Hello, everyone! I'm @EleventhHour@lemmy.world , and i'm taking over moderation of this community, and I'll be making regular update posts and run the community pretty much by the same rules @gregorum@lemm.ee had.

I'm taking over mod duties after speaking with @gregorum@lemm.ee who is not longer able to dedicate the time.

If you have any questions or comments, let me know!

Cheers!

• Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
• Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
• Join the c/Plex community on Matrix!

BETA - Version 1.40.5.8761

Platform: ALL

New

• (Log) Reduced the number of log messages generated when starting playback on an NVIDIA device. (PM-1417) (Windows) noautorestart command line parameter added which prevents PMS from restarting after an auto update (PM-1305)

Fixes

• (View State Sync) Item plays could be duplicated when state synced from service.
• (Windows 64bit) Not all files were removed on uninstall (PM-1632)

DOWNLOAD LINK

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ca/post/24149244

> Ok, so I wanna expand my local music library, but Lidarr isn't doing it for me. My problem with it is mainly that it downloads all kinds of weird releases of an album when I just want the bog standard first release of an album. Also, for single songs it's quite the kerfuffle. > > A possibility is downloading songs from YouTube through Stacher but then I need to update all the metadata myself, which I haven't found a user-friendly program for so far. > > So my question is: Is there a program like Lidarr, but for single songs? Or some other solution to the issue I'm having?

NOTE: i only x-posted this-- it's not my post, i simply posted it here for extra visibility

OP is @Thavron@lemmy.ca

PUBLIC - Version 1.64.0

Platform: macOS/Linux/Win

Fixes

• Fixed broken watchlist functionality for AVOD items in Continue Watching
• [Discover Together] Fix social proof button overlapping comments in the activity details screen
• [Discover Together] Fixed missing comment indicator in the pre-play activity feed
• [Discover Together] Fixed rating activity card increasing size after hitting back
• [Search] Fix filters not resetting after clearing the query

DOWNLOAD LINK

PUBLIC - Version 5.85.0

Platform: Samsung 2016 to 2023 Televisions (Tizen 2.4, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5, 7.0)

New

Fixes

• Fixed broken watchlist functionality for AVOD items in Continue Watching
• [Discover Together] Fix social proof button overlapping comments in the activity details screen
• [Discover Together] Fixed missing comment indicator in the pre-play activity feed
• [Discover Together] Fixed rating activity card increasing size after hitting back
• [Search] Fix filters not resetting after clearing the query

PUBLIC - Version 2.141.0 (client v5.85.0)

Platform: Xbox

Plex for Xbox v2.141.0 (client v5.85.0) is now rolling out to users

New

Fixes

• Fixed broken watchlist functionality for AVOD items in Continue Watching
• [Discover Together] Fix social proof button overlapping comments in the activity details screen
• [Discover Together] Fixed missing comment indicator in the pre-play activity feed
• [Discover Together] Fixed rating activity card increasing size after hitting back
• [Search] Fix filters not resetting after clearing the query

PUBLIC - Version 5.85.0

Platform: PlayStation 4/5

Fixes

• Fixed broken watchlist functionality for AVOD items in Continue Watching
• [Discover Together] Fix social proof button overlapping comments in the activity details screen
• [Discover Together] Fixed missing comment indicator in the pre-play activity feed
• [Discover Together] Fixed rating activity card increasing size after hitting back
• [Search] Fix filters not resetting after clearing the query

PUBLIC - Version 5.85.0

Platform: LG webOS 3.0+

New

Fixes

• Fixed broken watchlist functionality for AVOD items in Continue Watching
• [Discover Together] Fix social proof button overlapping comments in the activity details screen
• [Discover Together] Fixed missing comment indicator in the pre-play activity feed
• [Discover Together] Fixed rating activity card increasing size after hitting back
• [Search] Fix filters not resetting after clearing the query

