Setting up the Ultimate Plex Media Server on the Synology DS1019+

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  • Опубликовано: 15 сен 2024
  • Are you looking for a great way to store movies and watch them on your phone, tablet or TV? Synology and Plex have the perfect solution for you! In this video I show you how to setup a Plex Media Server using the Synology DS1019+.
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Комментарии • 405

  • @TechWithBrett
    @TechWithBrett  5 лет назад +52

    This video has been 10 years in the making and there is not better time to get this setup at your own home. Let me know what device you would watch your Plex movies on.

    • @BrandonDewater888
      @BrandonDewater888 5 лет назад

      Finally a Plex video!!!

    • @TechWithBrett
      @TechWithBrett  5 лет назад +2

      Haha! I am glad you are just as excited as I am!

    • @BrandonDewater888
      @BrandonDewater888 5 лет назад +3

      @@TechWithBrett I've been using Plex for almost a year now and I absolutely love it. I have over 2,500 movies and I have set up a few pre-roll videos and have tried to make it feel like we are at the theater anytime we watch a movie.

    • @WRNPR
      @WRNPR 5 лет назад +3

      I have a 1019+ 5 x 4tb WD Red and an Nvidia Shield.

    • @moonman7967
      @moonman7967 5 лет назад +1

      @@TechWithBrett Hows that synology handle 4k?

  • @WilliamMurphy-wp79
    @WilliamMurphy-wp79 3 года назад +10

    Just wanted to say thank you for having an intro that isn't over 10 seconds

  • @ComputerGeek1100
    @ComputerGeek1100 3 года назад +7

    Just as a note for anyone with film series - you can edit the "sort title" by clicking the pencil so that they appear in chronological order. For example, the Harry Potter films can have their sort titles changed to "Harry Potter 1", "Harry Potter 2", etc., so that they will still show the full film title in your library but will be sorted in series order rather than alphabetically.

  • @KevboKev
    @KevboKev 4 года назад +1

    I used the Plex Media server in my synology for a couple weeks, then realized the CPU in the NAS was at 99%. Because I was using a PC anyway, I decided to revert back to having Plex on my spare PC and just store the files on my NAS. Much betteer transcoding now!!!!

    • @Oscar-if6lq
      @Oscar-if6lq 4 года назад

      That means it wasn't hardware transcoding, but software transcoding. Unfortunately hardware transcoding is a paid Plex Pass feature...

  • @OMAOILRIAN
    @OMAOILRIAN 4 года назад +7

    This is the video that I've been looking for. I had been struggling to get my movies onto my Synology Nas. Now I'm finally able to put my movies and tv shows on it! Thanks for posting this.

  • @MelissaTimea99
    @MelissaTimea99 3 года назад +2

    I got the plex lifetime pass. Best decision ever.

  • @brickman2767
    @brickman2767 5 лет назад +3

    My dad did this too and he loves it, his work just built a 40 terabyte synology custom for his Plex pc and he is allready building a pc dedicated to plex that’ll be done this week, he’s been downloading movies for years and I think we just hit 4K movies and 2k tv shows with about 6k in epidoses

    • @darkbeen
      @darkbeen 4 года назад

      2k shows would be wayyyyy more than 6k episodes

    • @ivorydungeon909
      @ivorydungeon909 3 года назад

      @@darkbeen I've got 633 shows and 35871 episodes so I tend to agree but maybe they like mini series or just having a handful of episodes or something... At least they're not claiming to have 6k shows and 2k episodes ;)

  • @NenadKralj
    @NenadKralj 5 лет назад +4

    FINALLY SOMEONE | Have a will and time show me / slowly & easily (step-by-step) how to do this [that actually works] THANK YOU !!

  • @TampaTec
    @TampaTec 5 лет назад +15

    Your video editing skills are great, I'm still struggling with the basics. 👍

    • @TechWithBrett
      @TechWithBrett  5 лет назад +2

      Haha! I spend way too much time on it... but it makes it fun for me.

  • @civil2912
    @civil2912 5 лет назад +185

    Converted movies yourself? Wow seems like a lot of work... *Sees [rarbg]* oh that makes more sense. :D

    • @TechWithBrett
      @TechWithBrett  4 года назад +50

      I had a tiny bit of help on a few.

    • @BigOne761
      @BigOne761 4 года назад +8

      Haha saw that too LMAO...

    • @timramich
      @timramich 4 года назад +4

      I have almost 1600 movies and almost as much shows in storage space as movies, and they've all been converted to HEVC...

