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[HELP] Stop plexserver #451

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@truthsword

Is this a new feature request?

  • I have searched the existing issues

Wanted change

To perform maintenance on the Plex database, I must stop the plexserver, yet I am unable to do this. I began with various attempts after entering the running container with sudo docker exec -it plex bash

systemctl stop plexmediaserver

supervisorctl stop plexmediaserver

pkill -f "Plex Media Server"
Operation not permitted

How may I do this? If I've misposted as a "Feature Request" please redirect me. I didn't think "bug" was the correct identification for my post. Thank you.

Reason for change

I need to perform maintenance on a bloated database.

Proposed code change

No response

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  1. aptalca commented on Apr 19, 2026

    @aptalca
    Member

    s6-svc -d /run/service/svc-plex

    GitHub discussions and Discord are more appropriate for these types of questions.

  2. truthsword commented on Apr 19, 2026

    @truthsword
    Author

    s6-svc -d /run/service/svc-plex

    Thanks, but seems to have no effect. I can still run Plex, and stream content. No indication that server shut down

  3. LinuxServer-CI commented on May 19, 2026

    @LinuxServer-CI
    Contributor

    This issue has been automatically marked as stale because it has not had recent activity. This might be due to missing feedback from OP. It will be closed if no further activity occurs. Thank you for your contributions.

  4. moved this from Issues to Done in Issue & PR Trackeron Jul 19, 2026
  5. LinuxServer-CI commented on Aug 19, 2026

    @LinuxServer-CI
    Contributor

    This issue is locked due to inactivity

  6. locked as resolved and limited conversation to collaborators on Aug 19, 2026
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