Plex Media Server - Synology DSM 7 Preview - Issues ( Archive )

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TO ALL FOLLOWING HERE:

  1. I have again repinned the instructions.

  2. For your enjoyment, today’s in-flight movie is “DSM 7 - The Crash Course” :smiling_imp:

(Cliff’s Notes version)

  1. Uninstall Plex for DSM 6
  2. Upgrade to DSM 7
  3. Reboot DSM 7 - it fixes itself at next reboot – NO clue why.
  4. NOW we can start the installation process for Plex on DSM 7

== PMS installation

  1. Plex for DSM 6 has been previously uninstalled.

  2. Install the DSM 7 package

  3. It’s going to fail the first time because the new user “PlexMediasServer” (which DSM creates – not us) doesn’t have access

  4. NOW we go through the steps of giving this new username “PlexMediaServer” Full Control of the Plex shared folder (Media doesn’t matter yet).

  5. When we give the Full Control to PlexMediaServer, there is a specific sequence which DSM 7 allows (this is the detailed pain part – I am sorry)

  6. This sequence.

  1. With all the permissions now set,
    a. Uninstall the failed Plex package – ERASE option . (ONLY IF DATA IN PLEX SHARE)
    b. Manual Install the Plex package again.

  2. If everything is good, it will sit at “Installing” while it does all the work.

  3. If not, it will show you the error and steps needed in the Popup.

(( ALL popup messages at end of installation tell you success or failure and how to make any changes ))

If all is sucessful, you’ll get the message at the end.

You will find a Migration.log file in the Plex shared folder containing details.

ALL this is detailed – with screenshots in the DSM 6 Migration Process thread at the top here.

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