Plex for VIZIO SmartCast - Version 5.85.0

Platform: VIZIO SmartCast

Fixes

• Fixed broken watchlist functionality for AVOD items in Continue Watching
• [Discover Together] Fix social proof button overlapping comments in the activity details screen
• [Discover Together] Fixed missing comment indicator in the pre-play activity feed
• [Discover Together] Fixed rating activity card increasing size after hitting back
• [Search] Fix filters not resetting after clearing the query

Plex fo VIDAA (Hisense) - Version 5.85.0

Platform: VIDAA/Hisense - Hisense models (in United States and Europe) running the U4 and later system software

Fixes

• Fixed broken watchlist functionality for AVOD items in Continue Watching
• [Discover Together] Fix social proof button overlapping comments in the activity details screen
• [Discover Together] Fixed missing comment indicator in the pre-play activity feed
• [Discover Together] Fixed rating activity card increasing size after hitting back

BETA - Version 1.40.4.8626

Platform: macOS/Linux/Win

Plex Media Server 1.40.4.8626 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

New

• (Metadata) Add support for additional TVDB episode orderings on TV Show preferences. Requires metadata refresh. (PM-1533)
• (Web) Updated to 4.132.2

Fixes

• (Library) Multi-episode files will only retain one of the episodes (PM-1603)
• (Live-TV) Tuning slots were not properly released if the tune was canceled during startup, such as what happens when rapidly changing channels. (PM-688)
• (Scanner) Removed deprecated support for modern metadata agent scan/refresh via Scanner cli (PM-1555)
• (Scanner) Scanner would not ignore #snapshot/s directories (PM-1450)
• (Scanner) Scanner would not ignore @eaDir copy directories (PM-1396)
• (Serialization) The viewUpdatedAt field would not be included when requested (PM-1562)
• (Transcoder) Corrected quality parameter for devices without rate control. (#14885)
• (Transcoder) Windows would fail to HW transcode after an RDP session is started or ended. (#14926)
• (WD OS5) Installation would fail on the WD OS5 platform. (PM-1640)

DOWNLOAD LINK

FIXED:

• Fixed broken watchlist functionality for AVOD items in Continue Watching
• [Discover Together] Fix social proof button overlapping comments in the activity details screen
• [Discover Together] Fixed missing comment indicator in the pre-play activity feed
• [Discover Together] Fixed rating activity card increasing size after hitting back
• [Search] Fix filters not resetting after clearing the query

PS4: https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-playstation-4/328364/139

PS5: https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-for-playstation-5/653272/94

PUBLIC - Version 1.95.3

Platform: Win/macOS/Linux

Version 1.95.3 has been released for Plex for Mac, Windows, and Linux

New

• [Home] Added Discover tabs to Home page

Fixes

• [Home] Fixed an issue where Discover tabs could be visible to users with the source disabled and managed accounts

DOWNLOAD LINK

PUBLIC - Version 4.132.3

Platform: Web

New

• [Home] Added Discover tabs to Home page

Fixes

• [Home] Fixed an issue where Discover tabs could be visible to users with the source disabled and managed accounts

DOWNLOAD LINK

BETA - Version 7.22.7

Platform: Roku

We’ve released an update to the Plex preview channel - 7.22.7

Fixes

• Fix possible crash before playback.
• Fix season focus issue when viewing unreleased season.

BETA - Version 1.40.4.8598

Platform: Win/macOS/Linux

Plex Media Server 1.40.4.8598 is now available to Plex Pass users in the Beta update channel.