    • @jjayguy23
      @jjayguy23 4 года назад +1

      Tech With Brett A few...... Wink wink.

    • @MyersJ2Original
      @MyersJ2Original 4 года назад +9

      And TONS of those are pure YIFY file names lol

  • @JoeTaxpayer
    @JoeTaxpayer 3 года назад

    Yes! This is great! My only comment to new viewers? Go to settings (here in RUclips) and choose the highest quality your monitor can handle. The images will be easier to follow. (Maybe this states the obvious, but this was so helpful, I watched it again in high-res)

  • @CeysLP
    @CeysLP 5 лет назад +17

    Hey instead of creating an own library for Haloween and kids movies you can create your own genre for it.

  • @Drew1701D
    @Drew1701D 5 лет назад +6

    No need for the SRT files as Plex has a feature where it will go and find them for you, you pick the one that works best. Any manually added SRT files should end or be renamed with the two letter language code which they are in, i.e. EN.SRT for an English language subtitle, otherwise it will show up as "Unknown external" in the drop down for the target movie.

    • @randyburrill2340
      @randyburrill2340 4 года назад

      What if the movie (mkv) was remuxed to absorb the .SRT as part of the mkv?

  • @linkinParknando
    @linkinParknando 4 года назад +1

    Hey I am setting up my NAS server and I have a DS918+. I manually installed Plex by downloading the package from the Plex website. When I initially opened it and created the plex folder, it worked fine then a few hours later, when I tried to open up Plex on synology, it says "the site can't be reached." What am I doing wrong here? When I go to package center, it says error by the Plex package

  • @jankarlsson8341
    @jankarlsson8341 5 лет назад +1

    "Once those are transferend" is a key quote here. I'm currently transferring files from one harddrive to my brand new Synology 918+. The usb-ports on the Synology are painfully slow. My 500 gig folder is estimated to take 2 days to transfer. And I have and additional 4.5 TB on that drive that I want to transfer over before I can go ahead and set up my plex. If the transfer is finished by Halloween I'd be happy....

  • @johnday4368
    @johnday4368 3 года назад +1

    I have two DS1821+ units, and I find that the Plex app for Synology is not sufficiently stable to be useable when it is running on my Synology, as it locks up and crashes all the time. When I moved the Plex app to my Windows 10 workstation, but left the media files on my NAS, it works fine. The Plex app running on Windows 10 is stable, and doesn't really put much of a load on my workstation. It can support 4 sessions running on iPads, iPhones, etc. with no problem.

  • @RoyalSikh
    @RoyalSikh 3 года назад +1

    I can't find the plex folder in shared folder and when I tried to add movies from any other folder then it says your folder is empty

  • @ScottLewis123
    @ScottLewis123 4 года назад +2

    Worth noting that a more powerful machine may be needed, depending on your video format and transcode needs. I used to run Plex on my Drobo 5N, but it just wasn't powerful enough.
    I ended up buying a late 2011 Mac Mini with a 4 core i7 to run Plex and set up time schedules so the Mac sleeps between 2am and 8am.
    The Guideline
    s from Plex:
    Very roughly speaking, for a single full-transcode of a video, the following PassMark score requirements are a good guideline for the following average source file:
    4K HDR (50Mbps, 10-bit HEVC) file: 17000 PassMark score (being transcoded to 10Mbps 1080p)
    4K SDR (40Mbps, 8-bit HEVC) file: 12000 PassMark score (being transcoded to 10Mbps 1080p)
    1080p (10Mbps, H.264) file: 2000 PassMark score
    720p (4Mbps, H.264) file: 1500 PassMark score
    Hope this helps.

    • @adamdowney3274
      @adamdowney3274 3 года назад

      This has been my worry before I go this route.. What NAS device would be recommended to play 4k 10bit movies?

    • @ScottLewis123
      @ScottLewis123 3 года назад

      @@adamdowney3274 I think you’ll need more than just the wee processor a NAS comes with to transcode 4K. You’d need a more powerful box to connect it to, or build your own NAS box with a decent processor and run something like FreeNAS on it.

