Problem with Logitech Media Server - updating

Troubleshooting
1

Hi, I’ve installed LMS, it works, though I can’t update any plugins or update software within LMS.

On the plugins page, it displays: Bad repository https://lms-community.github.io/lms-plugin-repository/extensions.xml - Connect timed out:

I think it may be similar to this reported issue, though I’m not sure what to do: DietPi-Software Logitech Media Server update fails · Issue #6992 · MichaIng/DietPi · GitHub

Thanks for any help

- DietPi version | 
G_DIETPI_VERSION_CORE=9
G_DIETPI_VERSION_SUB=4
G_DIETPI_VERSION_RC=2
G_GITBRANCH='master'
G_GITOWNER='MichaIng'

- Distro version | 
bookworm

- Kernel version | 
Linux DietPi 6.1.0-21-amd64 #1 SMP PREEMPT_DYNAMIC Debian 6.1.90-1 (2024-05-03) x86_64 GNU/Linux

- Architecture | 
amd64


Logitech Media Server Version: 8.5.3 - 1716738291 
  Hostname: DietPi
  Operating system: Debian - EN_GB - utf8
  Platform Architecture: x86_64-linux
  Database Version: SQLite
  Total Players Recognized: 1
2

probably something to report to LMS developer as we don’t maintain the software our own.

3

It is indeed related to the issue you linked. That one was however about installing LMS, which we can fix, while we cannot control how LMS internally accesses its plugin repository.

LMS has been renamed to “Lyrion Music Server”, and the URL has changed as well. The repository is now available at: Enhanced Digital Output

LMS v8.5.3 however still seems to use the old domain downloads.lms-community.org, even that it does not work anymore without following redirects. And these redirects are very slow when trying for the first time. On repeated access, it works better here, so probably it works well for you when trying it multiple times.

4

I discovered the problem was with the dns provider I was using (Cloudflare family - maybe it doesn’t like the redirect). Moving to the regular 1.1.1.1 solved the issue

5

This surely was not the issue, but as I said: Trying it multiple times already speeds up the redirects for me, hence I am sure the “solution” was that you retried it, not the changed DNS. Sometimes certain routes other other parts of the connection are cached, hence work better on subsequent attempts for a while. It can hence happen that you face the same issue again tomorrow, resp. when you want to install/upgrade another plugin. Simply retry it multiple times then. I hope LMS is changing the internal URLs soon.