New

• (Metadata) Add support for additional TVDB episode orderings on TV Show preferences. Requires metadata refresh. (PM-1533)
• (Web) Updated to 4.132.2

Fixes

• (Live-TV) Tuning slots were not properly released if the tune was canceled during startup, such as what happens when rapidly changing channels. (PM-688)
• (Scanner) Removed deprecated support for modern metadata agent scan/refresh via Scanner cli (PM-1555)
• (Scanner) Scanner would not ignore #snapshot/s directories (PM-1450)
• (Scanner) Scanner would not ignore @eaDir copy directories (PM-1396)
• (Serialization) The viewUpdatedAt field would not be included when requested (PM-1562)
• (Transcoder) Corrected quality parameter for devices without rate control. (#14885)
• (Transcoder) Windows would fail to HW transcode after an RDP session is started or ended. (#14926)

DOWNLOAD LINK

Plex sunsets 'allowed without auth' setting.

In Winter 2023, Plex introduced an ad for clients accessing a local Plex server without logging in to Plex's authentication servers (or Facebook, et al). It advertised the benefits of using a Plex account to enjoy a more enriched experience, though a simple press of the back button quickly dismissed it.

That ability was scrapped this week, now requiring clients to authenticate with Plex's remote auth servers. All clients tested were known to have successful connections with a local Plex server prior to this week's change.

Roku Ultra (2x)

Firefox on Ubuntu

Firefox on MacOS

The following tested the same, but are not confirmed to have, in the past, succesfully connected without logging in:

Chrome

Plex iOS app

Edge

Roku TV

Sure, I could just google this, and I have! However, the results are a bit confusing:

Plex Documentation

"Only Intel and Nvidia" Sure, cool.

Literally every other forum discussing this stuff

"Oh yeah I used my [Not Intel or Nvidia chip] and it worked out of the box"

So which is it? Because I'm really not interested on supporting Intel, but if getting HW Transcoding Plex requires them then I'll have to consider migrating to Jellyfin.

I have a simple set up, the beelink is running win11 and is my plex server. A JBOD is connected by USB.

It's been working great, no issues at all. I've been using stremio with RD and torrentio to get content.

I'm thinking of setting up the arrs on the same machine, with qBittorent. I'd have to use my VPN (Nord). Just wondered if all of this would cause any performance problems?

Weekly Advice / No Stupid Questions Post

This is part of a weekly series of Plex Advice threads for novices and pros alike to ask questions, give advice, troubleshoot, and share knowledge and resources! Please be polite and helpful to beginners just getting started out, and we want to be as welcoming as we can to newcomers to this community.

Common subjects can include:

• Plex Media Server setup
• System requirements and advice buying components
• Advice choosing the operating system that's right for you
  • Getting started with a new operating system (eg. Linux, macOS, etc.)
• Advanced setup and configuration
• Help with PMS add-ons:
  • Docker
  • VPN advice
  • Setup / configuration of the \*arr family of apps (Sonarr, Radarr, etc.)

Anyone who posts good starter guides, FAQs, and/or wikis may get their links added to the sidebar so the rest of the community can benefit!

PS - sorry for the late post. the initial attempt to post didn’t work for some reason and I didn’t notice until now due to a devastating hangover. apologies!

Cheers!

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Useful Resources

• Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
• Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
• Organizing and Naming Your Media Files
• Troubleshooting Server Connections
• Plex User Forums

Weekly Share-Your-Build Post

This is part of a weekly series of Share-Your-Build Post threads for everyone to share their builds, discuss different server solutions, and share knowledge and resources! Please be polite and helpful to beginners just getting started out, and we want to be as welcoming as we can to newcomers to this community.

Common info to share can include:

• Plex server make/model
• CPU and GPU info
• Storage solution info
• Plex add-on info (Radarr, Sonarr, Docker, etc.)
• other configuration info

Anyone who posts good starter guides, FAQs, and/or wikis may get their links added to the sidebar so the rest of the community can benefit!

Cheers!

About a year and a half ago I posted a script I made for deleting movie content in your library not being watched. Folks really seemed to like it, and I still get comments on that thread every so often. So I've updated it!

Far and away, the two biggest requests I got were:

• Make it do TV, too
• Make a dry-run mode
• Edit: Added just now: a protected mode when you volume mount a protected file!