    • @adamdowney3274
      @adamdowney3274 3 года назад

      @@ScottLewis123 thanks for the reply. So the NAS would only be useful to direct play within my own network, on devices that have the 4k ability. I've already started watching custom builds lol

    • @ScottLewis123
      @ScottLewis123 3 года назад

      @@adamdowney3274 I'd think so, but you'd need to test even with Direct play through plex, as I'm not sure if it still does some processing - not something I've tested. I use my Plex server extensvely outside of my home network, as does my family, so Transcode performance was the most important to me. If you're only using it locally at native resolutions you may not need too powerfull of a machine - but if you're looking to transocde 4k 10bit to 1080p even internally I'd say you'd be better with a custom build. They're not as expensice as you'd think either. If/When my Drobo and/or Mac die, I'll probably go that rout. Hope this helps :)

  • @MrGangel77
    @MrGangel77 5 лет назад +6

    im using the 1815 with extended ram but found it just wasnt great at multi transcoding. I ended up just using my synology for media but the server oftware runs on my Ryzen 3700x streaming pc.

    • @tonytwostep_
      @tonytwostep_ 5 лет назад

      Similar setup. Started using the Synology for both the data and Plex media server, but realized it's definitely not powerful enough for many concurrent users. Just grab another PC/Server to run PMS and point it at the NAS for the media.

  • @GeneWillacker
    @GeneWillacker 4 года назад +4

    Hi Brett, great video! I have not seen one exactly like this before. Could you please do a video on ripping DVDs and BDs? Especially with how to create the optional subtitle files. Also, some tips on naming and organizing the files for movies as well as TV shows would be helpful, too.

  • @MrRobravens
    @MrRobravens 5 лет назад +6

    3 times you said there’s no need for a computer to run 24/7 but the synology NAS is a computer that is dedicated to hosting files to other computers

  • @Dave-bi8se
    @Dave-bi8se 5 лет назад +2

    I recently bought a Synology DS718+ network attached storage unit. My pc and the NAS unit are connected to a gigabit router(i have verified that, both ports are at gigabit speeds) using a CAT6 cable. I'm running two brand new Seagate Iron Wolf 6tb hard drives in RAID0 with the the default 2gb RAM. I have mapped a shared folder on the unit to a drive letter on my windows 10 pc. I have enabled smb file service and set max smb protocol to Smb3 and min smb protocol to smb2. I have disabled transport mode encryption. I have enabled opportunistic locking. I have enabled Smb direct (turn windows features on/off) and disabled smb 1.0 on my windows PC. I still get a max transfer rate of 2 MByte/sec. I haven't been able to able to configure WebDav in router configuration because my router isn't listed in the manual configuration page under external access in DSM. Is WebDav necessary? My link to the router is 1000Mbits/s ethernet which i have verified under network interface in DSM. I was able to get nearly 120MBytes/s by directly dragging and dropping files to and from the file station DSM webpage(it was using http protocol only) before i mapped the network drive on windows. After i mapped the Nas shared folder to a drive on windows, neither using windows explorer nor dragging and dropping files to and from the web page works at the initial speeds. Now i see that CIFS and HTTP protocols are being used under connected users in resource monitor. Before mapping the shared folder in windows, only http was being utilised which yielded nearly a gigabit/s. I still get a max of 2 MByte/s now after mapping the drive in windows and after the CIFS along with HTTP protocol is shown as connection type in connected users in DSM resource monitor. I'm seeing similar speeds(max 2MByte/s) on DS File app on Android.

    • @Dave-bi8se
      @Dave-bi8se 5 лет назад +1

      The lan wifi speeds are 800Mbps, which I have tested on my Android TV and phone. So definitely there's something a miss in the settings which causes it to cap at 16-20Mbps.

    • @circattle
      @circattle 4 года назад

      @@Dave-bi8se The only thing that would cause this is if you have set a speed limit for SMB in DSM.

  • @trevormallery1966
    @trevormallery1966 Год назад

    Many thanks for this! bit late to the game i know but just bought a NAS and htis vid is very helpful in how to set up plex (barring any changes, intending to only use it for plex and films)

  • @YTBraN
    @YTBraN 2 года назад +1

    great vid. Out of interest why did you move all files into the Plex>library folder? My movies are within the /Movies folder and Plex can still read them. Is this because they've been indexed? Or linked inside the Plex settings?

  • @chuckpa5683
    @chuckpa5683 4 года назад +1

    Brett, As promised, I've completed and made the initial document available in the Plex Forums. I placed a link to it in the Syno FAQ. Thanks for allowing me to share the info here.

    • @TechWithBrett
      @TechWithBrett  4 года назад

      Thanks so much for the details! Looks like there is a ton of info I need to go through here. Is there a specific number you added that is new?

