorry, my knowledge about this is limited, I’ve been vibing with AI-chat to try and solve the issue (As I also did when setting it up in the first place). It has been working fine for quite a while but obviously I messed something up y…

This seems to only apply when you try it from the plex app in the browser though? I am browsing into the local IP, I will try as soon as I get home though.

[image] AKEHAndreas: Tried forced local setup URLs and new MachineIdentifier What did you do? You are not supposed to supply the machineID yourself.

Some weird Ai-tip. I kept the old file and changed it back. So no numbers are changed.

After much problem-solving I managed to get it up and running again. No matter what I tried I couldnt reclaim the server, I think the reason is that my NAS’s OS is just too old and couldnt read/install the certificate. The problem got solved by installing an earlier version of plex which allowed me …

ReadyNAS server stuck as shared / ghost server – cannot be claimed

Plex Media Server

OttoKerner April 12, 2026, 9:46am 6

Possibly this: Important note about the Plex Web app - Local Network Access

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ReadyNAS server stuck as shared / ghost server – cannot be claimed

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