Update Plex error

[thhmo]

I'm trying to update the Plex plugin (0.9.11.7.803), but I get a "problem createing PBI". What to do?

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

That's the version you're currently on? Could you try installing plex to a new jail to make sure the install works.

 

[thhmo]

Yes, 0.9.1.7.803 is the version im on and trying to update to the current version 0.9.12.13.1464.
If I just install the current one there's no problem, and it shows up with jail an all, but not when I click "Update" on the "Installed" plugins tab.

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Yes, 0.9.1.7.803 is the version im on and trying to update to the current version 0.9.12.13.1464.
If I just install the current one there's no problem, and it shows up with jail an all, but not when I click "Update" on the "Installed" plugins tab.

yeah, I believe that version and before had the data-directory in /usr/pbi/plexmediaserver-amd64/plexdata which made updating take forever because it had to compress/diff this directory (which could be huge).

You could copy this directory over to a working install of the latest version at /var/db/plexdata.

 

[thhmo]

Thanks! I'm not that good at linux so I'm not sure how to copy the "old" plexdata directory to the new location.

 

[Joshua Parker Ruehlig]

Thanks! I'm not that good at linux so I'm not sure how to copy the "old" plexdata directory to the new location.

here's how you would do it. though I might be wrong about the datadirectory location and whether this will fix updates. I don't personally use the plex plugin, but I know some of the people who do use a script to update.

Code:

cp -a /mnt/ZPOOL/Jails/plexmediaserver_1/var/db/plexdata /mnt/ZPOOL/Jails/plexmediaserver_2/var/db/plexdata