I noticed you have the UGreen DXP4800+ @5:30 timestamp. 1.) 7 Months later how do like the DXP4800+? 2.) Now that you have the Synology DS923+, which do you like best? 3.) How are you using the two units today? Is the 923+ just a media server only for you for Plex? 4.) How do you backup each? To each other? To the cloud? Something else? 5.) Link Aggregation: Since both units have additional NIC ports, any benefit to binding them 12.5GBe vs. 10Gbe only, or are you maxing out HDD speeds already?
Tell me something. Is it required to have your Plex up and running on your computer and other devices before you set it up on the Nas? Or can you install it on the Nas alone?
Excellent question! So Synology lists its approved drives... but I gotta be straight with you. Pretty much any NVME will work. I found out today during an experiment that you can use NVME as cache OR storage but not both. If you commit one drive to cache then you cannot use either as storage and if you commit to storage then you can't use NVME cache
OK so I am about to buy my first NAS. I've decided on synology, but I want the best thing for my situation of course. I am a big PLEX user, and my family and friends have access from around the country to my plex server. (been running that off my little WD external hard drives for years now) but now in my research I learn that the ds923+ is a downgrade when it comes to plex specifically because of the cpu/gpu situation... but then again the 23+ has the 10GB upgrade potential, which seems like a big deal but I have never used anything like that so I don't know what that would actually do for me. I just want pLEX to work smoothly, I want everything else to work also as a hobbiest/small time creative professional. I am torn between the ds923+ the ds423+ or just an older ds920+ . The decision is a lot more confusing than I would have imagined. Any thoughts?
After plenty of thought I just added the synology and terramaster as units. I will most likely get the beefier terramaster for streaming purposes as I work around the world. I added them all just to see any potential deals and promos.
What’s the maximum storage capacity for a single hard drive and the maximum capacity using all 4 bays? I’m planning on using it to store media content only.
As far as I know the biggest possible is 24 TB (July 2024). With four bays identical disks and RAID 5 or SHR you will get three times storage of a single drive -> 3x 24 TB = 72 TB
Thanks for this video. After getting everything setup. How do you get your media (movies/tv shows)? Is it DVDs or downloads. Any specific site recommendations
A couple quick things. Disable the admin account as soon as you create a secondary admin user. Same for the guest account. They are security holes that can and will be exploited. No matter how secure your network is. Second, the DS923+ is not a good choice as a media server. The ryzen chip is not designed for transcoding. If you want to run Plex on a synology, get one with an intel chip. You will put way more ware and tear on the appliance than you need to. The Ryzen based units are designed for storage and virtualization, not media. Look at the cpu usage while watching something. It will be pegged to 100% the entire time and begin to cook itself. You are better off running plex on an old laptop than on the 923. Good easy to follow video and a good start into the world of Synology though.
@@Lt.Chris909 any of them with an intel chip. I think the ds423+ and DS224+ are intel. Then some of the value series models are intel. It seems Synology is moving away from intel though so I think we will see fewer intel chipsets from them. I ended up using an old Windows laptop to run Plex and just store the files on my 923. You will get the best performance this way.
Do you guys already have a NAS? Do you use it for Plex or media streaming?
I noticed you have the UGreen DXP4800+ @5:30 timestamp.
1.) 7 Months later how do like the DXP4800+?
2.) Now that you have the Synology DS923+, which do you like best?
3.) How are you using the two units today? Is the 923+ just a media server only for you for Plex?
4.) How do you backup each? To each other? To the cloud? Something else?
5.) Link Aggregation: Since both units have additional NIC ports, any benefit to binding them 12.5GBe vs. 10Gbe only, or are you maxing out HDD speeds already?
I missed it but is there a setting when you were setting up the NAS that would disable accessing from outside the local network?
Tell me something. Is it required to have your Plex up and running on your computer and other devices before you set it up on the Nas? Or can you install it on the Nas alone?
NAS Alone. Its a server by itself. GREAT question!
Which is more faster in transcoding , Plex on Synology or pc ?
Depends on the PC. If the PC has a beefy Graphics Card it could transcode faster
Could you use one of the SSDs as drive? I heard, that only Synology SSD can be used for drive usage. But 3rd party SSD can be used for cache.
Excellent question! So Synology lists its approved drives... but I gotta be straight with you. Pretty much any NVME will work. I found out today during an experiment that you can use NVME as cache OR storage but not both. If you commit one drive to cache then you cannot use either as storage and if you commit to storage then you can't use NVME cache
If you have a modern PC and phone, do you need transcoding? Can that be done on the client?
OK so I am about to buy my first NAS. I've decided on synology, but I want the best thing for my situation of course. I am a big PLEX user, and my family and friends have access from around the country to my plex server. (been running that off my little WD external hard drives for years now) but now in my research I learn that the ds923+ is a downgrade when it comes to plex specifically because of the cpu/gpu situation... but then again the 23+ has the 10GB upgrade potential, which seems like a big deal but I have never used anything like that so I don't know what that would actually do for me. I just want pLEX to work smoothly, I want everything else to work also as a hobbiest/small time creative professional. I am torn between the ds923+ the ds423+ or just an older ds920+ . The decision is a lot more confusing than I would have imagined. Any thoughts?
Same. What did you ended up doing?
@@byrey3 So I ended up buying the DS923+ ! but I literally jUST got it, so it's a bit too early to tell if i made the right choice :P ...
After plenty of thought I just added the synology and terramaster as units. I will most likely get the beefier terramaster for streaming purposes as I work around the world. I added them all just to see any potential deals and promos.
For Plex go with the DS920+ or DS423+ because those have hardware transcoding in the CPU
@@nickengels1 do they have 10gbe upgrades available?
What’s the maximum storage capacity for a single hard drive and the maximum capacity using all 4 bays? I’m planning on using it to store media content only.
I have the 923+ with two 12tb and two 4tb running SHR. This gives about 17.4TB usable space.
As far as I know the biggest possible is 24 TB (July 2024). With four bays identical disks and RAID 5 or SHR you will get three times storage of a single drive -> 3x 24 TB = 72 TB
Thanks for this video. After getting everything setup. How do you get your media (movies/tv shows)? Is it DVDs or downloads. Any specific site recommendations
SOOOO helpful! Thank you for explaining
My pleasure my friend
Does the non-availability of integrated graphics affect your streaming via plex server?
No, but integrated graphics would only affect transcoding and I only stream it locally on my fast network.
what happened with m.2 ?
A couple quick things. Disable the admin account as soon as you create a secondary admin user. Same for the guest account. They are security holes that can and will be exploited. No matter how secure your network is. Second, the DS923+ is not a good choice as a media server. The ryzen chip is not designed for transcoding. If you want to run Plex on a synology, get one with an intel chip. You will put way more ware and tear on the appliance than you need to. The Ryzen based units are designed for storage and virtualization, not media. Look at the cpu usage while watching something. It will be pegged to 100% the entire time and begin to cook itself. You are better off running plex on an old laptop than on the 923.
Good easy to follow video and a good start into the world of Synology though.
This is great info! Thanks for taking the time to write it.
@nicoknowstech I hope I didn’t come off mean in this. lol. I wrote it later in the evening. Hahah.
@@goneeuro Never apologize for being the smartest guy in the room. ;)
what nas would you recmmended for a plex server in that case?
@@Lt.Chris909 any of them with an intel chip. I think the ds423+ and DS224+ are intel. Then some of the value series models are intel. It seems Synology is moving away from intel though so I think we will see fewer intel chipsets from them. I ended up using an old Windows laptop to run Plex and just store the files on my 923. You will get the best performance this way.