[issue v0.5-4.1] Plex data source not working - continues to 'load'

[cwmcd]

ok so i've got datasources working on other things but for some reason plex will just show the loading bar on the card and never seems to update.

i actually have 2 plex servers on 2 different machines, but i've tried to set up one, or the other, or both and still the same issue.

i can connect via browser from multiple machines to the plex servers via ip address and port no problem and launch them from the dashmachine cards just fine as well. i just can't seem to get any information from them.

i've used multiple tokens from multiple locations via the 'view xml' and copy from the address bar but still no go.

and actually, i've also tested the same tokens in heimdall (which i'm coming from) and they test fine.

any suggestions???

thanks in advance!

*EDIT: solved, in the data sources section (which i'm assuming reads from the .py file of the datasource) it shows under the template for plex media server, it shows 'url = xxxxxx'. this is incorrect. it should actually be 'host = xxxxx'.

looking at the plex.py file, at the beginning it shows 'url = xxxxx' but if you look further into the file you'll see 'host = XXXXX'

i changed the 'url' to 'host' and it worked just fine

host = plex server ip address

[auanasgheps]

The project is dead, has been abandoned by the author who has disappeared.

[cwmcd]

is that to say the dashmachine project is dead? :/

[auanasgheps]

Probably. It's a pity since I was a great fan of this project.

I would recommend switching to Homer or Heimdall.

[cwmcd]

was using heimdall but that's been abandoned. homer is a little 'meh'

i'm using dashmachine v.05 right now.

i'm wondering if the maintainer has just been silent because according to a post on reddit 8 months ago he's completely rewriting dashmachine, and i have seen install instructions for the beta version of 0.7.

also, i see that he has been active on reddit within the last month so i guess all we can do is hope.

in the meantime, i guess i'll just use the dashboard as is. it's a great project even in it's current state and totally usable.

another plus is that it's not docker and you can easily move the files around without having to try and get access to the container to backup your configs.

anyway, thanks for the response.

Probably. It's a pity since I was a great fan of this project.

I would recommend switching to Homer or Heimdall.

[auanasgheps]

Yeah, Heimdall has been abandoned too.
Homer is very flexible. Requires a lot of work because there are zero presets and basically you have to do all the job, but it's very customizable and is the one I'm using right now. Additionally, scales very well on mobile layouts.

[cwmcd]

@auanasgheps hey, i solved it, i edited the topic above with the solution.

is there a way to get an update to the plex.py in the repo to reflect the changes needed to the file?

[auanasgheps]

The repo can only be updated by the owner (who hasn't been active) but you can create a fork and link it here!

[shad-lp]

@cwmcd Go take a look at Dashy, pretty nice and maintained actively.

[cwmcd]

@cwmcd Go take a look at Dashy, pretty nice and maintained actively.

@shadowKing001 hey, thank you so much. seems you start getting into one of these dashboards and they go belly up!