Moving from Windows to Linux

[m8ken_hotmail_com]

Jjst a quick question.

I run PLEX server on a windows PC with smb attached NAS’s

I want to move to linux PLEX server but cant see how to add the NAS to the Plex library?

Do I need to mount the NAS then add to library of is there away for PLEX to find the NAS’s???

Thanks

Mark

[Achilles]

With Linux you will need to mount the SMB shares from your NAS.

Linux Tips

Mounting CIFS + SMB network shares for Plex use The basic checklist Prepare the NAS Create the CIFS/SMB credentials file for use in /etc/fstab Create a ‘mount point’ directory structure on your Linux machine which will be where all your media shares are grafted and made available for Plex use. Create an entry in /etc/fstab for each share you wish to mount. Mount and debug as needed A. Prepare the NAS. This is unique to each NAS. In general, you only need grant read permission. Should …

[m8ken_hotmail_com]

appreciate that.

[skraemertx]

M8ken did you find your solution yet? I have plex running on LINUX with cifs file systems setup in /etc/fstab to mount the file systems that plex see, its pretty easy but can be a little perplexing to people not used to linux.

let me know if you need assistance or some pointers on linux side.