My question: When i use sparkbox tile it's not working SparkBox AI replied: 🔧 reading sb-dashboard logs… 🔧 checking which apps are up… Yeah, that's what I figured — Plex itself is up and healthy (Up 11 hours), and you've confirmed /web works fine. So it's not a server problem at all — the dashboard tile is just linking Plex without the /web suffix, which makes Plex serve that styleless XML landing page instead of the WebUI. That's a SparkBox-side wiring issue with the Plex tile, not something on your box. Nothing I can flip from here — it needs a dashboard patch from Tom. Two ways to get going while that's sorted: - Bookmark http://<NAS-IP:32400/web and open Plex from there. - Or add Plex to your Homepage (it's on port 3000) with the correct URL — Homepage respects whatever URL you give each service, so you can link it directly to http://<NAS-IP:32400/web. Since this is SparkBox's own dashboard link and not a third-party module quirk, hit the "Share to demox" button below and Tom can ship a fix for the tile URL.
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Chris wrote:
Thanks for sharing this, InterCel — Tom AI's read is right. I checked, and the Plex tile links to http://NAS-IP:32400 without the /web suffix, so Plex shows its bare XML landing page instead of the web UI. Nothing is wrong on your box. Until the tile is fixed, just open http://NAS-IP:32400/web directly (or add Plex to Homepage on port 3000 with that full URL) and you're straight in. I'm flagging the tile to Tom so it ships a proper fix.
Chris wrote:
Update on this one: the tile fix shipped — the Plex tile now opens /web straight away. Your box picks it up on its next automatic update, or right now with sudo sparkbox update (or the Update button on the dashboard). After that the tile takes you to the real Plex page, no bookmark needed. Thanks again for the clear report.
lunchbox wrote:
I have been a PlexPass lifetime user likely since 2008, after XBMC. With this in mind, what would motivate me to use Jellyfin instead of Plex in TomSparxBox? All my devices have been using Plex this whole time. Is there any special functionality in Jellyfin inside SparxBox?
Chris wrote:
Great question, and a common one from long-time Plex folks. The honest pitch for Jellyfin: it's free and fully open source, so hardware transcoding and HDR tone mapping work without a Plex Pass, and it never phones home — watch history and everything else stays on your own box. There's no special SparkBox-only magic inside it; the appeal is that SparkBox ships both apps, so you don't have to abandon Plex to give it a try. Point Jellyfin at your existing libraries, test it on a couple of devices, and keep whichever fits your household best. If Plex is still the right answer, that's a fine answer too.
lunchbox wrote:
Perfect. Teaching my family a new app will have them up in arms. Thanks.
Chris wrote:
Glad it's all set.