Moved here from other thread
To what are you referring?
There is only ONE case where you should not use Plex.tv/downloads.
That case is if you have installed my updated “Packaging 2.0” structure.
If you use this, you must remain in this structure. Be advised , very soon, it will be production release anyway.
With regard to Synology’s Package Center version, PLEASE ignore it and do not use it.
Please look very carefully at the version offered by Package Center (online version)
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It is old (build 3744).
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It was the first package AND it was BETA test
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Since then, the DSM 7 packaging was refined and made production status which is what you download from https://plex.tv/downloads
Now, please be advised, since the production version of DSM 7 was released, I have gone on to improve it to another level.
In the version 2.0 scripting package, where I have significantly revised it and completely changed the storage structure on DSM 7,
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You will have a visible shared folder again so you can make backups of your Plex server
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Should you wish plug-ins, provided you exercise the appropriate caution, you can install plug-ins again. (DSM 7 is very fragile AND constrained)
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If you ever need to manually retrieve log files, you can
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Use of either the Plex or Linuxserver docker images can be perfectly overlayed without breaking the underlying native package.