    • @chuckpa5683
      @chuckpa5683 4 года назад

      The Syno FAQ contains general tips, a bunch of "get out of jail" tricks, and other recommendations.
      They all have their origins from problems folks have encountered. When we saw a pattern forming, we wrote up the easiest way to fix it.
      I did a bit of an overhaul (the fun of draft documents) for the Installation & setup (base of the intro post).
      Please let me know if anything is out of place or feels wrong.
      We all want this to be the best & easiest for everyone

    • @mayattv4986
      @mayattv4986 4 года назад

      @@chuckpa5683 link please

    • @chuckpa5683
      @chuckpa5683 4 года назад

      I am still labeling this as DRAFT until I get more feedback:
      Please direct questions & comments to the "server-synology" section of the forum.
      forums.plex.tv/t/installation-setup-of-plex-media-server-on-synology/572179

  • @_Triple-B
    @_Triple-B 2 года назад

    =-If you do NOT see the install page of Plex and get directed in circles follow the steps below-=
    Go to settings -> External acess -> shut down QuickAccess.
    Reinstall Plex en follow the installation procedure.
    After installation you can enable quickAcces and you should be good to go.
    After that your installation works fine. Took me 3 months to solve and finally found it.
    This happend after the December 2021 update.

  • @remyazharyyosef1811
    @remyazharyyosef1811 2 года назад

    It's incredible that Plex has been around for years but I only got onto the bandwagon only recently.
    As for the media library itself I store them on external drives in case I want to detach it as and whenever I want to. You might ask, why?
    Maybe the paranoid side of me prefer to have the library files detached in case anything happens to the NAS drives.

  • @DNAblue2112
    @DNAblue2112 4 года назад

    Just a heads up, Preroll videos do not need to be in a library. You can enter the path for any video file that Plex has access too on the server (e.g. not in a folder only accessible by root).

  • @rickfair3030
    @rickfair3030 4 года назад +1

    Hay Brett I setup my Synology DS1019+ just as you did I added just two movies to my Plex library to test out. Everything worked I saw the two movies through my Plex App on my Apple TV so I added several more movies to the library and there not showing up any ideas? And how do you open two file sharing windows in the NAS window mine just opens to a big window when I open another window. first time setting up a Nas...

  • @proudcanadian9816
    @proudcanadian9816 4 года назад

    @Tech With Brett
    Hi Brett,
    I'm no pro, far from it. But I CAN however, recognize "above and beyond" effort when I see it. And YOU sir have surpassed that by far ! ! Your whole instructional's, how-to's, and tips and tricks and shortcuts were amazing. The lighting for the video was TOP NOTCH. The sound was TOP NOTCH. The transitions and visuals you used to aid your demos and how to's were a pleasure to watch. I even scrolled back a few times when I wanted to see something a bit more in depth because I feel I missed a pieces. I enjoyed this video so much that when I saw this pop up on my YT feed [because I was looking at DS1019+ reviews, then this one popped up], and noticed it was 20m45s in length, I didn't give it a second thought after the first few minutes because I knew there was going to be some great content to soak up here.
    My only critique for feedback that I feel is worth mentioning is the delivery speed. At times I felt your mouse, verbal instructions, and screen switching with regard to the Plex stuff was on SSSSSTEROIDS man 😲😲😲😲 That's why I had to go back a few times. Now I know that there probably are some serious techno geeks that are watching this as well that are probably looking at this review then looking at me as if I'm an alien or something. . . . well. . . like I said, it's a minor thing that I felt was worth mentioning since not everyone is a Stephen Hawkings right ? 😏 Especially when everyone learns at a different pace. So like I said, it's minor.
    I just bought the DS1019+ today and I'm in the setup stage right now. I started out with 2 Western Digital Red 6TB drives because I know I can always add the other 3 at a later date. Right now I have them running in JBOD. The other 3 spots I will fill with 3 more RED 6TB's later, but I wanted max storage space at the moment. Here are my questions for you;
    1. How many drives do you have in your 1019+ right now and what are the storage sizes ?
    2. What brand of drives do you use ?
    3. What raid array are you running with the drives you have ?
    4. How long have you had your 1019+ for ?
    5. Can I get by without a PLEX pass ? I know you mentioned something to that effect during the Plex intro, but based on your usage of the PLEX pass, do can you say that you fully use all the extras above what the free version offers ?
    6. Are you using the 1019+'s dual gigabit connection in link aggregation ?
    Well that's all I have at the present time, but may I ask other questions of you again ? If you're too busy and many other people are regularly asking tons of questions too, I'll understand. I just want to finish by saying thanks again Brett, and congratulations on not ONLY a stellar video, but you've earned yourself 1 more "like", "subber", and "notifier" too 😁

  • @JRJohnson1701
    @JRJohnson1701 2 года назад

    At about 4:42 or so, you have a plex folder. I downloaded and installed Plex on my NAS and it didn't create that folder. I created and set up a Movies, TV Shows, and Music Video folder, and my plex on my NAS just isn't seeing anything in those folders for some reason. I pointed the libraries to those specific folders on the NAS, and nothing happened.

