On DSM 7 you need to: 1. go to Settings/Shared folder 2. Select the media folder you want Plex to have access to 3. Click Edit 4. Open Permissions tab and select “System Internal user” in drop-down menu. 5. Find PlexMediaServer user where it was hiding. 6. Tick Read/Write permission box and click Save Thanks WunderTech for the video. It was helpful.
This video helped me out re-registering my server token from scratch after the PLEX data breach suggesting to reset passwords and sign out devices. PLEX didn't include instructions to re-register the server token. This video helped big time. Thank you! 🙏
Thank you for your video your set up was very simple because you didn't talk like Sheldon cooper in not a it genius your the first person that has made any sense and I appreciate that
Hi just a heads up. The link in the description on the video to view the Written Instructions points to How to Setup BitWarden on Synology. Videos are great and the written instructions are priceless, thanks for your hard work.
Everyone in Reddit swears by docker and how great it is, but also all the support questions are related to docker issues. Currently I am running Plex and a couple other media related apps native, don't really need anything else. Is there a big reason why I should move everything over to Docker?
Docker is great because it's portable. Meaning that you can pick up your data and move it to another device extremely efficiently. If you compare that to packages, you'd need to have the experience to find the data you need through SSH, or just start over (not for all packages, but it's just an example). At the end of the day, they both function similar (or even the same), so there's not necessarily a right or wrong way of going about it - it's really just personal preference. With that said, there are TONS of Docker containers you can implement on your NAS that do not have packages, so that is a major difference.
What if user "PlexMediaServer" is not getting created? When I check users, this user is not listed. When I try to create a user with this name, it says "This user name already exists or is reserved for system use only..."
Question : I used Plex on my computer and it would regularly get software updates. Does downloading it directly from Plex to Synology NAS gurantee Plex updates moving forward ? Thanks.
No, unfortunately it doesn't. You'll actually have to manually install them on a NAS, but if I'm being honest, Plex is one of those apps that I just leave running and as long as it works, I'm happy.
Hey Mr. Tech GOAT... Is there a reason why hardware acceleration doesn't work on this package? Is it because of DSM 7? I hope they have it fixed in the future.
I believe that it has something to do with how the device has to be passed to Plex and that Synology doesn't allow it through packages. On the Plex forums, ChuckPa (Plex team member) mentioned that he didn't expect hardware acceleration to ever be supported by the package for this reason (or something like it). Let's hope that that's not the case!
Ok. I've followed all the instructions here (as well as ensuring the firewall is set up for 32400). When I go into the Movies or Music tab on Plex... there is nothing in there... they're all empty....? Do I need to grant any permissions for Plex to be able to read/access the files on my NaS?
I think Plex is great and I use it for my old DVDs but it can also be very frustrating at times even when you follow their naming conventions etc. Especially with non-English/American material! I think it still has a long way to go, but as being a free app it is great.
I have plex all set up on my NAS, but I'm noticing that Plex often hangs when it's loading my collection. Any advice on how to improve that situation? I'm debating whether I just use my PC as the server and use the Synology as the storage, but I'm just on windows and am having trouble making plex find the correct path to my media. I'd love any tips, thank you
When I try to open Plex it just opens up a new tab that doesn't load anything. I would note that the Arm8 seemed to be the right package for me as well, on a DS418
Do you have to pay a premium for the services? I don't like to pay a service to watch my own media otherwise I just go to Netflix. It defeats the purpose of owning a NAS. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Plex is entirely free, though there is a "paid" version (Plex pass) where you get additional features. However, none of those features are "needed" and are more "nice to haves".
There's a completely free alternative called Jellyfin which this channel has reported on previously. I've used both and honestly, they are so similar that I can't recommend one over the other (unless you pay for PlexPass, then Plex is better lol) ua-cam.com/video/5_ZrMKIJ_yw/v-deo.html
@@WunderTechTutorials i miss clicked on the claim token part, did the whole token thing but forget to click the token check mark. still came up blank after but when opening plex on its own, the server was there, so it sorted it in the end
If you don't want to use hardware transcoding (most people don't), you should be able to use any of the NAS devices. However, I'd suggest you get at least a "+" device for the reasons listed here: www.wundertech.net/which-synology-nas-should-i-buy/
Hi, I have the error message during manual installation: The operation failed. Log back into DSM and try again. Actually I get this message for every attempt to manually install applications. How can I solve? Thanks!
In setting up the Libraries and assigned them to a data folder on my Synology NAS, it seems that Plex can only see Shared Folders directly on the Root drive. For example, I have a Synology Shared Folder named DATA directly on my root drive. Within the DATA folder I then have subfolders such as MOVIES, TV SHOWS, etc. Plex will only let me add the entire DATA folder itself; I cannot drill down to the subfolders. Do I need to move all of the files in my subfolders under DATA, out to the root drive and place them in Synology Shared Folders, in order for Plex to "see" them? Thanks for the very helpful presentation! Subscribed.