The code is now available on github here:

https://github.com/ASK-ME-ABOUT-LOOM/purgeomatic

Even better, no installation is required. You can run it as a docker container like so:

docker run --rm -it --env-file .env --network=host ghcr.io/ask-me-about-loom/purgeomatic:latest python delete.movies.unwatched.py

 

It now supports TV series as well. Thanks to a suggestion from /u/JimLahey-, I was able to get my head around the idea - I had always thought of managing TV shows as "collections of seasons" of media, but the reality is, if nobody has watched anything related to a TV show in a while, the whole thing can go! And that's what this does:

docker run --rm -it --env-file .env --network=host ghcr.io/ask-me-about-loom/purgeomatic:latest python delete.tv.unwatched.py

 

No more editing python, either. Create yourself a .env file, set up all of your config, and even enable dry run mode, so you can test to your heart's content:

$ docker run --rm -it --env-file .env --network=host ghcr.io/ask-me-about-loom/purgeomatic:latest python delete.movies.unwatched.py DRY_RUN enabled! -------------------------------------- 2023-08-25T12:40:57.288608 DRY RUN: Chaos Walking | Radarr ID: 1445 | TMDB ID: 412656 DRY RUN: Captain Marvel | Radarr ID: 885 | TMDB ID: 299537 DRY RUN: Captain America: Civil War | Radarr ID: 1768 | TMDB ID: 271110 DRY RUN: Black Widow | Radarr ID: 1517 | TMDB ID: 497698 DRY RUN: Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) | Radarr ID: 1092 | TMDB ID: 495764 DRY RUN: Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure | Radarr ID: 1777 | TMDB ID: 1648 DRY RUN: Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey | Radarr ID: 1778 | TMDB ID: 1649 DRY RUN: Big Hero 6 | Radarr ID: 71 | TMDB ID: 177572 DRY RUN: Big | Radarr ID: 71 | TMDB ID: 177572 DRY RUN: Batman Begins | Radarr ID: 1745 | TMDB ID: 272 DRY RUN: Assault on Precinct 13 | Radarr ID: 1212 | TMDB ID: 17814 DRY RUN: 21 Jump Street | Radarr ID: 1096 | TMDB ID: 64688 Total space reclaimed: 164.88GB

 

To use protected mode, just create a text file with one TMDB/TVDB ID per line and volume mount it as /app/protected like so:

docker run --rm -it --env-file .env --network=host -v /home/user/protected:/app/protected ghcr.io/ask-me-about-loom/purgeomatic:latest python delete.movies.unwatched.py  

Good luck! Please let me know if you have questions or problems and I'll do my best to help out!

PUBLIC - Version 5.67.2

Platform: Xbox (v2.124.0)

Fixes

• Fixed loading error when navigating quickly between certain views
• [Discover Together] Onboarding is now non-dismissible
• [Discover Together] Refresh Profile hubs after changing privacy settings or item rating

PUBLIC - Version 5.67.2

Platform: PlayStation 4/5

Fixes

• Fixed loading error when navigating quickly between certain views
• [Discover Together] Onboarding is now non-dismissible
• [Discover Together] Refresh Profile hubs after changing privacy settings or item rating

So I’m looking to finally build a dedicated plex server, instead of using my personal desktop, but I’m having a hard time deciding on components (for a tower). I would say 3 simultaneous 4k remote transcodes would be the goal.

There are some 12/13600k and Arc A380 bundles on Newegg that have caught my eye; at the very least I think I’d like an A380 to ensure AV1 10-bit support for the future. Am I missing out by not hunting for the perfect deal on an old Xeon or something off of eBay? I’m not really familiar with server components, and I don’t know to what extent I would benefit from features like ECC RAM.

I also figure that a hard drive array (RAID or Unraid) would be best, because it’ll be more than enough speed for my application and give me some data protection. I’ve got around 10TB of content right now, and have a 6TB and 8TB drive (both Seagate Ironwolf). If there’s a solution that would allow me to incorporate those instead of just buying all new drives I’d be especially interested in it. Also, from what I understand I can get some decent enterprise drives for a reasonable price?

