# \#server-linux-arm

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/tag/server-linux-arm/139.md

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## [Hw acceleration on pi 4](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hw-acceleration-on-pi-4/938657)

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**Author:** [@Addidis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Addidis)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [May 9, 2026, 1:56am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hw-acceleration-on-pi-4/938657 "2026-05-09T01:56:22Z")

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Server Version#:Version 1.42.2.10156 Player Version#: I have plex pass and cannot get hw acceleration options to show up in settings / transcode . raspi 4 os lite.

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## [Errors detecting credits](https://forums.plex.tv/t/errors-detecting-credits/935640)

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**Author:** [@camcal](https://forums.plex.tv/u/camcal)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 7:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/errors-detecting-credits/935640 "2026-03-17T07:12:06Z")

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Server Version#: 1.42.2.10156 Player Version#: N/A Plex seems to be stuck on detecting the credits for one of my shows. It’s set to do it during the scheduled tasks. Jan 20, 2026 04:11:32.671 \[140733957288160\] DEBUG …

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## [New install on dietpi, service won't start status=11/SEGV](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-install-on-dietpi-service-wont-start-status-11-segv/936433)

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**Author:** [@platin465](https://forums.plex.tv/u/platin465)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 16, 2026, 10:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-install-on-dietpi-service-wont-start-status-11-segv/936433 "2026-02-16T22:58:15Z")

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Server Version#: 1.42.2.10156-f737b826c Player Version#: N/A \<If providing server logs please do NOT turn on verbose logging, only debug logging should be enabled\> I’ve been researching this for four days now on and o…

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## [Lost access to my own media after recent Plex updates – asking for subscription?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-access-to-my-own-media-after-recent-plex-updates-asking-for-subscription/934435)

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**Author:** [@pctre](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pctre)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [December 11, 2025, 3:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/lost-access-to-my-own-media-after-recent-plex-updates-asking-for-subscription/934435 "2025-12-11T03:26:46Z")

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Hi everyone, I’ve been running a Plex Media Server on a cheap Android TV box since 2020 (Armbian on X96 MAX with Amlogic S905X2 SoC). It has always worked perfectly. I have an external hard drive connected with three ma…

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## [Plex Media Server not published after upgrade and new install on Raspberry PI 5](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-not-published-after-upgrade-and-new-install-on-raspberry-pi-5/932547)

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**Author:** [@microsim86](https://forums.plex.tv/u/microsim86)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2025, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-not-published-after-upgrade-and-new-install-on-raspberry-pi-5/932547 "2025-10-17T17:26:16Z")

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Server Version#: 1.42.2.10156-f737b826c Plex Web Version#: Version 4.147.1 Hello! I’ve been using Plex on a raspberry pi for a long while. The last year running on top of a Raspberry PI 5 8GB to stream local content fr…

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## [Prompted for remote pass on local network via browsers](https://forums.plex.tv/t/prompted-for-remote-pass-on-local-network-via-browsers/921619)

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**Author:** [@mattpalms](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mattpalms)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [June 23, 2025, 6:13pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/prompted-for-remote-pass-on-local-network-via-browsers/921619 "2025-06-23T18:13:19Z")

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I’m running plex media server on a local raspberry pi (v1.41.7.9823). I can play content fine from android and roku clients. All devices on the local network are on 192.168.1.X However, if I try to play anything via a…

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## [Can’t access library with new iOS App](https://forums.plex.tv/t/can-t-access-library-with-new-ios-app/917072)

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**Author:** [@Jens-Jacob](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Jens-Jacob)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 5, 2025, 2:31pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/can-t-access-library-with-new-ios-app/917072 "2025-05-05T14:31:44Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.6.9685-d301f511a Player Version#: 2025.15.0 (1053) I am unable to see my music library with the the latest iOS apps on iPhone 12 and on my daughters iPhone XR. The same setup was working for about…

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## [Moving to a new Raspberry Pi](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-to-a-new-raspberry-pi/916632)

