Hi there,
I am running the following on an iMac with 24GB RAM, OSX El Capitan 10.11.6
- Plex Media Server 1.0.2.2413
- Plex Web App 2.7.6
- Remote Access is not enabled.
I connect to Plex mainly using Apple TV4 (love the Plex App !), plus occasionally Plex on iOS on iPad Air or iPhone 6Plus. Have a Roku as well but rarely use it since Plex was released for AppleTV. I upgrade my Plex software quite frequently (am PlexPass member).
Sometime in past couple of weeks, I noticed that the Screen Saver and later Display Sleep no longer was kicking in on my iMac - which is normally running 24hr as a media server. I normally have Plex Web App permanently open in Google Chrome (Version 52.0.2743.82 (64-bit)) in a couple of window tabs - one for main page, one for status, one for settings. I have Sonarr running in Safari. This was never a problem until a few weeks ago.
By trial and error I have narrowed it down to having any Plex Web App window open (in either Chrome or Safari) is preventing the iMac Screen Saver or Display Sleep for kicking in. The Energy Saver setting on the iMac do not put the Computer to sleep, only the Display after 10 minutes. Wake on LAN is enabled.
I am unsure if this is a bug that has appeared in a recent release or whether there is a configuration issue here.
Would welcome any help in resolving this as obviously I don't wish to have my display running all the time. Ideally I would like to get a suitable Mac Mini to run as a separate media server, but funds don't currently permit.
Thanks for your help.
Cheers
Tim