Finally, OS; I’m most familiar with Windows, but I’m willing to try something Linux if there’s enough of a benefit

Hi. I currently run plex in a kvm VM. Have for years without any real trouble. I'm in the process of refreshing my homelab and replacing the plex VM is next on my list.

I'm curious if there are any pros or cons to running Plex in a docker container vs it's own dedicated VM? Is there anyone here who's done both and saw a difference?

PUBLIC - Version 8.24

Platform: iOS

New

• Changed default remote streaming quality to 12Mbps, 1080p HD.

Fixes

• Managed user’s details would not be displayed on the library access screen

PUBLIC - Version 8.24

Platform: tvOS

New

• Changed default remote streaming quality to 12Mbps, 1080p HD.

Fixes

• Fixed a bug that could cause a crash if a user viewed a photo that had the same tag as another photo.
• Media servers with long names were not truncated in the search settings screen.
• The fullscreen button on the Live TV guide would be cut off at the top.

I might be a bit out of the loop here but why was the decision made to migrate the community to a different instance?

All I've seen is that it was to move to a "friendlier" instance, did something happen previously or is this just related to the admins of lemmy.ml?

PUBLIC - Version 1.32.5.7431

Platform: Nvidia Shield

Fixes

• (Nvidia Shield) The setup process would fail on first run

Sonarr and Radarr seem to be pretty simple “set it and forget it” apps, but Lidarr seems to be a bit of a pain in the ass. Does anyone have an good tips for working with it?

Apologies for the inconvenience, but the decision was made to move to a more friendly instance, lemm.ee!

The same quality post and discussions you’ve come to expect on our lemmy.ml community will now be happening here! As always, links to our Rules, FAQ, guides and more can be found in the sidebar, and you can also join us on our General and Support chats on Matrix!

Cheers!

• Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
• Useful Plex Add-ons - Detailed info on many Plex add-ons with setup guides and other useful links
• Join the c/Plex community on Matrix!

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/5111151

> ## PUBLIC - Version 5.67.2 > > Platform: LG webOS 3.0+ > > ### Fixes > - Fixed loading error when navigating quickly between certain views > - [Discover Together] Onboarding is now non-dismissible > - [Discover Together] Refresh Profile hubs after changing privacy settings or item rating >

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/5111448

> ## PUBLIC - Version 5.67.2 > > Platform: VIZIO SmartCast > > ### Fixes > - Fixed loading error when navigating quickly between certain views > - [Discover Together] Onboarding is now non-dismissible > - [Discover Together] Refresh Profile hubs after changing privacy settings or item rating >

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/5111568

> ## PUBLIC - Version 5.67.2 > > Platform: Hisense models (in United States and Europe) running the U4 system software > > ### Fixes > - Fixed loading error when navigating quickly between certain views > - [Discover Together] Onboarding is now non-dismissible > - [Discover Together] Refresh Profile hubs after changing privacy settings or item rating >

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/5115814

> ## PUBLIC - Version 5.67.2 > > Platform: Samsung 2016 to 2022 Televisions (Tizen 2.4, 3.0, 4.0, 5.0, 5.5, 6.0, 6.5) > > ### Fixes > - Fixed loading error when navigating quickly between certain views > - [Discover Together] Onboarding is now non-dismissible > - [Discover Together] Refresh Profile hubs after changing privacy settings or item rating >

cross-posted from: https://lemm.ee/post/5115956

> ## PUBLIC - Version 1.46.1 > > Platform: Windows, Mac, and Linux > > ### Fixes > - Corrected playback of some VOD content on Linux > - Fixed loading error when navigating quickly between certain views > - [Discover Together] Onboarding is now non-dismissible > - [Discover Together] Refresh Profile hubs after changing privacy settings or item rating >