# Externel media

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files
**Tags:** server-synology
**Created:** [May 31, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941 "2019-05-31T03:14:13Z")
**Posts on this page:** 10
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### Author: ![estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/estacaotuga_protonmail_com)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2019, 3:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/1 "2019-05-31T03:14:14Z")

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Hi I have a question I install my plex server on my mas but my name is not strong to play my media can I upload my media to a online cloud and link do meu nas plex server the content ???

Thanks

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### Author: ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2019, 5:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/2 "2019-05-31T05:40:20Z")

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If you cannot play the media when it is local, it won’t be strong enough to handle the extra work of downloading it while playing it .

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### Author: ![estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/estacaotuga_protonmail_com)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2019, 6:26am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/3 "2019-05-31T06:26:37Z")

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Yes I know but I have a strong cloud in us and my Plex server it is on my home in my nas can I Link the movies from my cloud ? They are not on the same HD or server

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Ligado 31/05/2019, 07:50, ChuckPA via Plex Forum \< [plex@discoursemail.com](mailto:plex@discoursemail.com) \> escreveu:

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### Author: ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)
#### Post date: [May 31, 2019, 5:20pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/4 "2019-05-31T17:20:06Z")

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Help me understand what you wish to do?

Do you wish to:

1. Store the media on your NAS
2. Have your NAS send all media to the Cloud server PMS as it is needed?
3. Use the CPU power of the Cloud-based server to run PMS and stream from that cloud server?

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### Author: ![estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/estacaotuga_protonmail_com)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2019, 10:42am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/5 "2019-06-02T10:42:59Z")

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i have my plex server on a vps online.  
i have my media on my nas and on a online cloud.  
and your 3 option to.

can i do that?

i have premium pass

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### Author: ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2019, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/6 "2019-06-02T15:03:53Z")

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Yes, you can do that.

Linux allows network mounts from just about anything.  
It doesn’t matter that your Linux system is a VPS.

Once you work out the syntax / mount instructions from the cloud storage provider, the rest should be as simple as a typing exercise.

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### Author: ![estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/estacaotuga_protonmail_com)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2019, 3:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/7 "2019-06-02T15:16:35Z")

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Hi have Access by ftp how can I do that can you help me please ?

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### Author: ![ChuckPa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/chuckpa/32/79710_2.png) [@ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ChuckPa)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2019, 3:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/8 "2019-06-02T15:50:47Z")

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Unfortunately no.  
That level of support is outside what we can do here.

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### Author: ![estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/96bed5/32.png) [@estacaotuga\_protonmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/estacaotuga_protonmail_com)
#### Post date: [June 2, 2019, 4:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/9 "2019-06-02T16:26:28Z")

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But is for the server Plex where can I get that support ?

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [August 31, 2019, 4:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/externel-media/417941/11 "2019-08-31T16:59:00Z")

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