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**Author:** [@tomsimmons](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tomsimmons)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [May 3, 2025, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-to-a-new-raspberry-pi/916632 "2025-05-03T20:24:20Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.6.9685 Player Version#: N/A I had Plex server running on an older raspberry pi with an old raspberry OS distribution. I wanted to move to a faster pi for various reason and refresh the install at…

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## [Hardware transcoding for Raspberry Pi 4 plex media server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-for-raspberry-pi-4-plex-media-server/538779)

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**Author:** [@Przemo](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Przemo)\
**Replies:** 251\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 9:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-for-raspberry-pi-4-plex-media-server/538779 "2025-04-01T21:43:23Z")

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Hello, Can you please add hardware transcoding for Raspberry Pi 4 plex media server? All the best, P.

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## [Unexpected behaviour in playlist naming: Ignoring the word "The"?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unexpected-behaviour-in-playlist-naming-ignoring-the-word-the/908308)

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**Author:** [@Basilisk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Basilisk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 8, 2025, 7:41am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unexpected-behaviour-in-playlist-naming-ignoring-the-word-the/908308 "2025-03-08T07:41:02Z")

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Hello again. While re-building my playlists on a Raspberry Pi 5 Plex server I stumbled over an unexpected behaviour in naming static playlists (I am not using any “collections”). As it seems to be impossible to import …

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## [Integrating Apple Music XML-file into Plex Server running on Raspberry Pi 5?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/integrating-apple-music-xml-file-into-plex-server-running-on-raspberry-pi-5/907896)

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**Author:** [@Basilisk](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Basilisk)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 5:55pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/integrating-apple-music-xml-file-into-plex-server-running-on-raspberry-pi-5/907896 "2025-03-03T17:55:53Z")

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Server Version#: 4.143.0 Hello and kind regards from Switzerland. First of all I am not a native speaker so please excuse any strange expression in advance, please. Some days ago I was able to install Plex Server onto…

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## [One episode of a TV series is ignored when scanned](https://forums.plex.tv/t/one-episode-of-a-tv-series-is-ignored-when-scanned/907430)

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**Author:** [@callinder](https://forums.plex.tv/u/callinder)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [February 28, 2025, 12:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/one-episode-of-a-tv-series-is-ignored-when-scanned/907430 "2025-02-28T00:52:07Z")

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Server Version#: Version 1.41.4.9463 Player Version#: Version 4.143.0 I’ve change the Plex server from an old Raspberry Pi 3 to a Raspberry Pi 4 and as I already had all my videos and music files on an external 2 Tb US…

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## [Invalid 'X-Plex-Device' header value in Plex Media Server.log](https://forums.plex.tv/t/invalid-x-plex-device-header-value-in-plex-media-server-log/905015)

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**Author:** [@mikelfinch\_yahoo\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mikelfinch_yahoo_com)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [February 17, 2025, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/invalid-x-plex-device-header-value-in-plex-media-server-log/905015 "2025-02-17T18:16:08Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.3.9314 Player Version#: 4.145.0 PMS is being setup on an Armbian Odroid C2. cat /etc/os-release PRETTY\_NAME="Armbian 24.11.3 bookworm" NAME="Debian GNU/Linux" VERSION\_ID="12" VERSION="12 (bookwo…

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## [Server unavailable after email and password change](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-unavailable-after-email-and-password-change/903750)

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**Author:** [@ElderOfTheInternet](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ElderOfTheInternet)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [January 27, 2025, 6:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/server-unavailable-after-email-and-password-change/903750 "2025-01-27T18:37:23Z")

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Hi folks, here’s a skill testing question for you: Updating my security / passwords these days, and also moving away from an old ISP based email address to a new one. When I got around to changing email and password for…

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## [Large Raspberry Pi Library Completely Local Files](https://forums.plex.tv/t/large-raspberry-pi-library-completely-local-files/899739)

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**Author:** [@bwfollis](https://forums.plex.tv/u/bwfollis)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 6, 2025, 6:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/large-raspberry-pi-library-completely-local-files/899739 "2025-01-06T18:49:21Z")

