I have so many questions about Plex Cloud and I don’t see a forum for it or really any notification that it exists (with the exception of the Twitter post that notified me):
How does this work? Can I sync it with my existing Plex server? Does it work like a regular Cloud storage provider or is this a special version of cloud sync? Can I share this server with other people?
I registered for the beta but I would love any additional information.
This sounds great but a few questions.
How well does it works, is it fast?
Is it encrypted?
Do I still need to run PMS or just the client?
Will it transcode?
See the FAQ: https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/233562/frequently-asked-questions-limitations-and-known-issues
Sorry I guess that one isn’t live yet
Getting a error when opening that link
^^^ me too
@“Willy Koernap” said:
Will it transcode?
Yea, I have the same question. Is it essentially a cloud-based NAS, or does it actually support transcoding in the cloud?
It does transcode for you.
@jjross said:
I have so many questions about Plex Cloud and I don’t see a forum for it or really any notification that it exists (with the exception of the Twitter post that notified me):How does this work? Can I sync it with my existing Plex server?
In the initial Beta there won’t be any function to sync your local PMS with Plex Cloud.
But there are several tools to keep an ACD account in-sync with local media
Does it work like a regular Cloud storage provider or is this a special version of cloud sync?
You upload your media to Amazon Cloud Drive, following standard Plex Naming Guides.
Cloud Sync was designed to have selected media synced to the cloud that you could watch when your Plex Media Server was offline or otherwise unavailable. As a sync service, this required original files to remain on your local storage. Plex Cloud is a full-fledged Plex Media Server located in the cloud. Your media is hosted independently of your local storage. AND Transcoding is done by servers in the cloud!
Can I share this server with other people?
YES
@squirrellydw said:
This sounds great but a few questions.
How well does it works, is it fast?
It’s as fast as your download speed will allow
Is it encrypted?
No
Do I still need to run PMS or just the client?
No, just aSecurePlex Client
How many users will a Plex Cloud account support on our cloud servers? How many transcodes at a time? On many occasions I have up to 5 transcodes happening simultaneously on my server under multiple family member’s accounts. Will Plex Cloud support this?
From the blog post:
Is this a copy of my local Plex Media Server?
Nope. This is a completely separate, independent “Plex Media Server” and not a copy of the one you run locally.
This is unfortunate. Maintaining my local server but having select items automatically upload to the cloud server is a very coveted feature IMO. Cloud Sync has its… idio-sync-racies and does not support down-link transcoding, understandably. Since Amazon Cloud if a full featured server why not have something simple like a transparent Trakt-like feature to have the servers communicate out of the box?
I know I sound cynical; I am not and think this is a great idea and initiative by the Plex team. I just think this is an opportunity to create something even greater.
Because of the quality of rural ISP’s I don’t think I’ll ever move away from my local PMS but the idea of having the cloud as a secondary that can be autosync’d is what will really get me to pull the trigger.
Will the Cloud based server run Channels ?
@jonbigtelly said:
Will the Cloud based server run Channels ?
Not in the initial release
Instead of hooking up plex cloud to amazon drive, can I hook it up to a NAS on my home network? I have high-speed broadband internet that is always on.
@Penn378 said:
Instead of hooking up plex cloud to amazon drive, can I hook it up to a NAS on my home network? I have high-speed broadband internet that is always on.
No
I believe there is a lot of potential for Plex Cloud and the pricing is very fair! I usually have to replace a failing disk in my 8-bay NAS every 1-2 years at US$ 250 a disk, compared to that the cost of $60 per year is quite a bargain.
I also have some questions…
Looking forward…
Cost ??? Once it is out of beta how much will it cost ?
A lot of very good questions on here, I must say.
I love (love love looooooove) the idea of having everything hosted remotely and securely as carrying my server is not an option.
But, like many people here, my library is pretty large (4TB+) and one of my main concerns is how Amazon is going to handle me uploading so much data in one go.
Their terms and conditions are quite drastic, as it reads that their service should only be used for personal data, and isn’t to be shared.
Also, I can foresee a lot of copyright issues, as there does not seem to be a clause which guarantees privacy…
Does anyone have any experience with Cloud Providers being tricky to deal with on large storage and copyrighted material?
