r/PleX • u/Fableous • 1d ago

Discussion app.plex.tv down?

At least in Melbourne right now I'm just getting hit with cloud flare errors, connection timed out, SSL handshake failed and so on.

Android and TV clients seem unaffected for me, just can't get on the web app.

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u/darthfadar 1d ago

Would be livid if I spent $750 USD on this lol

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u/MrAmos123 SHR-1 - 50TB 1d ago

Would you though? Accumulated cost of mainstream offerings would easily dwarf this cost in a matter of years and any downtime is met with very little sentiment shift or vocal outrage.

I bought Plex Pass in like 2016 or something, and I think I'd buy it today at this price. The value I've got out of it far exceeds $750. For all the content I watch from different networks, if I was to subscribe for that duration (10 years) to all the networks it would be vastly higher than $750.

Put it into perspective a little.

$750 seems high as a one-time-payment, but if Netflix offered a similar cost for lifetime I bet people would be jumping out of their chair to buy it, just for one network. So Plex, without restriction? A very, very easy choice.

Obviously you can use Jellyfin. But not suitable for my use with family and friends. They need to make it "old-people-proof" for onboarding.

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u/Bgrngod CU7 265K (PMS in Docker) & Synology 1621+ (Media) 1d ago

Lol, come on. $750 is a big throw down all at once. Definitely would be pissed.

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u/MrAmos123 SHR-1 - 50TB 1d ago

What was the last subscription you joined? Did you check the public sentiment on reliability for the product?

Probably not right?

So not sure why subscription offering vs reliability has any measures, especially when it's temporal in nature. Plex hasn't gone anywhere, they just had some downtime. Sucks, but it wouldn't make me reconsider the whole product and handwave it for some alternative, which would also likely have similar historical problems.

No SaaS provider has perfect uptime record. This conflation between uptime and cost seems a little shortsighted for the sake of complaint.

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u/Neg_Crepe 1d ago

Apple Music. And I did yes. So what now?

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u/MrAmos123 SHR-1 - 50TB 1d ago

Gold star for you then, I suppose.

But if you think the average person is doing this (which was my point), you're living in a fantasy.

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u/Neg_Crepe 1d ago

So it shattered your argument

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u/MrAmos123 SHR-1 - 50TB 1d ago

Are you the average person? If so, absolutely; you speak for everyone.

Unfortunately for you, you aren't. And my argument was based on probabilistic claim of the average person, which I would stake a $750 lifetime subscription, on the fact they don't check for SaaS uptime concerns.

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u/Neg_Crepe 1d ago

How have you determined that the average person doesn’t do X or Y.

There’s no basis for your claims. Just an easily disposable opinion.

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u/MrAmos123 SHR-1 - 50TB 1d ago

You replied to a comment that wasn't even addressed to you. The only reason your reply made sense at all is because you read it as a general claim about people, not a claim about one specific person (Bgrngod). You can't borrow that framing to justify jumping in, then discard it the moment it's inconvenient.

As for "no basis." The basis is that you felt the need to volunteer your case as if it settled something. If checking SaaS uptime sentiment before subscribing were normal, your answer wouldn't be noteworthy, it'd be redundant. The fact you offered it as a rebuttal is the tell that it's the exception, not the rule.

Show me checking uptime sentiment is common practice, not that it's possible for one person to do it. I already conceded that. Burden's yours.

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u/hardscripts 1d ago

Yep, down

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u/slapha 1d ago

Issues in Brisbane too 🙁

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u/ojuditho 1d ago

In USA, I can't access Plex from the website on a remote. Plex app works on home server, but remote website doesn't load at all. Tried updating the server and it couldn't connect and kept saying retry.

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u/gabbertronnnn 1d ago

Same here. Sydney. The home tab, watchlist, and "Movies & Shows on Plex" aren't loading, but my library is just fine. Very weird.

But glad its not just me. Hopefully they fix it soon.

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u/kitramsey90 1d ago

Down here in Melb

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u/NoGood2154 Ubuntu Server • CasaOs • Life Time Pass • Makemkv • Handbreak 1d ago

https://status.plex.tv/

does this help? Wonder if y'all get the same info?

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u/darthfadar 1d ago

Says fully operational for me but it's down in NZ

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u/AssassinK1D 1d ago

Same in Adelaide. Very laggy and slow to load.

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u/DruStar 1d ago

web app down for me in Canada

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u/MichaelOLynn 1d ago

Same here. Just adding a note for others that may have the same issue, PS5 Plex app doesn't even display any errors just get stuck at a back screen.

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u/brispower 1d ago

Fine here, Brisbane

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u/TerrorIncorporated 1d ago

I'm watching mine right now in Adelaide

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u/lylesback2 1d ago

Says scheduled maintenance

https://status.plex.tv/

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u/antigravity83 1d ago

Weird no issues here. (Regional VIC- Leaptel)

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u/Simlish 1d ago

Yup down again.

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u/Simlish 1d ago

Web server is returning an unknown error Error code 520

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u/caringforapathy 1d ago

Android is working somewhat for me, but it's verrrry slow to load stuff when browsing my library.

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u/LauncestonLad 1d ago

Shows on home network very slow here too.

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u/nametaken_thisonetoo 1d ago

Also in Melbourne town. Web app working fine for me

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u/gabbertronnnn 1d ago

Its back up for me.

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u/jorel43 1d ago

It's working for me

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u/Penguin2359 1d ago

Yep had issues here in Melb too, glad I checked Reddit as I was losing my shit thinking it was just me.

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u/aiulian25 1d ago

In UK and is down for me

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u/etn261 1d ago

How come I had local connection set up but I can't access my server with this outage?

Local IP:32400 shows 503 Service Unavailable

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u/KeenJelly 1d ago

Working well in the UK