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

[ChuckPa]

@IMDMonkey

The metadata storage portion and all process control has completely changed.
Your media can stay right where it is.

I do recommend you read through the changes I detailed in the Preview announcement.

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 …

The important parts - user facing - are:

@ChuckPa

1. The Plex Media Server package name is now PlexMediaServer
2. You will need to grant permission for user PlexMediaServer just as you previously did for user Plex . This change was unavoidable.
3. The user we run as is now is an internal system user called PlexMediaServer
4. For each share that you wish Plex Media Server to access, you need to go and set read/write permissions for the PlexMediaServer system internal user.
5. We have new install and uninstall options to assist with access to logs as well as starting over if required.
6. We no longer store app data in the Plex share (more info below)
7. If you had a previous Plex share we will guide you through the process of migration.
8. Packages are only signed when installed from Synology’s servers.

Our NDA partnership with Synology has given us access to their new SDK
We developed this package based on that document.

It sounds like you need that level of access for whatever you’re doing?

May I ask, does your work involve Plex in any way?