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#How to configure plex media server on synology ds418 software#In order to make the Plex installation on the Synology DS418j NAS as straightforward as possible, below I have detailed all steps for you to follow on your NAS software and to be conducted on a PC/Mac desktop system, via google chrome. #How to configure plex media server on synology ds418 update#Even then, this update is only currently available in alpha release and if you are reading this step-by-step guide to installing Plex on your Synology DS418j NAS in the future, chances are the links shown will be replaced with a ‘Beta’ or ‘Full Release’ of Plex already. This long overdue update to the Plex media server software so it will run on Realtek processor NAS devices, has taken more than half a year to be released. It’s so great to be able to jump in to your own media with ease.As you may have heard, support for the Plex media server application on the Synology DS418j NAS has now been made possible. Plex places your own media on par with a Netflix or Hulu experience. It’s been great to have easier access to some of the nostalgic and classic movies. #How to configure plex media server on synology ds418 movie#We’ve been able to watch our movie collection on our TV and other devices streamed directly from our personal cloud running in the basement. Once the scanning, sorting, and naming were completed everything has been working without any issues. I’ll continue to use the app any time I add TV shows to our collection. I ran in to a bug (that turned out to be a bit of bad UX) and I received a response within hours when I emailed the developer for help. It’s far from a perfect app but it does what it says on the tin. #How to configure plex media server on synology ds418 mac#Before I got too far down that path I did a search in the Mac App Store and landed upon TV Show Renamer Pro. Renaming became tedious and I started writing a quick script to do the heavy lifting. I struggled when scanning a few television show seasons. Plex was able to index all my named files following the Movie Title (Date) format. The advice in the article to use The Movie Database to search for movie titles was perfect. I found the compression far too agressive for my taste when viewing on the LG C9 so I ultimately re-ripped those files and simply moved the ~4-6gb. Unfortunately, I got ahead of myself and scanned quite a few DVDs and compressed them before previewing on my television. ![]() I found MakeMKV to be simple and easy to use. I was aware that Casey Liss had well written article about his DVD ripping process which I followed exactly, including the compression scripts mentioned at the end of his article. In an update some time after I initially completed the installation, Plex added new text files in the root directory instructing that no media should be placed in the Plex folder. Once I realized this, I quickly made a Media shared folder that contains only two folders, TV Shows and Movies. Initially, it was unclear to me that the media I wanted Plex to reference should live a folder other than the default Plex folder that Synogloy creates during setup. ![]() Plex Media Server installed from the Synology Package Center. ![]() The documentation for Plex and Synology made the process incredibly easy so I’ll only outline the tips that I collected along the way. Luckily, this isn’t much of a how-to post. It’s just been acting as cold storage for files and I’ve been anxious to put it to use as a media server. I’ve had a Synology DS418 Play since December 2019. I was granted permission to begin digitizing the whole collection. Shortly before the winter holidays I won the argument that our DVD player was taking up excess space and not getting used. Our DVD collection is… something interesting. Kaylin is much more of a movie buff than I am-some of her most cherished movies include classics like Pete’s Dragon, the Back to the Future trilogy, Elf, The Secret of Nimh and then take a sharp turn towards the broad category of Christmas movies. ![]()
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