I have installed the Plex on my Synology DS1019+.
Plex Server Version: 1.18.6.2368.
Now i want to add my Shared folder from my NAS.
But i can’t see any Server settings to add my NAS as server.
i’m in the local network and i have some access to the NAS.
What am I doing wrong 
Click the spanner in the top right and then look for Libraries, click it, Once the pages loads, you should then see options to Add and Scan a Library.
The option to add media was a little different, but it does the same thing.
It may have something to do with the PLEX version you have, Plus, I can only read English, Sorry.
If the images shown are the NAS version of the PLEX app, I have to point out, mine was a lot different to what I see with yours, mine instantly showed me options to add my media.
I did install a DLNA server app which automatically added Video/Music folders to the server, where I placed my media,… inturn made the process smoother, as my media didn’t show up at first… IMHO.
I’m using a TerraMaster F5-221 so the process maybe a little different to what you are using,… Still,… You’d believe adding your media would be the simplest task.
I’m Sorry, I don’t believe I can be of anymore help to you, being relatively new to using NAS machines myself.
If it continues to elude you, I’d Uninstall and start again, believing I’d have missed something?
Good Luck!
Perhaps this will help?
If you are using the shares from another NAS, make certain they are mounted locally first and persistent.
This makes the task much easier.
The problem is that I have no icon at this point to add libraries and it cannot find my server even though I have installed it on the NAS.
I reinstalled Plex, but I still can’t see my server.
Just a thought,… Is your NAS server software upto date?
Maybe it’s a Glitch with the particular PLEX app,… What is the PLEX version you have installed on your NAS?
Have you contacted the company who sells the NAS, they may have an FAQ on their website pointing to issues installing PLEX or others may have had the same issue and left a resolution.
I wish you Luck!
What is the IP address of the computer?
What is the IP address of the Synology?
Are they both on the same physical network?
Are both signed into the same Plex account?
My NAS are in my DMZ with the IP range 192.168.16.0/24, the laptop and other computers in the 10.100.15.0/24 network.
In the browser I call up the IP of the NAS (192.168.16.200) and see no server there although the Plax server is running on this IP.
Does the Plex server and the clients have to be in the same network for this to work?
Both are signed in to my plex account
Given they are on two different IP subnets, you must use SSH-tunnel.
From a Linux/Mac machine,
ssh -L 8888:127.0.0.1:32400 IP.addr.of.synology
sign-in
allow to sit idle
open http://127.0.0.1:8888/web in browser
On a Windows machine,
Putty provides “Port Forwarding” capability.
Open a SSH session with port 8888 forwarded to 32400
Again, sign in and let sit idle
Then open http://127.0.0.1:8888/web
You will need do this all the time because of the subnet differences.
Thx.
Do I only have to do this if I want to add new libraries? Or even if I want to watch films?
If the Nas is in the same subnet, can I access the server directly with the IP of the NAS in the browser?
Once the server is “claimed” (attached to your account) , you can do it from anywhere, even remote.
Would it also be possible to set up forwarding on the firewall (OPNsense)?
Once it’s signed into your account, you can open http://app.plex.tv and go to the desktop that way.
You can open the port if you wish though.
So in summary:
I only have to work with the SSH tunnel to link the server to my Acocunt, after that I can work without the SSH tunnel.
Correct.
The reason you need the SSH tunnel is to emulate “On Console” or “On the same RFC-1918 LAN” which is part of PMS’s default security.
Think of a remote VPS. If it disconnects from your account, you don’t want someone to be able to grab control.
SSH tunnel is how you authenticate (log into the physical server)
The easiest way is to connect my laptop to the DMZ (in the same subnet) and connect the NAS to my Plex account. After that I can connect to my private network again.
Thank you for your help, this helped me a lot.
I test this as soon as I’m home.
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