  • @TheOldRepublic7
    @TheOldRepublic7 4 года назад +1

    At around 3:34 you enable 1TB of shared folder data and mention that setting that limit helps to offset the demand on the NAS. If I have around 11 TB of data on the drives in my NAS, should I set the limit to that amount? What would you recommend?

  • @MrRogermash
    @MrRogermash 5 лет назад

    I've had mixed results using Plex's dvr.However for viewing ripped discs Plex is great much like Kodi.For music i've recently taken to using Plex with Tidal & i love it........works a treat on the Appletv following the latest updates.

  • @AMANKUMAR-hi5cs
    @AMANKUMAR-hi5cs 4 года назад +4

    Can I stream my media offline without having an internet connection ... through router.

    • @hugozacarias3259
      @hugozacarias3259 4 года назад +1

      I have my plex server running from a Raspberry Pi 4. You can turn the DLNA option on Plex, allowing to access all your content through your Local Network. It happened to me a few months back, where I had no internet, and was able to watch everything. So yes, you can stream your media offline, as long as you are connected to the same network and the DLNA option on Plex is turned on ;)

  • @ChrisMitchells_FlyingCameras
    @ChrisMitchells_FlyingCameras 3 года назад

    Brett, your studio looks amazing. Great video too.

  • @Katsoulinos
    @Katsoulinos 5 лет назад +1

    A quick security tip: disable the "admin" account and create another one with administrator privileges. If someone tries to hack your device (and there are a lot those that are doing exactly this 24/7) they'll have to guess also, the username to your system.

  • @Nathan_Akers
    @Nathan_Akers 2 года назад

    Can you share the process & software for actually copying the movies from the physical disks to digital copies?

  • @chudrustler
    @chudrustler 2 года назад

    Having issue: is plex supposed to create its own folder? I cannot get plex to successfully scan for files. Its in the right folder but no video files can be found

  • @johnvandenbos
    @johnvandenbos 4 года назад

    Thanks for sharing Brett. The only thing I don't understand is why you put all of your content in the Library folder. Why not just use a new share? That way you don't need to change any permissions either.

  • @3nvy_Peekaboo
    @3nvy_Peekaboo 2 года назад

    I’m done supporting all these streaming apps. Arggh! Ahoy Mattes! Time to make Netflix walk the plank.

  • @ngkfbgc1424
    @ngkfbgc1424 5 лет назад +3

    Could you make a video showing what software and hardware you used to backup those DVDS and Blurays ?

    • @PlasticinaVerde
      @PlasticinaVerde 4 года назад

      i used the one inclued with my capture card

    • @ikkuranus
      @ikkuranus 4 года назад

      @@PlasticinaVerde Are you saying you backed them up in real-time? What a waste of time lol!

    • @PlasticinaVerde
      @PlasticinaVerde 4 года назад

      @@ikkuranus well, i backed up mini dvs, so yeah, its tapes

  • @raymond1181
    @raymond1181 4 года назад +2

    Do you have to move all of your movies/tv shows into that plex folder? Or is it possible to just use the current folders?

    • @MiguelPeniche
      @MiguelPeniche 4 года назад

      Did you find a solution? I prefer to have my media folder in root and not in plex folder.

  • @YarnPirate22
    @YarnPirate22 4 года назад +1

    Brett, considering the hefty price tag for the 1019+, can you recommend one of Synology's other models that's more affordable? I've looked at how many different options they have, and it's hard to tell which one might be my best option.
    Second, do you have any recommendations for the types of HDs to put in the bays? Storage capacity? SSD vs standard?
    Finally, currently, I've just been running my plex from a standard WD external HD (2TB). Any recommendations on how to transition my Plex account from there to the NAS with the least amount of hassle?

  • @darlingtonjonesimagery9247
    @darlingtonjonesimagery9247 3 года назад

    Just curious - why would you want to create this media library when you have Netflix?

  • @SkywardKing
    @SkywardKing 4 года назад

    Awesome video. I don't have any of this, but it's nice to know how to do it if i did lol (or when i do). It's awesome that Plex has a lifetime subscription option for those like me that would rather not have someone picking their pockets monthly.

