Can't update Plex plugin

[BeeoHat]

I just purchased the latest Apple TV, mainly because it now offers a Plex app. I downloaded the app, signed in to my Plex account, but my TV screen said Plex update is required.

I went into my Freeness GUI, and I saw an update to Plex was available. I clicked the Update button, it downloaded the update, and I changed the update status to ON. But the Update option is still showing, as per the image attached, and the Update Required message continues to show on my Apple TV.

Am I missing something? Please help.

 

[Jailer]

I personally don't use the update function in the GUI and run the update script posted here in the forums. The GUI will always show the incorrect version and that an update is available but I could care less about that.

Code:

Login with SSH to your FreeNAS (or alternatively go to shell in WebGUI)
type: 'jls' (without ' ' ) and take the note of the # of jail of your Plex installation
type:  jexec # csh' (where # is the number of the jail noted in last step)
type:  fetch -o PMS_Updater.sh https://raw.githubusercontent.com/mstinaff/PMS_Updater/master/PMS_Updater.sh
type:  chmod 755 PMS_Updater.sh
type:  ./PMS_Updater.sh -u PlexPass_User -p PlexPass_password -a

 

[BeeoHat]

Thanks so much for the prompt response. I followed your instructions, copying and pasting the "fetch" command, but got the attached screen saying Cert. verification failed. So I continued with the next chmod line, but no such file was found. Did I miss something?

 

[Jailer]

Try stopping the plex service in the GUI and run it again.

 

[BeeoHat]

Seems like the same problem, with the plugin turned off.

 

[Jailer]

You're running the commands from the main shell prompt. You need to open the plex jail shell prompt and enter the commands there.

 

[BeeoHat]

I pretty new at this. Could you walk me thru it? Thanks

 

[Jailer]

click on the jails icon at the top. Click on your plex jail to select it from the list. Once it is highlighted, at the bottom row there is an icon for a shell prompt. Click on that and it will open the shell prompt for the plex jail. Now run the commands listed and you should be gtg.

ETA: It will take a bit to download the update files and it will seem like nothing is happening. Leave it alone and let it finish and it should drop you back to the shell prompt when it's done.

Honestly I prefer doing all this over SSH using putty as the shell prompt in the GUI is limited in it's function.

 

[BeeoHat]

So I did exactly as instructed, and looks like I got the file. Do I also need to execute steps 5 & 6 mentioned earlier?

 

[Jailer]

Yes

 

[BeeoHat]

Couldn't get the last command to accept. Looks like everything is spelled ok. Any thoughts?

 

[pirateghost]

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Couldn't get the last command to accept. Looks like everything is spelled ok. Any thoughts?

Do you even have a plexpass account?

Why do you continue to use the crappy web gui ssh console?

 

[Jailer]

Ok had that problem last time I updated.

Do you have a plex pass?

 

[pirateghost]

I actually found it easier to install my own plexmediaserver from pkg inside my own jail. I didn't like the update hoops for the plugin jail.

 

[Jailer]

If I were starting from scratch that's what I would do too. But I've been running this Plex plug in jail for over a year now and I don't feel like rebuilding it.

 

[pirateghost]

If I were starting from scratch that's what I would do too. But I've been running this Plex plug in jail for over a year now and I don't feel like rebuilding it.

I have moved my plex media server around a few times over the last couple of years. I just have a dataset for my plexdata so that I can easily attach the storage to another instance and never have to rebuild my database.

 

[BeeoHat]

No, I don't have the PlexPass subscription, just the media server that came as an available plugin on Freeness. Do I need the subscription to avail of the Plex app on Apple TV?

 

[pirateghost]

No, I don't have the PlexPass subscription, just the media server that came as an available plugin on Freenas

You see how the script is asking for the plexpass user/password?

 

[Jailer]

No, I don't have the PlexPass subscription, just the media server that came as an available plugin on Freeness. Do I need the subscription to avail of the Plex app on Apple TV?

No you don't need one. Aparently this version of the script is still not working. I'll attach a working script file and you'll either have to SSH into your server using putty and replace the contents of the PMS_Updater.sh file or FTP in to place the script in the root of the plex jail. Just remove the .txt file extension and replace it with .sh if you go the FTP route.

 

[BeeoHat]

SSH into your server using putty and replace the contents of the PMS_Updater.sh file

This is way over my head, I'm afraid. I'm not savvy enough to follow either alternative, without explicit instructions. Thanks anyway for all your efforts.