DHos 1 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Running WIn 10 x64. Have latest Emby server installed and running. Can't get Emby Theater to connect to the server. I am installing Theater on the same machine running the server. I have Theater running on other devices seemingly working fine. But, on the local machine it will not connect to the server. I did try to go via Emby Connect, got the pin, entered it online, got a pin accepted message but still can't connect. I tried shutting off the firewall and what-not with no joy. Any ideas? Oh, this is Emby Theater from the Windows store. I tried the the non-Windows store version and it connects to the server nut there are other issues. There are a couple of movies tat start to play and then lock hard. Same movie will play from a remote machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Hi, You don't need Emby Connect. Type in the server IP address and use the username/password setup on your Emby Server. Edited October 25, 2020 by cayars Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Hey, thanks for the response. But, it doesn't get far enough to enter user/pass. It starts up as in pic 1, then I get the error in pic 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Just a note that the server is definitely running, I can watch a movie from the browser. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Firewall? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 Well, at first I thought the same. But everything seems okay (portwise and allowing emby theater). I did disable firewall and still same no connect, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Does a connect attempt show up in ACTIVITY on the Web admin? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 It does not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 If you want to install TeamViewer on your server I can remote in and take a look. You could try 127.0.0.1 as the server address as well. Worth a try. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 127.0.0.1 did not work. Sure, if you have the time, give me a few minutes to install TeamViewer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8281 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Sound like may need the local loopback manager for server and theater on the same machine. https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/55504-windows-10-loopback-exemption-manager/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 I have installed TeamViewer and messaged access. Will look at loopback manager, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 The loopback manager to taken care of the issue. Weird thing is this "just worked" when I first installed all this 4 or 5 months ago, maybe something with windows update, I dunno. But anyway, thanks you guys for the quick responses, much appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Use the desktop app, and that won't be needed. https://emby.media/emby-theater.html Edited October 25, 2020 by sooty234 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlo 4330 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Glad you got it working. Was just about to login. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 25, 2020 Author Share Posted October 25, 2020 (edited) Ah, that would be my preference and how I actually started out. But, I have issues with the desktop app (going to be my next question) that prompted me to try the store app to see if same issue persisted. I have a few movies (have not been able to identify any particular commonality) that cause Emby to lock hard when they play just a couple of minutes in. Video freezes, no audio, but dashboard shows it moving along. So far, it does not seem to happen with the store version. Edited October 25, 2020 by DHos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sooty234 266 Posted October 25, 2020 Share Posted October 25, 2020 Try the latest test build Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Share Posted October 26, 2020 I'll give that a shot, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Hi, did you try it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DHos 1 Posted October 31, 2020 Author Share Posted October 31, 2020 I was going to post back and forgot. I did try it, and like it. It is working very well for me. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37060 Posted October 31, 2020 Share Posted October 31, 2020 Thanks for the feedback ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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