  • @jayfarrell9723
    @jayfarrell9723 3 года назад +2

    Hey Brett, great vids, just a quick question. i've been looking at qnap and synology. I mainly want it for plex. My question is how good is this synology for multiple streams. Do you think this synology can stream a movie on like 6 to 10 devices at the same time. (not necessarily in the same home) -- thanks j

  • @shakel
    @shakel 3 месяца назад

    I have a NAS Sever I need some help. Remote from other computer just stopped working. I would like to know how to burn movie series.

  • @rdot980
    @rdot980 4 года назад +9

    If you've spent hours and hours downloading...DIGITIZING, I meant digitizing..movies....

  • @FunkyStudios
    @FunkyStudios 2 года назад

    Seems the NAS in question is discontinued and is now sold at super high scalper prices, any recommendations for a NAS I could purchase?

  • @316Jive
    @316Jive 2 года назад

    Great video, so much useful information, thank you very much for making this. It was just what I needed to help me setup my Plex media server on my NAS.

  • @mydeals57
    @mydeals57 5 лет назад

    I've been using plex in a similar set up for a few years now. Not needing a computer to be on all the time, and with these synology devices, it's been made much more easier.
    Though Brett, you own all those movies and TV shows? Really? 😂😂😂😜

    • @chriss8718
      @chriss8718 2 года назад

      don't think he paid for them though :)

  • @DarkAshes27
    @DarkAshes27 3 года назад

    hello, so i am a NAS noob and don't fully understand something..
    some nas stations i was reading dont have an operating system because they go through home wifi and you can just reach it on any other device.
    But if i want to run plex with only nas system i would also like to have plugins like talluli and maybe sonarr once i learn how to use those too.
    so to summarize my question
    is there a nas that can have your media, plugins, (hopefully a file auto-renaming), and have it all stay on all day and night to run without the need of a pc?
    the renamer is not necessary its just a bit of help from the laziness lol

  • @silvahawk
    @silvahawk Год назад

    what's the best way to share your plex server with friends/family? I find that having my nas setup with remote access, I keep getting notifications from my network provider that there were attempts of attack from many random IP addresses to my nas server, so I locked up my nas to only local network now, which unfortunately also means I/my friends/family can no longer access Plex outside of my home network, not sure if VPN setup is what I'm supposed to look into?

  • @willyfuku982
    @willyfuku982 2 года назад

    I have Plex server on my synology NAS but I when I changed my hard drives from 7200 RPM to 5400 RPM and reinstalling everything. I can not setup the plex server on my Synology NAS. Do you know what might be the issues? I am not sure what happened.

  • @fun-ghi
    @fun-ghi 3 года назад

    What's the point of moving all the files to s self created Plex Folder? There's no need to, in my opinion. I linked Plex (from 8:36) to a "Movies to do" folder on my NAS, to a "Movies Essential" folder on an external HD and to another folder 4K-Movies on two another external HD connected to the NAS (or Media Player, that doesn't matter, it all works just fine).
    I agree with you from 8:36 (and maybe later, didn't watch further).

  • @ydug
    @ydug 3 года назад

    I just got myself DS220j, but I'm only able to play the media file that I created out of priemier pro. But I'm unable to play the ones that I download of the inherent. I just can't see the downloaded files. Btw I had updated the version of Plex manually. Is there any limitation of video type?

  • @OggieDoggie
    @OggieDoggie 4 года назад

    Ok I am seeing up a bad and Plex server and want to get all my DVD's and Blu-ray disks onto a drive so I can stream then to my home. The DVDs aren't a big problem because handbrake is handling most of them with out an issue but my Blu-rays which I have quite a few are a different story. Is there anything you can suggest on backing up my legally level Blu-ray disks to HDD so I can put them on my nas for Plex?

  • @MrFaboo47
    @MrFaboo47 2 года назад

    I would to thank for the well explanation of the media streaming solution but I was wondering how to make the Plex able to stream for 30 TV in the same time (how to mirror the media for all the 30 TV in the same time?) And (do I will need server capabilities to handle the hug streaming data in the same time?) Thank you

  • @LS-ti6jo
    @LS-ti6jo 4 года назад

    Do you have a video that shows how to take movies copy movies that you own (on either DVD, BlueRay, etc.) onto your hard drives? I couldn't find it.

  • @squiremcb
    @squiremcb 3 года назад

    Late to this video but I have a question. I am upgrading from an existing NAS. Can I simply load in my HDD's already full of data, and it will read these HDD's automatically. Or is there a risk Synology will wipe the drives when I load them?

