server: detect python architecture vs machine mismatch

server/python/plugin_remote.py

@@ -370,6 +370,17 @@ def onProxySerialization(value: Any, proxyId: str):
 
             plugin_volume = os.environ.get('SCRYPTED_PLUGIN_VOLUME')
 
+            # it's possible to run 32bit docker on aarch64, which cause pip requirements
+            # to fail because pip only allows filtering on machine, even if running a different architeture.
+            # this will cause prebuilt wheel installation to fail.
+            if platform.machine() == 'aarch64' and platform.architecture()[0] == '32bit':
+                print('Python machine vs architecture mismatch detected.')
+                print('If Scrypted is running in docker, the docker version may be 32bit while the host kernel is 64bit.')
+                print('This may be resolved by reinstalling a 64bit docker.')
+                print('The docker architecture can be checked with the command: "file $(which docker)"')
+                print('The host architecture can be checked with: "uname -m"')
+                raise Exception('Python machine/architecture mismatch')
+
             python_version = 'python%s' % str(
                 sys.version_info[0])+"."+str(sys.version_info[1])
             print('python version:', python_version)