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

[ChuckPa]

@mwatNAS

Did you click through that final message when installation was complete about granting permission to the new System Internal User PlexMediaServer ?

PLEASE reread

DSM 7 - Finalized Configuration (PMS 1.24.2.4973) - Release information

DSM 7 - Finalized Configuration (Packaging 2.0) - Release Information See below for updates Since DSM 7.0-41890 finalized, I’ve had time to digest everyone’s input as well as review what we ultimately ended up with in DSM 7.0 Looking at all the issues faced, there was one overriding problem which could not be solved – Plex’s data was not accessible from the GUI or other Synology tools such as Hyper Backup. An important issue for most was the data area could not be moved. It took some t…

WARNINGS:

DO NOT PLACE MEDIA ANYWHERE INSIDE THE PlexMediaServer SHARED FOLDER

• Just as with DSM 6, put media in the wrong place and bad things happen.
• Media can be placed anywhere else on the NAS except here.
• NOTHING is gained by putting media in this shared folder.

“Internet Experts’” instructions are not welcome nor will they work with this new packaging.

It is a shared folder under the control of DSM, as is fragile.

PLEASE stay out of there and use the documented methods.

DSM 7 - Plex Media Server - Release Info & Migration instructions

Plex Media Server for Synology DSM 7 - Release This document is to share changes made with DSM 7 and resolve any unforeseen issues before you attempt migrating to DSM 7 for Plex use YOU ARE URGED TO READ THIS THREAD COMPLETELY BEFORE PROCEEDING OR ASKING QUESTIONS DO NOT INSTALL Synology BETA software UNLESS INSTRUCTED. This thread is a LIVING document. Expect it to change. Synology’s DiskStation Manager (DSM) has undergone significant changes in version 7.0. Many of those changes affected …

Granting permissions to your media