This time, Plex found all of my TV shows (ripped from DVDs I own), and I was in business! Next, I gave read permissions to this user for my ‘Media’ directory. Unfortunately, when I went to add my media, it was unable to find any files/folders.Īs it turns out, this had to do with the permissions for the ‘plex’ user. With the package installed, I was able to open the Plex application, and it found my server. Installationįirst, I went to the Plex downloads page and grabbed the Synology 64-bit version.Īs I knew where the download came from, I accepted the unknown publisher warning to continue.įinally, I confirmed the settings, and installed the Plex package to DSM. In this case, I decided to go with a manual installation. Note that while Synology offers a Plex package, they do not supply the 64-bit version. That said, I figured that it would run fine off of the NAS and allow me to keep it separate from my other VMs/services. I used to run Plex off my old openmediavault installation on the r710.

Synology Plex Media Server – Introductionįirst, if you didn’t see my last Synology post, I got a new NAS to add to my lab at home.

I recently setup my Synology Plex media server to stream all the movies and TV shows that I own.

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