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Hi guys

First time poster so go easy on me!

I just got a Nintendo switch for my son which supports plex.

I have onedrive storage and I was wondering if it’s possible to upload movies etc there and then stream to plex? It saves me needing to buy a NAS.

Is this possible at all?

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You still need a Plex server somewhere which can access the one drive storage somehow.

3

So if. I’m understanding you correctly - I need hardware somewhere which is always on. ?

4

Yes you do.

5

That’s because the app you have installed on your Nintendo Switch is a Plex Player. You will need a Plex Server for your player connect to and your server would mount your OneDrive.

                   +---------+              XXXXX XXXXXXXXXX
                   |         |        XXXXXX                XXXX
    +----------+   |         |       XX                        XX
    |          |   |         |       X        One Drive         X
    | Nintendo |   |  Plex   |       X                          X
    |  Switch  +-->+ Server  +--------+X       X        XXX    XX
    |   Plex   |   |         |         XX     XXXX     XX XXXXX
    |  Player  |   |         |          XXXXXXX  XXXXXXX
    +----------+   |         |
                   +---------+

Although, I’m not sure if you can stream from OneDrive, I know you can do that using Google Drive + third party apps.
If you will not run H.265 or 4k movies, you can use a Raspiberry pi as a server.

6

Obviously you can:

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That’s why I said that I’m not sure.

8

No offence, I didn’t know either until I googled it :wink: