Anyone using Plex Cloud with the Plex component?

Configuration
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Wondering if anyone has been successful using the Plex media player component with Plex Cloud?

I created a plex.conf file that looks like this (not my actual subdomain or token):

{
  "9fe15762321016423-5y1c55e767134d51a258dac1de323a22.ric.plex.services:443": {
    "ssl": true,
    "token": "oaQkn3Wibybz7zAvZxC7",
    "verify": true
  }
}

I followed these instructions to obtain my token and server address and verified they work with plexapi.

The component seems to initialize without issue:

Oct 05 12:21:45 RPi2-HomeAssistant hass:  2017-10-05 12:21:45 INFO (Thread-2) [homeassistant.components.media_player.plex] Discovery configuration done (no token needed)
Oct 05 12:21:45 RPi2-HomeAssistant hass:  2017-10-05 12:21:45 INFO (Thread-2) [homeassistant.components.media_player.plex] Connected to: https://9fe15762321016423-5y1c55e767134d51a258dac1de323a22.ric.plex.services:443

But the media player never shows up in HA.

Is there something about the component that requires the Plex server to be local?

2

Wow, I’m the only one using Plex Cloud?

…crickets…

3

From what I know how Plex Cloud works for now you can’t really control it so not really surprised it doesn’t work !! Does it work fine with your local PMS ? to be sure your configuration is correct :wink:

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Anyone got this working?? I have the EXACT same behavior but I’m using a plex server at a remote site.

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I guess, I will throw my two/tenths of a cent in. I am running Plex on a Seagate 4TB PersonalCloud. After more then two weeks of messing with the config files. I am now finally able to see a EMPTY Plex Card(and sometimes the card, doesn’t show up, until I start the client), with the name of the computer the Plex client is installed on, with a status of “Unavailable”. When I run the client, I see a status of “IDLE”. And when I start a media file, it will display the cover art, and the title. But none of the controls on the Card, are work at this time.

The following is the “Home-Assistant.log”

2018-04-04 21:46:55 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.setup] Setup of zwave is taking over 10 seconds.
2018-04-04 21:47:20 ERROR (SyncWorker_16) [homeassistant.core] Error doing job: Task was destroyed but it is pending!
2018-04-04 21:52:42 WARNING (SyncWorker_8) [netdisco.ssdp] Error fetching description at http://169.254.123.183:8060/
2018-04-04 21:53:00 WARNING (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.media_player] Setup of platform roku is taking over 10 seconds.
2018-04-04 21:53:50 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.components.media_player] Setup of platform roku is taking longer than 60 seconds. Startup will proceed without waiting any longer.
2018-04-04 21:54:58 ERROR (SyncWorker_14) [homeassistant.components.media_player.roku] Unable to initialize roku at 169.254.123.183

NOTE: The Plex Card is working as described above, before the 3rd error. And by the 5th error, the “Roku Media Player Card” shows up with an error(see pic below).
I guess I still have more research and reading to do… ;-(

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When I try any of the controls, I get the following errors in the HA log

2018-04-04 22:17:26 WARNING (SyncWorker_11) [plexapi] BadRequest (406) not_acceptable http://192.168.167.152:32433/player/playback/skipNext?commandID=1&type=music; 
2018-04-04 22:17:26 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error executing service <ServiceCall media_player.media_next_track: entity_id=['media_player.plex_plex_0shy6jwnfoj4bb3ocqrk6v42']>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/core.py", line 1002, in _event_to_service_call
    await service_handler.func(service_call)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/components/media_player/__init__.py", line 402, in async_service_handler
    yield from getattr(player, method['method'])(**params)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 56, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/components/media_player/plex.py", line 743, in media_next_track
    self.device.skipNext(self._active_media_plexapi_type)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plexapi/client.py", line 334, in skipNext
    self.sendCommand('playback/skipNext', type=mtype)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plexapi/client.py", line 195, in sendCommand
    return self.query(key, headers=headers)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plexapi/client.py", line 165, in query
    raise BadRequest('(%s) %s; %s %s' % (response.status_code, codename, response.url, errtext))
plexapi.exceptions.BadRequest: (406) not_acceptable; http://192.168.167.152:32433/player/playback/skipNext?commandID=1&type=music 
2018-04-04 22:17:33 WARNING (SyncWorker_7) [plexapi] BadRequest (406) not_acceptable http://192.168.167.152:32433/player/playback/pause?commandID=1&type=music; 
2018-04-04 22:17:33 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error executing service <ServiceCall media_player.media_play_pause: entity_id=['media_player.plex_plex_0shy6jwnfoj4bb3ocqrk6v42']>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/core.py", line 1002, in _event_to_service_call
    await service_handler.func(service_call)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/components/media_player/__init__.py", line 402, in async_service_handler
    yield from getattr(player, method['method'])(**params)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 56, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/components/media_player/plex.py", line 728, in media_pause
    self.device.pause(self._active_media_plexapi_type)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plexapi/client.py", line 299, in pause
    self.sendCommand('playback/pause', type=mtype)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plexapi/client.py", line 195, in sendCommand
    return self.query(key, headers=headers)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plexapi/client.py", line 165, in query
    raise BadRequest('(%s) %s; %s %s' % (response.status_code, codename, response.url, errtext))
plexapi.exceptions.BadRequest: (406) not_acceptable; http://192.168.167.152:32433/player/playback/pause?commandID=1&type=music 
2018-04-04 22:17:37 WARNING (SyncWorker_5) [plexapi] BadRequest (406) not_acceptable http://192.168.167.152:32433/player/playback/stop?commandID=2&type=music; 
2018-04-04 22:17:37 ERROR (MainThread) [homeassistant.core] Error executing service <ServiceCall media_player.turn_off: entity_id=['media_player.plex_plex_0shy6jwnfoj4bb3ocqrk6v42']>
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/core.py", line 1002, in _event_to_service_call
    await service_handler.func(service_call)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/components/media_player/__init__.py", line 402, in async_service_handler
    yield from getattr(player, method['method'])(**params)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/concurrent/futures/thread.py", line 56, in run
    result = self.fn(*self.args, **self.kwargs)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/components/media_player/plex.py", line 738, in turn_off
    self.media_stop()
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/homeassistant/components/media_player/plex.py", line 733, in media_stop
    self.device.stop(self._active_media_plexapi_type)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plexapi/client.py", line 375, in stop
    self.sendCommand('playback/stop', type=mtype)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plexapi/client.py", line 195, in sendCommand
    return self.query(key, headers=headers)
  File "/usr/lib/python3.6/site-packages/plexapi/client.py", line 165, in query
    raise BadRequest('(%s) %s; %s %s' % (response.status_code, codename, response.url, errtext))
plexapi.exceptions.BadRequest: (406) not_acceptable; http://192.168.167.152:32433/player/playback/stop?commandID=2&type=music

I am open to any suggestions.

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