You should be able to drill down inside of the DATA folder, but you'll have to give Plex access to the whole DATA folder (unless you're willing to set more granular permissions which might be a pain to deal with).
@@WunderTechTutorials HI WT and thanks for the reply. Yes, that seemed to fix the issue. BTW, I had to reboot my Synology NAS to get Plex to start pulling the media files. Thanks again!
For me there is one more step to get it working, and that is to give permission for Plex Server to read and write permission, otherwise the shared folder will show empty.
WunderTech I' am very new to Synology NAS and having been following all your tutorial videos on Synology NAS system. I see that you are very knowledgeable on Synology NAS operation, I thank you for the hard work making the youtube videos . I have learned a lot! there is one thing I can't figure out, why do I have to keep restarting the Synology NAS in order to see my NAS on Plex server Application ? . I can use your help trying to figure out the issue. Thank you; J
Glad the videos have helped and thanks for the kind words! You shouldn't have to - if you connect to the NAS, is the package running, or is it stopped when you can't connect?
@@JA-lc7nt Is there any way to confirm that it's definitely inaccessible? I haven't ever seen that before and don't fully understand why it would be happening. If you stop/start the package, does it allow you to connect?
@@JA-lc7nt If you stop and start the package when you can't connect, does it allow you to connect afterwards? This also might be a good question to ask on the Plex forums as the developer (ChuckPa) is great and knows a lot more about the package itself than I do.
@@WunderTechTutorials Hi, Thank you for your response. Exactly, I did not see my server in the application. Fortunately, it works now. I tried your old tutorial How to set up plex in docker, but I had the same issue. My problem was solved when I ran the docker image on its own network with maps, ports, after that I was able to set up Plex media server. Then I stop PMS, run new docker image in my network and everything worked as it should
New subscriber plan to learn much thanks. Today upgraded to DSM 7 and installed Plex on my DS415play. After installation Plex is unable to connect to NAS, something about an insecure connection. With DSM 6 never ran into this forum. Any pointers as to where to find help will be appreciated.
@@bradfordivie Yes, OpenVPN is a great solution - the only downside is if you'll have other people accessing Plex as they'll need an OpenVPN profile as well.
@@WunderTechTutorials I am the only user so good. One of issue I am not sure about isISP is starlink and internally wifi I use an ORBI. NAS connects to ORBI via ethernet. Do I apply port forward to the Starlink router or Orbi?
@@bradfordivie I don't know the starlink router so I can't say, but I imagine if you have two routers plugged in, you'll have to do it in both places. A better option would be to try and set up the starlink router in bridge mode so it basically just bypasses it.
Just a tip: You need to grant user permissions for "PlexMediaServer" to the shared folder pointed to media otherwise plex can't see your videos!
On DSM 7 you need to:
1. go to Settings/Shared folder
2. Select the media folder you want Plex to have access to
3. Click Edit
4. Open Permissions tab and select “System Internal user” in drop-down menu.
5. Find PlexMediaServer user where it was hiding.
6. Tick Read/Write permission box and click Save
Thanks WunderTech for the video. It was helpful.
Thanks!
@@galavanter Thank you! Pity the uploader didn't explain this in the video. It's literally the most important part.
@@herbie747 Kind of ridiculous, right? This part had stumped me the most.
This video helped me out re-registering my server token from scratch after the PLEX data breach suggesting to reset passwords and sign out devices. PLEX didn't include instructions to re-register the server token. This video helped big time. Thank you! 🙏
Thank you for your video your set up was very simple because you didn't talk like Sheldon cooper in not a it genius your the first person that has made any sense and I appreciate that
Hi just a heads up. The link in the description on the video to view the Written Instructions points to How to Setup BitWarden on Synology.
Videos are great and the written instructions are priceless, thanks for your hard work.
Thank you very much for letting me know and I'm sorry about that! Just updated it.
No reason to apologize, your material is top notch.
Really helpful. Thanks!
You are a true hero sir! and as others have said EXCELLENT Tutorial!
Everyone in Reddit swears by docker and how great it is, but also all the support questions are related to docker issues. Currently I am running Plex and a couple other media related apps native, don't really need anything else. Is there a big reason why I should move everything over to Docker?
Docker is great because it's portable. Meaning that you can pick up your data and move it to another device extremely efficiently. If you compare that to packages, you'd need to have the experience to find the data you need through SSH, or just start over (not for all packages, but it's just an example).
