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Hi Guys,

 

I am new to Rasplex and while i am waiting for a Pi 2 compatible build of Rasplex i thought i would ask a question.

 

I wonder if anyone has used Path Substitutions in andvancedsettings.xml with Rasplex (or any Plex connected Kodi app).

 

I am keen to avoid my plex server serving the files and instead steer the Pi directly to the files on my nas (naturally excluding transcoded content).

 

I have read the Kodi documentation on the subject and i wonder if anyone has a working config file.

 

I hope something like the below will ultimately work but i don't know if i can specify credentials for my NAS?

 

An example (for my Windows Plex server):

 

<advancedsettings>
 <pathsubstitution>
  <substitute>
    <from>\\NAS\Media\Movies</from>
    <to>SMB://NAS/Media/Movies</to>
  </substitute>
 </pathsubstitution>
</advancedsettings>

 

Many thanks,

 

George

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Hi Guys,

I am new to Rasplex and while i am waiting for a Pi 2 compatible build of Rasplex i thought i would ask a question.

I wonder if anyone has used Path Substitutions in andvancedsettings.xml with Rasplex (or any Plex connected Kodi app).

I am keen to avoid my plex server serving the files and instead steer the Pi directly to the files on my nas (naturally excluding transcoded content).

I have read the Kodi documentation on the subject and i wonder if anyone has a working config file.

I hope something like the below will ultimately work but i don't know if i can specify credentials for my NAS?

An example (for my Windows Plex server):

[/size] [/size][/size] [/size][/size] [/size]<from>\\NAS\Media\Movies[/size][/size] [/size][/size]SMB://NAS/Media/Movies[/size][/size] [/size][/size] [/size][/size][/size]

Many thanks,

George

Plex works as a client/server and therefore any Plex client (including Rasplex) needs to have files served by the server. You cannot bypass this, with one exception, if you use the Plex Black Edition skin you have an option on the menu to 'Play File', however this method is quite cumbersome for a normal 'Theater' experience, you get no metadata, it will just play the selected file and then return to the Home screen.

Regards
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Plex works as a client/server and therefore any Plex client (including Rasplex) needs to have files served by the server. You cannot bypass this, with one exception, if you use the Plex Black Edition skin you have an option on the menu to 'Play File', however this method is quite cumbersome for a normal 'Theater' experience, you get no metadata, it will just play the selected file and then return to the Home screen.

Regards

Thanks Ned,

My understanding of PHT is that if the client can access the library storage location directly then it does just that thus bypassing the need for the PMS to serve the file. Therefore it seemed logical that with a little tweak other clients could perform the same way.

It's essentially the same approach as used on the Popcorn hour clients.

Anyway, if it's not possible then no biggie.

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Thanks Ned,

My understanding of PHT is that if the client can access the library storage location directly then it does just that thus bypassing the need for the PMS to serve the file. Therefore it seemed logical that with a little tweak other clients could perform the same way.

It's essentially the same approach as used on the Popcorn hour clients.

Anyway, if it's not possible then no biggie.

Have read that, however, Plex Clients are designed as part of the Plex ecosystem and as such are unable to connect to NAS shares the way you outlined, even if those shares are used by PMS.

Sorry, I think what you want to do is impossible, you've obviously tried it without success.

Regards

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Have read that, however, Plex Clients are designed as part of the Plex ecosystem and as such are unable to connect to NAS shares the way you outlined, even if those shares are used by PMS.

Sorry, I think what you want to do is impossible, you've obviously tried it without success.

Regards

I did fear as much. As i've said, not a major issue.

To be clear though, i have NOT tried it yet as i'm waiting on the Pi 2 build, i will have a mess around at some point.

I'll be sure to post back if i find it actually works.