Software Update: Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3766

Plex has released version 1.21.1.3766 of Media Server. This version was previously available to holders of the paid PlexPass, but can now be downloaded by anyone. Plex Media Server is a media server for Windows, Linux, FreeBSD, macOS and various NAS devices. The software can serve content to clients on the same machine, within the local network or over the Internet. Client software is available for the aforementioned operating systems, but content can also be viewed on iOS, Android, Google TV and Chromecast, for example. The program is free to use and also has PlexPass, a paid service that gives access to ‘premium features’ and earlier to new versions. Since version 1.21.1.3711, the following changes and improvements have been made:

Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3753 (Beta update channel)

New:

• (Transcoder) Add support for the Intel Compute Runtime OpenCL driver versions 20.36 and later for newer integrated GPU models on Linux

Fixes:

• (DVR) Plex Tuner Service would sometimes fail to start up on Windows, when machine was under load (#12035)
• (Library) Studio would be listed twice in custom filters (#12124)
• (Pivots) Only display playlist pivot if it is non-empty (#12097)
• (Scanner) New movies would have incomplete metadata if the scan was invoked from the command line (#12156)

Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3759 (Beta update channel)

New:

• (Transcoder) Add support for the Intel Compute Runtime OpenCL driver versions 20.36 and later for newer integrated GPU models on Linux
• (Hubs) Seasonal and Event based hubs (Generated locally. Can be toggled in Library settings)

Fixes:

• (DVR) Plex Tuner Service would sometimes fail to start up on Windows, when machine was under load (#12035)
• (Library) Studio would be listed twice in custom filters (#12124)
• (Pivots) Only display playlist pivot if it is non-empty (#12097)
• (Scanner) New movies would have incomplete metadata if the scan was invoked from the command line (#12156)
• (Scanner) Weird crashes when scanning in duplicates

Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3766 (Beta update channel)

New:

• (Transcoder) Add support for the Intel Compute Runtime OpenCL driver versions 20.36 and later for newer integrated GPU models on Linux
• (Hubs) Seasonal and Event based hubs (Generated locally. Can be toggled in Library settings)

Fixes:

• (DVR) Plex Tuner Service would sometimes fail to start up on Windows, when machine was under load (#12035)
• (Library) Studio would be listed twice in custom filters (#12124)
• (Pivots) Only display playlist pivot if it is non-empty (#12097)
• (Scanner) New movies would have incomplete metadata if the scan was invoked from the command line (#12156)
• (Scanner) Weird crashes when scanning in duplicates
• (Hubs) Seasonal hubs could cause text overlap in Plex Web

Plex Media Server 1.21.1.3766 is now available to everyone.