Plex does not see Synology NAS folder structure

[tom80H]

@divey

Have I missed a step during installation?

No; just how DSM 7 organizes different account types w/ regards to permission assignment.

Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and How-To's

FAQ 19: Setting permissions to allow Plex access to media files Before beginning, it’s important to remember one key point; Plex doesn’t have any special privileges on Synology except for being able to access the Video Transcoding acceleration hardware. It cannot read any of your files unless you expressly grant permission. This is a fundamental principle of Linux (which Synology uses for DSM) Because of how Synology grants permission, access to files is broken into two different …