I currently have a Windows 10 machine running Plex and it is working great, but I need to add more storage.
So I was looking at making a freenas server to hold all the data.
From some searching it looks like there is a freenas Plex app.
Should I run the Plex app off the nas or off the PC and just connect to the media on the nas?
Thanks
You’ll have to build a much-beefier NAS box to run both, but it can be done. Many of us have done so. But if you’re just going to run FreeNAS as a NAS, the hardware requirements are much lower.
If you go the combined route, I’d strongly advise not using the plugin, and just making a generic jail and installing Plex in that. Updates go smoother and faster.
I’ve just migrated from Freenas, due to the pain it keeping it updated and that the premium music features do not work. If you want something similar then get Ubuntu Server 14.04 - I’ve installed this and got it working perfectly now, just installed the OS then WebMin then Plex
hmmmm, maybe I will just build a newer bigger Windows machine 
@mirdragon said:
I’ve just migrated from Freenas, due to the pain it keeping it updated
What were your issues keeping it updated? I’ve never had any problems.
i think it was mainly remembering to update and remembering the commands to do it without trashing the database and starting again - in the end I decided because i wanted to use some of the other features of plex premium and needed to upgrade drives along with using VM’s, I decided it was just as easy to migrate across to Ubuntu Server - only thing is that US doesn’t read the correct drive space on ZFS so have moved to EXT4
@sjones0812 said:
hmmmm, maybe I will just build a newer bigger Windows machine
http://www.michons.us/2015/12/09/file-server-hardware-update/
@mirdragon said:
i think it was mainly remembering to update
I signed up for email notifications from FreshPorts. When there’s an update, I find out about it right away.
and remembering the commands to do it without trashing the database and starting again
Scripting is your friend. 
Not that it’s hard, but here are the commands:
portsnap fetch update
service plexmediaserver_plexpass stop
portmaster -a
service plexmediaserver_plexpass start
For fun I also throw in:
pkg version -vl “<”
…after the first line and a pause, but that’s not important to make things happen.
US doesn’t read the correct drive space on ZFS so have moved to EXT4
Definitely unfortunate. ZFS and ext4 are radically different and ext4 doesn’t have a fraction of the data-integrity features ZFS does. I suppose if your data isn’t critical and you’re keeping good backups it’s ok.
@sremick said:
@mirdragon said:
I’ve just migrated from Freenas, due to the pain it keeping it updatedWhat were your issues keeping it updated? I’ve never had any problems.
I updated my FreeNAS jail (non-plugin) to 0.9.15.6 last night and it took 2 commands and < 10 minutes
You don’t even need to stop-start the service. Just restart the jail when you’ve finished.
@adrianwi said:
You don’t even need to stop-start the service. Just restart the jail when you’ve finished.
Well I suppose you could do it that way. 
But to be clear: if you’re rebooting the entire jail, it’s like rebooting the (virtual) server, which is of course then stopping and restarting the service, all other apps, and the entire OS (jail) itself.
I like just stopping and restarting the service as it’s simpler and quicker (2-3 seconds? If that?). But yes a bit more typing… unless you put it all into a shell script (like I have).
back when I ran freenas at home, I run my plex server on it as a plugin, and I updated it to plexpass version via a script I found in the freenas forums. The script is on Github here: GitHub - mstinaff/PMS_Updater: Shell script for updating the Plex Media Server inside the FreeNAS Plex plugin
Enjoy 
@mauirixxx said:
back when I ran freenas at home, I run my plex server on it as a plugin, and I updated it to plexpass version via a script I found in the freenas forums. The script is on Github here: GitHub - mstinaff/PMS_Updater: Shell script for updating the Plex Media Server inside the FreeNAS Plex plugin
The problem is that script is an unofficial hack that breaks often and then needs to be fixed/updated. The method I and others promote doesn’t require anything like that since you’re just using standard official updating methods. So it always works… and is fast.