  • @flat_stickproductions209
    @flat_stickproductions209 4 года назад

    I have been looking at these but they dont look like they have enough power to transcode videos.

    • @surfy4860
      @surfy4860 3 года назад

      Don't quote me on this but i'm sure he said it can run 2 4k movies at the same time

  • @GamerGee
    @GamerGee 3 года назад

    I got the question for you. If my home networks IP is not 192.168 or 10.xxxx is there anyway for Plex on the Synology to get past the nonsoup for you error. When I look at the logs it treats not 192.168 and 10xxx as non local even though the nas maps it’s IP from the home router. And the ONLY way it works is if I change the IP but my NVR uses the 10 subnet and because it has it own subnet that needs POE it conflicts. So yes. Anyway to get Plex nas to work as my Mac Plex server works just fine as is.

  • @alanburgess2203
    @alanburgess2203 4 года назад

    I still don't see what benefits Plex has over DS photo and DS video which are both free, can someone advise me please, cheers Alan

  • @eysan90
    @eysan90 2 года назад

    Looks great. But how does the ds1019+ server handle 4K high bitrate content?

  • @TechUnafraid
    @TechUnafraid 5 лет назад +2

    Whoah Brett. Just getting to this now but thank you for sharing it. I have been looking to do this for a few years now and now you've give me even the more reason to tackle on this project! Great job man. Another awesome video! ~Dial

  • @JD-pv1sd
    @JD-pv1sd 3 года назад

    I'm looking to get the Synology 2 Bay NAS DiskStation DS220+ and it comes with 2 GB DDR4 memory. Is that enough for two streams at once? Or should I upgrade to it's max 6GB Memory as soon as I buy it?

  • @JeffBronstein
    @JeffBronstein 4 года назад

    Quick question, how loud is it? Can it be in the same rack next to the TV and not be annoying?

  • @lorenzocoxgandia7335
    @lorenzocoxgandia7335 5 лет назад

    Hi i am new to flex and in my home i have a bad internet connection but if got 8tb of movies in 4K HDR, some movies are60 mb/s. Does it work over LAN? because i have 10gbit ethernet on my Lan. My device witch i am streaming from is a synology ds918+. Pls Help.

  • @VirendraBG
    @VirendraBG 4 года назад

    Hey,
    Please make a video for using this NAS as
    1. Storage server for home office.
    2. Map NAS as network drive in all Windows computers in network.
    3. Set scheduled, automatic, incremental, and encrypted back up *FROM* NAS *TO* Google Drive. To protect my data from *Ramsomware, fire at my home etc* (while making sure that Google can't read my data).

  • @scatton61
    @scatton61 3 года назад

    All my DVDs are stored as .iso files. Will the Plex server recognise and catalogue this file format or will I need to convert them into video files.?

  • @rokibuca
    @rokibuca 4 года назад

    I really like plex but cant managed to get Š work in subtitles try to convert to utf8 using a plugin for auto-convert but nothing semis to work the only option is if I burn subtitles in movie

  • @georgealex19
    @georgealex19 3 года назад

    Thanks for the video! Very good info, great presentation! Unfortunately it seems I am not able to stream on my iPhone without an in-app purchase or a plex pass...

  • @SoulRollerFIN
    @SoulRollerFIN 5 лет назад

    Plex is the best media server/player that I've come across. Sure, Kodi is fully free with all of it's functions, but it's not as polished. A lifetime Plex pass was way worth the 80€. Been using Plex on my computer(s) since the start.

  • @adamdowney3274
    @adamdowney3274 3 года назад

    Hi, will I be able to run 4k 10bit movies using this setup? I have a 4k projector and 5.1.2 home theatre setup.

  • @12schnsaint
    @12schnsaint 4 года назад

    Sure make more plex videos. Like proper files and how to organize them to tv and movies.

  • @steveklein9335
    @steveklein9335 4 года назад

    I am considering moving my Plex server from my gaming rig which is always on to a NAS like this so my gaming rig doesn't have to stay on 24/7. I also have a separate box that runs Blue Iris with a handful of cameras recording to that box. However, this Optiplex that is running Blue Iris box has 1TB worth of storage. Would it make sense to devote 1 or 2 bays of a 4-bay NAS to longer-term storage of clips that the Blue Iris machine simply can't hold for long enough? And then use the other bays for the Plex server/media?

  • @ThePeterR66
    @ThePeterR66 4 года назад

    Great Video very well done. I have a Synology and was going to use Plex. Due to the fact, i'm not as expert as you are, and this is not working (1515+ Synology), after 2 hours of trial, I decided to not use at least for the next 2-3 years PLEX.

