Ubuntu 20.04 plex server doesn't show up

Plex Media Server
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Server Version#: 1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9
Player Version#: 1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9

Hi. I’ve just installed Plex server on my Ubuntu 20.04, went to the webpage (http://myserver.lan:32400), logged in using my Plex credentials and… that’s it. I don’t see the server and I can’t configure it in any way despite accessing the Plex panel through it.

I don’t even know where to start debugging - server has no issues with name resolution (I tested few Plex domains like app.plex.tv, forums.plex.tv) and iptables is empty.

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Did you download from Ubuntu (Snap store) or Plex.tv ?

As for the setup…

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I downloaded it from plex.tv:

root@fueltank:~# wget https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9/debian/plexmediaserver_1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9_amd64.deb
--2020-08-29 22:05:52--  https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server-new/1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9/debian/plexmediaserver_1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9_amd64.deb
Resolving downloads.plex.tv (downloads.plex.tv)... 104.18.157.41, 104.18.156.41, 2606:4700::6812:9c29, ...
Connecting to downloads.plex.tv (downloads.plex.tv)|104.18.157.41|:443... connected.
HTTP request sent, awaiting response... 200 OK
Length: 80217064 (76M) [application/x-debian-package]
Saving to: ‘plexmediaserver_1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9_amd64.deb’

plexmediaserver_1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9_amd64.deb        100%[=========================================================================================================================>]  76.50M  18.6MB/s    in 4.1s

2020-08-29 22:05:56 (18.5 MB/s) - ‘plexmediaserver_1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9_amd64.deb’ saved [80217064/80217064]

root@fueltank:~# dpkg -i plexmediaserver_1.20.1.3252-a78fef9a9_amd64.deb
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Open the server: http://127.0.0.1:32400/web

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Is accessing through ssh port forwarding something different than accessing the server directly via lan? It’s on the same local network as the PC I’m currently using and like I said, I was able to log in to Plex using web panel on that server through my PC. The issue is that I do not see the server nowhere in the web app.

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Huh, turns out it is. My fault, read the instructions wrong.

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All set now?

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Yes, boss. Thank you for the help and sorry :slight_smile:

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