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Server Version#: 4.141.0 Player Version#: N/A I am trying to setup Plex on a 4TB Raspberry Pi with EVERYTHING local on the Pi. I have successfully setup the Pi to boot from the 4TB NVME via GPT and see the whole 4TB…

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## [Plex mediaserver on Raspberry Pi service not starting](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-mediaserver-on-raspberry-pi-service-not-starting/900520)

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**Author:** [@david846](https://forums.plex.tv/u/david846)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 31, 2024, 11:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-mediaserver-on-raspberry-pi-service-not-starting/900520 "2024-12-31T23:17:00Z")

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Server Version#:/plexmediaserver\_1.41.3.9314-a0bfb8370\_armhf.deb The service seems to install correctly but fails to start from the journal Dec 31 20:17:08 media1 systemd\[1\]: Starting Plex Media Server… Dec 31 20:17:…

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## [How to deterministically troubleshoot the scanning/agent process?](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-deterministically-troubleshoot-the-scanning-agent-process/900355)

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**Author:** [@cyungfl](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cyungfl)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [December 30, 2024, 7:21am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-to-deterministically-troubleshoot-the-scanning-agent-process/900355 "2024-12-30T07:21:00Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.3.9314 Player Version#: 8.44 What is the best method of troubleshooting the agent process of scanning files into a library? Is there any logging that can be enabled to troubleshoot the scanning pr…

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## [Unable to have remote access on Pi 3B](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-have-remote-access-on-pi-3b/900169)

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**Author:** [@Louis2530](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Louis2530)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 28, 2024, 3:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/unable-to-have-remote-access-on-pi-3b/900169 "2024-12-28T15:27:01Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.3.9314 Player Version#: 4.141.0 Hello, I have Plex on my Raspberry Pi 3B. For some time now, I haven’t been able to connect to my Plex server from an external network, even though I haven’t chan…

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## [ViewStateSync process does not run properly](https://forums.plex.tv/t/viewstatesync-process-does-not-run-properly/892566)

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**Author:** [@jean\_francois](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jean_francois)\
**Replies:** 11\
**Last updated:** [December 5, 2024, 6:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/viewstatesync-process-does-not-run-properly/892566 "2024-12-05T18:16:34Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.0.8994 Version: Docker, arm64 Hardware: Raspberry Pi 4 Hello, My Plex instance refuse to sync any content since Aug 21st 2024. Scrobbles are not registered to my Plex profile, and it won’t sync …

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## [Scanning large amounts of media crashes system](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanning-large-amounts-of-media-crashes-system/891451)

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**Author:** [@AdminByKandA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/AdminByKandA)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2024, 5:11pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/scanning-large-amounts-of-media-crashes-system/891451 "2024-11-21T17:11:53Z")

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Server Version#: 4.139.0 Plex server on Raspberry Pi 5 crashes while scanning whenever a large amount of media is added at once, even after I changed the setting in the Plex Dash android app to say “run scanner tasks at…

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## [Image cache to new server](https://forums.plex.tv/t/image-cache-to-new-server/894457)

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**Author:** [@Gamer127](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Gamer127)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2024, 6:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/image-cache-to-new-server/894457 "2024-11-04T18:24:22Z")

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Server Version#: 4.140.1 Player Version#: N/A I have Plex Media Server running on Raspberry Pi OS 12 (bookworm.) I am moving to a fresh install on a new SD card. I have backed-up the preferences.xml file and also the l…

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## [Very MP3 large tree not being scanned](https://forums.plex.tv/t/very-mp3-large-tree-not-being-scanned/892282)

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**Author:** [@gregorywest](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gregorywest)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2024, 9:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/very-mp3-large-tree-not-being-scanned/892282 "2024-10-15T09:27:38Z")

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Server Version#: Patched to to date Player Version#: N/A I have added a folder to one of my music libraryies. the folder is: /mnt/media/music/tracks inside tracks the structure is as follows: ./‘Album Artist’/‘A…

