I have installed Plex Media server on a Hyper V Linux VM using Docker compose. I am trying to claim the new server by navigating to the VM’s IP http://192.168.1.62:34200/web from my local MS Server 2016 but I am unable to find it to claim. If I go to https://app.plex.tv/desktop it advises “An insec…

Please see my comments in this recent discussion: [image] Plex Cant find my Server...HELP! Desktops & Laptops With docker it is essential that you set PLEX_CLAIM correctly to attach the new server to your Plex account at the first start of your container. You only have 4 …

I have tried removing the docker & volumes then re-trying with a new claim code to no avail.

I’ve just tried following these steps but unable to get it to work. Windows If you’re using Windows on your local system and your server is on Linux or OS X, you’ll need to use an application such as Putty that can create the SSH tunnel for you. You can use instructions like these for setting up th…

Do you know how to open a bash in your container (e.g. docker exec -it <container-id> /bin/bash)? Would you like to try my claim script? :slight_smile: The usage is rather simple and described on the github page. Just download the script in your container, e.g. with wget https://github.com/uglymagoo…

I’ve managed claim it using the SSH tunnel once I got my head round it. It’s now accessible on http://192.168.1.62:32400 but showing indirect via https://app.plex.tv/desktop . Any ideas?

[image] Rich_Pitchshift: It’s now accessible on http://192.168.1.62:32400 but showing indirect via https://app.plex.tv/desktop . Any ideas? That all depends on your Hyper V network configuration. In a nutshell: TCP connections to port 32400 on your public WAN IP (IP of your MS Server 2016?) ha…

Figured it out. I’d previous been running PMS on Windows which auto maps the port via upnp. I’ve just manually forwarded the port and all is now working. Thanks for all your help @drmagoo !

Unable to claim docker Plex Media server

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices

drmagoo June 25, 2018, 3:26pm 2

Please see my comments in this recent discussion:

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Unable to claim docker Plex Media server

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