At the end of the day, they both function similar (or even the same), so there's not necessarily a right or wrong way of going about it - it's really just personal preference. With that said, there are TONS of Docker containers you can implement on your NAS that do not have packages, so that is a major difference.
What if user "PlexMediaServer" is not getting created?
When I check users, this user is not listed.
When I try to create a user with this name, it says "This user name already exists or is reserved for system use only..."
I love plex! i use it almost every day. i using the x64 app on my NAS. Great video frank, as always! super informative!
Thanks so much for watching, Avi! I love Plex too!
I am using the ARM version of Plex (15+ series). Between using the manual install here and Docker method, which is better? My Synology is on DSM7.
I don't think one is necessarily better than the other. I'd probably just use the package if you're using the ARM version, but that's just me.
Thank u brother..
This was great. Had issues with the Beta instance and the download worked much better
I run a Mac...I get stopped at the package center which I assume is a Windows feature/application
This tutorial is for a Synology NAS (not Windows or Mac).
Question : I used Plex on my computer and it would regularly get software updates. Does downloading it directly from Plex to Synology NAS gurantee Plex updates moving forward ? Thanks.
No, unfortunately it doesn't. You'll actually have to manually install them on a NAS, but if I'm being honest, Plex is one of those apps that I just leave running and as long as it works, I'm happy.
@@WunderTechTutorials Thank You for answering.
Hey Mr. Tech GOAT... Is there a reason why hardware acceleration doesn't work on this package? Is it because of DSM 7? I hope they have it fixed in the future.
I believe that it has something to do with how the device has to be passed to Plex and that Synology doesn't allow it through packages. On the Plex forums, ChuckPa (Plex team member) mentioned that he didn't expect hardware acceleration to ever be supported by the package for this reason (or something like it). Let's hope that that's not the case!
Ok. I've followed all the instructions here (as well as ensuring the firewall is set up for 32400). When I go into the Movies or Music tab on Plex... there is nothing in there... they're all empty....?
Do I need to grant any permissions for Plex to be able to read/access the files on my NaS?
Did you allow the Plex user to have permission to your media files? Also, did you add the libraries to Plex?
@@WunderTechTutorials I didn't give permission to the plex media server to the shared folder... picked it up from another video
Thank you so much for your excellent tutorials!
Amazing Content! Thanks for help setup everything on my Synology Nas
I dont get the option to insert the token during installation.
Not sure if the package changed, but if you sign in after installation, it'll associate to your account.
I think Plex is great and I use it for my old DVDs but it can also be very frustrating at times even when you follow their naming conventions etc. Especially with non-English/American material! I think it still has a long way to go, but as being a free app it is great.
I have plex all set up on my NAS, but I'm noticing that Plex often hangs when it's loading my collection. Any advice on how to improve that situation? I'm debating whether I just use my PC as the server and use the Synology as the storage, but I'm just on windows and am having trouble making plex find the correct path to my media. I'd love any tips, thank you
thank you! worked much better than the Beta version!
When I try to open Plex it just opens up a new tab that doesn't load anything. I would note that the Arm8 seemed to be the right package for me as well, on a DS418
Same
Do you have to pay a premium for the services? I don't like to pay a service to watch my own media otherwise I just go to Netflix. It defeats the purpose of owning a NAS. Please correct me if I am wrong.
Plex is entirely free, though there is a "paid" version (Plex pass) where you get additional features. However, none of those features are "needed" and are more "nice to haves".
There's a completely free alternative called Jellyfin which this channel has reported on previously. I've used both and honestly, they are so similar that I can't recommend one over the other (unless you pay for PlexPass, then Plex is better lol) ua-cam.com/video/5_ZrMKIJ_yw/v-deo.html
Thank you so much, your video really helped me
Can you do a tutorial for jellyfin
I have one on Jellyfin here if interested! ua-cam.com/video/5_ZrMKIJ_yw/v-deo.html
i get to the the you can now select open plex part (2:46) and it just opens a blank screen, any help?
I've only seen that when it was still setting up. Did it eventually display?
@@WunderTechTutorials i miss clicked on the claim token part, did the whole token thing but forget to click the token check mark. still came up blank after but when opening plex on its own, the server was there, so it sorted it in the end
How can I Know if the Synology model im interested in supports the Plex installation?
Does every model is able to install it?
If you don't want to use hardware transcoding (most people don't), you should be able to use any of the NAS devices. However, I'd suggest you get at least a "+" device for the reasons listed here: www.wundertech.net/which-synology-nas-should-i-buy/
What do I do if the folder that contains the media does not show up when trying to add a folder to a library?
It's most likely a permission issue. I'd check to confirm the PlexMediaUser has permission to the folder where the media is.
