Plex : not authorized

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Hello, I am the happy owner of Umbrel Home. I can’t start the plex server. I follow the steps in the morning, but it doesn’t help.

I would like to be a happy Umbrel Home user, not an unhappy one.

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Can you let me know if these steps resolved your issue?

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I have the same issue on a fresh install this morning. Following the guide and attempting to claim does not fix the issue, still getting the not authorized issue.

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Unfortunately, this does not solve the problem. After these steps, you cannot specify the folder with the library because it displays a screen with information to install the Plex server.

Pozdrawiam
Jakub

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Can you make sure you add an equals sign and let me know if after following the same steps it works? I noticed in the post “=” may be missing from example

i.e. PLEX_CLAIM=

like,

sed -i 's/VERSION=docker/VERSION=docker\n      - PLEX_CLAIM=CLAIM_CODE_HERE/' ~/umbrel/app-data/plex/docker-compose.yml
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Do you mind to share screenshot, where you see this issue?

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I’d love to share, but I’m waiting for the umbrel os ISO image for my umbrel home device. Because the disk has been formatted. Currently, I run Unraid on a USB drive, which has been a reliable system for me for 3 years now. I wanted the convenience of an Umbrel home. It turns out that this is the most expensive purchase I have ever made of a mini PC as a server for a home user.

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Update - Fixed

  1. Installed and Ran Firefox remotely via SSH.
  2. Accessed plex via localhost:32400/web
  3. Logged in and Setup.

Found via this reddit.
https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/wxz7rh/reclaiming_a_headless_linux_plex_server/

Some tips - I had to much around a little to get firefox working via SSH - I had to install the non snap version from the Moz Repo. Discussed here.

None of the other solutions worked, and this was simple as, once firefox was cranking.

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It’s finally working!!! Thank you.

So many problems because of the missing sign: =

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Hey, for anyone making there way to this post, I have recently updated the instructions for resolving this issue here: Fixing Plex's 'Not authorized' Error