  • @jordanharkness
    @jordanharkness 4 года назад

    ... But do you have Die Hard under Christmas or just regular movies?

  • @davidzaldua
    @davidzaldua 4 года назад

    If you watch plex in your friends home, that consume band of your home internet? or just your friends internet

  • @ronaldblaas5422
    @ronaldblaas5422 2 года назад

    Great tutorial but it does not work (anymore) free play is locked behind a subscription (or at least a paid function) I get a message streaming is not allowed (only 1 minute) unless I unlock this function (€4,99) to bad it will cost me money to use the server.
    If I made a mistake somewhere please let me know..

  • @DustinShapiro
    @DustinShapiro 3 года назад

    I would like to purchase a standalone machine for Plex, and this is what I want.
    As much power as I can handle to play 4K content.
    Ability to remote in from anywhere to download new content
    Do these kind of machines allow for Chrome Remote Desktop, for example?

  • @riccardobiemmi2103
    @riccardobiemmi2103 2 года назад

    Not sure why you copied the files from the Plex Media Server folder into the Plex folder (after installing Plex), as it seems Plex would allow you to pick files for the libraries from everywhere on the disk. Is that mandatory or just convenience?

    • @TechWithBrett
      @TechWithBrett  2 года назад

      I was wrong with what I did. You are correct. I should probably make an update.

  • @michaelcarraghan512
    @michaelcarraghan512 3 года назад

    Can I run 2 4k movies on at the sametime on Synology DS1621+
    Wirelessly

  • @Beninator10
    @Beninator10 4 года назад

    what do you calculate for the storage for dvd/blu-ray movies or shows?

  • @MrMatt8128
    @MrMatt8128 4 года назад

    Can I just plug the NAS into my internet router and access from my Plex app on my SmartTV?

  • @Bikepacking
    @Bikepacking 4 года назад

    Do you think you could run plex server on a ipad pro with external ssd hard drives

  • @juliusmanueldepili4920
    @juliusmanueldepili4920 3 года назад

    Hi Brett, I have Synology DS1817+ however I cannot see the media server on my Plex account? Am I missing something?

  • @austinclews3611
    @austinclews3611 4 года назад

    How well would that work if you wanted to share you movies and tv shows with family would I share access to the nasd or share in the Plex app. If I am sharing in the Plex app would I need to buy the subscription along with my family

  • @wolfneuweiler8629
    @wolfneuweiler8629 2 года назад

    Did you create the user named plex, or was this user created by himself while you installed the Plex App? What is the user-Password from plex?

  • @chimalozie
    @chimalozie 4 года назад

    Thanks for the video.
    So does this mean that as I already have a movie folder containing movies in the Nas, I will have to duplicate them into the Plex media server folder I will create, just like in your video?

  • @JORDAOPOLETTO
    @JORDAOPOLETTO 4 года назад +1

    Thanks a lot. Hugs from Brazil.

  • @444chroma
    @444chroma 5 лет назад +5

    12:11, try "fix match" to select the correct media information

  • @JayMyattJr102676
    @JayMyattJr102676 4 года назад

    Do you have a glossery that defines functions that you mentioned such as 'Preroll"

  • @whabmedia9288
    @whabmedia9288 4 года назад

    thanks for the review i want to ask you whether it saves video files and helps in speeding up editing in montage programs, and is it easy to use? can i use it on mac computers?

  • @11Forty6
    @11Forty6 4 года назад

    I see this has HDMI outputs, does that mean I can run it straight into the HDMI port on my smart TV as well as network it? Does anyone know please?

  • @AdamVikingen
    @AdamVikingen 4 года назад

    non-related question.. what OS are you running?.. It kinda looks like windows.. yet it dosen't..

  • @alreid3388
    @alreid3388 4 года назад

    Hey Brett, does this handle 4k and Dolby Atmos? Also, is it ok to use the same set up (i.e. 1 box) for both PMS and PC back up? Cheers!

  • @brianford9522
    @brianford9522 3 года назад

    Great video. One thing I've had trouble understanding. I've heard people talk about putting metadata on a separate SSD drive when using a PC for their Plex server. Is there a way to do this with a Synology NAS? I assume it would eat up a drive bay and not be worth it, thoughts?

  • @mendezcreative
    @mendezcreative 3 года назад

    Thanks for demystifying Plex for me :)

  • @modelerrrrr
    @modelerrrrr 4 года назад

    Can you run Plex as front end on an HTPC or the only option is kodi?