I would love to see a video on setting up plex meta manager!
I'll look into it!
super helpful thanks
Hi, I have the error message during manual installation:
The operation failed. Log back into DSM and try again.
Actually I get this message for every attempt to manually install applications.
How can I solve?
Thanks!
Are you accessing it through QuickConnect or the local IP?
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I understood that I had to log in via local and NOT from chrome ... thanks!
THANK YOU!!!
Great video! But i have a question, why I cannot access my library while the firewall is on. Do you have any tutorial to config that? More power!
When you say you can't access your library, do you mean you can't access Plex at all? If so, can you create a firewall rule for port 32400?
@@WunderTechTutorials Yes. Anyways, I got it figured out. Thanks!
In setting up the Libraries and assigned them to a data folder on my Synology NAS, it seems that Plex can only see Shared Folders directly on the Root drive.
For example, I have a Synology Shared Folder named DATA directly on my root drive. Within the DATA folder I then have subfolders such as MOVIES, TV SHOWS, etc. Plex will only let me add the entire DATA folder itself; I cannot drill down to the subfolders.
Do I need to move all of the files in my subfolders under DATA, out to the root drive and place them in Synology Shared Folders, in order for Plex to "see" them?
Thanks for the very helpful presentation! Subscribed.
You should be able to drill down inside of the DATA folder, but you'll have to give Plex access to the whole DATA folder (unless you're willing to set more granular permissions which might be a pain to deal with).
@@WunderTechTutorials HI WT and thanks for the reply. Yes, that seemed to fix the issue. BTW, I had to reboot my Synology NAS to get Plex to start pulling the media files.
Thanks again!
For me there is one more step to get it working, and that is to give permission for Plex Server to read and write permission, otherwise the shared folder will show empty.
How do others in your family log in to Plex?
If they're local, you can create user accounts for them. If they're outside of your local network, you'll unfortunately have to use port forwarding.
Isn't the synology too weak a device to transcode?
For older devices, probably (though some will be fine), but the DS720+/920+/1520+ is supposedly very good with transcoding.
Thanks!
Thank you so much for your generous contribution! I truly appreciate it!
WunderTech I' am very new to Synology NAS and having been following all your tutorial videos on Synology NAS system. I see that you are very knowledgeable on Synology NAS operation, I thank you for the hard work making the youtube videos . I have learned a lot! there is one thing I can't figure out, why do I have to keep restarting the Synology NAS in order to see my NAS on Plex server Application ? . I can use your help trying to figure out the issue. Thank you; J
Glad the videos have helped and thanks for the kind words! You shouldn't have to - if you connect to the NAS, is the package running, or is it stopped when you can't connect?
The Plex package on the nas is running.
@@JA-lc7nt Is there any way to confirm that it's definitely inaccessible? I haven't ever seen that before and don't fully understand why it would be happening. If you stop/start the package, does it allow you to connect?
I'm able to connect for about maybe 20-30 minutes, then it disappears and I have to restart it to see the nas again.
@@JA-lc7nt If you stop and start the package when you can't connect, does it allow you to connect afterwards? This also might be a good question to ask on the Plex forums as the developer (ChuckPa) is great and knows a lot more about the package itself than I do.
Hi, after plex server installation I don't see my server in setting. Does anyone have the same issue as me?
When you say you don't see the setting, where exactly don't you see it? In the applications?
@@WunderTechTutorials Hi, Thank you for your response. Exactly, I did not see my server in the application. Fortunately, it works now. I tried your old tutorial How to set up plex in docker, but I had the same issue. My problem was solved when I ran the docker image on its own network with maps, ports, after that I was able to set up Plex media server. Then I stop PMS, run new docker image in my network and everything worked as it should
New subscriber plan to learn much thanks. Today upgraded to DSM 7 and installed Plex on my DS415play. After installation Plex is unable to connect to NAS, something about an insecure connection. With DSM 6 never ran into this forum. Any pointers as to where to find help will be appreciated.
Are you using a PC to connect and if so, are you using http or https?
@@WunderTechTutorials Using a MAC. Would like to gain access to Plex remotely . Would Open VPN be the best solution?
@@bradfordivie Yes, OpenVPN is a great solution - the only downside is if you'll have other people accessing Plex as they'll need an OpenVPN profile as well.
@@WunderTechTutorials I am the only user so good. One of issue I am not sure about isISP is starlink and internally wifi I use an ORBI. NAS connects to ORBI via ethernet. Do I apply port forward to the Starlink router or Orbi?
@@bradfordivie I don't know the starlink router so I can't say, but I imagine if you have two routers plugged in, you'll have to do it in both places. A better option would be to try and set up the starlink router in bridge mode so it basically just bypasses it.
thanks :)