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Outage in Plex

Plex DNS issues

Resolved Minor
April 08, 2026 - Started 2 days ago - Lasted about 2 hours

Incident Report

Summary AI Generated

Plex experienced DNS server issues with their backend plex.direct infrastructure for 2.1 hours, causing users to be unable to access the service from outside their home networks. The company deployed a fix and monitored the resolution to restore normal service functionality.

We're investigating issues with our backend plex.direct DNS servers. You may experience issues during this time.
Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )
MONITORING 2 days ago - at 04/08/2026 09:41PM

We have deployed a fix and are monitoring the results.

INVESTIGATING 2 days ago - at 04/08/2026 08:34PM

We're investigating issues with our backend plex.direct DNS servers. You may experience issues during this time.

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