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## [Linux ubuntu plex media server not working](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-ubuntu-plex-media-server-not-working/892022)

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**Author:** [@kodstar42](https://forums.plex.tv/u/kodstar42)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [October 12, 2024, 12:24am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-ubuntu-plex-media-server-not-working/892022 "2024-10-12T00:24:15Z")

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Hello, I installed plex media server in my ubuntu 24/04 system and my plex account not detect my plex media server. I try several solutions but this software is not working. Anyone can help me please ? All ports are op…

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## [Loading Plex server on pi5 - problems](https://forums.plex.tv/t/loading-plex-server-on-pi5-problems/891324)

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**Author:** [@GERRY-AND-EILEEN](https://forums.plex.tv/u/GERRY-AND-EILEEN)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2024, 5:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/loading-plex-server-on-pi5-problems/891324 "2024-10-06T05:16:44Z")

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Does anyone have complete workable instructions to install Plex server on pi5 Thanks

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## [Plex streams everything via internet](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522)

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**Author:** [@FilmAdmin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FilmAdmin)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [September 30, 2024, 7:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-streams-everything-via-internet/889522 "2024-09-30T19:06:44Z")

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Today I got blocked from my ISP because of using too much internet… So I bought another package of data and found out, that whenever I watch something on my local plex server within my local net on my local apple tv wit…

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## [Libraries dont get scanned](https://forums.plex.tv/t/libraries-dont-get-scanned/889762)

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**Author:** [@carstenw5](https://forums.plex.tv/u/carstenw5)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [September 28, 2024, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/libraries-dont-get-scanned/889762 "2024-09-28T05:40:14Z")

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Server Version#: Player Version#:n/a I have had to install my server on a new machine (Raspberry Pi 5) I moved my USB drives containing my drone shots to the new machine. When I try to scan my libraries nothing happe…

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## [Plex Windows Desktop App crashing constantly](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-windows-desktop-app-crashing-constantly/879702)

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**Author:** [@ayd1ntekin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ayd1ntekin)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [September 16, 2024, 6:05am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-windows-desktop-app-crashing-constantly/879702 "2024-09-16T06:05:17Z")

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Server Version#: 1.40.2.8395 RaspberryPi4 docker compose image: linuxserver/plex:latest Player Version#: 1.94.1.155-f1e7f457 windows app OS#: Windows 11, Ser5 max Mini PC, AMD Ryzen 7 5800H with Radeon Graphics 3.20 G…

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## [New install on Raspberry pi 5. Strange plex page shows up on port 32400](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-install-on-raspberry-pi-5-strange-plex-page-shows-up-on-port-32400/887754)

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**Author:** [@Zarhn](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Zarhn)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 9, 2024, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/new-install-on-raspberry-pi-5-strange-plex-page-shows-up-on-port-32400/887754 "2024-09-09T16:28:49Z")

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After installing Pi os lite and update/upgrade it. I have installed PMS sudo dpkg -i plexmediaserver\_1.40.5.8921-836b34c27\_arm64.deb Selecting previously unselected package plexmediaserver. (Reading database … 76567 f…

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## [Dialog window "Pass Plex" not closed](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dialog-window-pass-plex-not-closed/883603)

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**Author:** [@catdog](https://forums.plex.tv/u/catdog)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2024, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dialog-window-pass-plex-not-closed/883603 "2024-09-02T21:29:25Z")

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Server Version#: 1.40.4.8679-424562606 Hello! I installed Plex Media Server on a clean Raspberry OS. I go to http://media.local:32400/web from my computer. When setting up, a Plex Pass window pops up that I can’t close.…

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## [Plex Update does not work](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-update-does-not-work/877492)

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**Author:** [@ke7663](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ke7663)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 1:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-update-does-not-work/877492 "2024-06-26T13:27:22Z")

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Server Version#: 1.40.2.8395 Hi Guys, this is my first post and i hope this is a correct pleace thread. I have running plexmediaserver on a Raspi 4 besides PiHole. Now i have some trouble to update the metafiles for …

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