# Plex/Nine Database
**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453
**Category:** Dev/API Corner
**Tags:** other-dev
**Created:** [January 20, 2010, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453 "2010-01-20T16:15:40Z")
**Posts on this page:** 20
**Page:** 12
### Author:  [@unisonruss](https://forums.plex.tv/u/unisonruss)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2010, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/221 "2010-05-20T10:08:24Z")
I figured out how to share media on my network - How have I not been doing this before :lol: I even played back some 720P and there was no buffering, and playback was pretty quick. I am excited 😃
Oh and thanks for the fast responses guys!
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### Author:  [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2010, 10:14am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/222 "2010-05-20T10:14:32Z")
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> I figured out how to share media on my network - How have I not been doing this before :lol: I even played back some 720P and there was no buffering, and playback was pretty quick. I am excited :D
I personally think the key to successfully streaming media over the network is a cable. Trying to do it wirelessly, whether 802.11B, G, N, or any other letter, will only lead to doom, gloom, and fail as the romantic comedy you've put on in an attempt to woo your date skips and stutters, as does your date, shortly thereafter. Gigabit wired for the win.
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### Author:  [@Nudgenudge](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Nudgenudge)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2010, 11:15am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/223 "2010-05-20T11:15:43Z")
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> The scanners and metadata agents are totally open, the former being simple Python code and the latter being a sophisticated evolution of the Plex Plug-ins you know and love.
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> The Media Server does need some "training" on new type hierarchies, so it's not \*completely\* dynamic/extensible, this would be pretty hard (or at least not a 1.0 thing). But it's the next best thing. Right now we have a TV Show hierarchy, Movies, and a Music hierarchy. Games and Comics would be obvious possible next type hierarchies to consider.
Okay, so it's definitely a possibility in the future or even near-future. At least for using something else than the plug-in to scan files (full game "integration" is a long way to go either way :) ).
I will look into it once it's out, that's for sure. Thanks again for your work on this, I'm pretty sure you just created yourself a lot more e-mails stating "WE NEED THIS NOW!".
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### Author:  [@dancampbell1787](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dancampbell1787)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2010, 1:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/224 "2010-05-20T13:49:34Z")
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> Games and Comics would be obvious possible next type hierarchies to consider.
+1. Having some sort of game hierarchy would be great! Considering I have many emulators on my Mac and love playing them on a big TV, this would be huge!!!!! I can only imagine that it would take a great deal of work though...but in the future, this would be a welcome and amazing addition!!
Great work so far on this amazing software!!! Keep up the great work!!!!!!!
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### Author:  [@gunny](https://forums.plex.tv/u/gunny)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2010, 3:35pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/225 "2010-05-20T15:35:52Z")
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> The scanners and metadata agents are totally open, the former being simple Python code and the latter being a sophisticated evolution of the Plex Plug-ins you know and love.
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> The Media Server does need some "training" on new type hierarchies, so it's not \*completely\* dynamic/extensible, this would be pretty hard (or at least not a 1.0 thing). But it's the next best thing. Right now we have a TV Show hierarchy, Movies, and a Music hierarchy. Games and Comics would be obvious possible next type hierarchies to consider.
I didn't see it on the screencast, but figured I'd ask anyway. With the new Media Server being as extensible as it promises to be, will we be able to scan/scrape metadata out of the multimedia files themselves? After going through the effort to tag each file so it shows up appropriately in iTunes, it would be great to use that content where possible, with the option to pull missing information (fan-art, etc) from the online sources.
This would help maintain consistent naming conventions (Batman: Begins, Batman: Returns, James Bond XXI: Casino Royale, James Bond XXII: Quantum of Solace, etc).
Thanks!
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### Author:  [@Nudgenudge](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Nudgenudge)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2010, 3:36pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/226 "2010-05-20T15:36:11Z")
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> +1. Having some sort of game hierarchy would be great! Considering I have many emulators on my Mac and love playing them on a big TV, this would be huge!!!!! I can only imagine that it would take a great deal of work though...but in the future, this would be a welcome and amazing addition!!
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> Great work so far on this amazing software!!! Keep up the great work!!!!!!!
What about the plug-in I mention, the Game Launcher: http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php?/topic/14280-game-launcher/ ?
Okay, it will evolve a lot with Plex 9, but it's already working in 8.
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### Author:  [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)
#### Post date: [May 20, 2010, 8:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/227 "2010-05-20T20:07:38Z")
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> I didn't see it on the screencast, but figured I'd ask anyway. With the new Media Server being as extensible as it promises to be, will we be able to scan/scrape metadata out of the multimedia files themselves? After going through the effort to tag each file so it shows up appropriately in iTunes, it would be great to use that content where possible, with the option to pull missing information (fan-art, etc) from the online sources.
There have been many questions about this, many from the perspective of MP4 metadata. There's no reason why a metadata agent couldn't be written that, instead of pulling metadata from an online source, pulled it from the media file.
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### Author:  [@dancampbell1787](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dancampbell1787)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 4:19am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/228 "2010-05-21T04:19:49Z")
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> What about the plug-in I mention, the Game Launcher: http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php?/topic/14280-game-launcher/ ?
> Okay, it will evolve a lot with Plex 9, but it's already working in 8.
didn't really notice this...thanks for the info!! will definitely be taking a closer look at this now. looks good, probably good be developed further into awesomeness
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### Author:  [@pitterich](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pitterich)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/229 "2010-05-21T09:12:00Z")
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> Russ, thanks for the kind words, we greatly appreciate them :) As winstano correctly points out, the Media Manager can easily pull in content from a NAS or a Windows machine or a Commodore 64 as long as the drive is mounted on the machine where the Media Server is running (i.e. via AFP/SMB).
Hmm, i have a huge Synology NAS.
Will it be possible, to put the "library file" on the NAS, so that no special Mac in the house has to be up and running to serve the NAS-share to other MAC´s?
Or has the whole "Mediaserver" to be running on the NAS?
Anyway, i think it would be great, if no MAC has to be running in addition to the NAS, don´t you think so?
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### Author:  [@wally007](https://forums.plex.tv/u/wally007)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 10:03am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/230 "2010-05-21T10:03:47Z")
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> Hmm, i have a huge Synology NAS.
> Will it be possible, to put the "library file" on the NAS, so that no special Mac in the house has to be up and running to serve the NAS-share to other MAC´s?
> Or has the whole "Mediaserver" to be running on the NAS?
> Anyway, i think it would be great, if no MAC has to be running in addition to the NAS, don´t you think so?
well its not even in BETA stage and you're asking for port to linux. Dont you think thats bit too early and bit too much to ask right now ?
If you want to take advantage of this right off the bat when its released, get mac server. Be that mini with attached storage, or hackintosh , in both of those cases you can get similar power consumption with alot more features.
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### Author:  [@pitterich](https://forums.plex.tv/u/pitterich)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 10:17am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/231 "2010-05-21T10:17:40Z")
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> well its not even in BETA stage and you're asking for port to linux. Dont you think thats bit too early and bit too much to ask right now ?
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> If you want to take advantage of this right off the bat when its released, get mac server. Be that mini with attached storage, or hackintosh , in both of those cases you can get similar power consumption with alot more features.
Sounds great.
Concerning the similar power consumption: Wich kind if storage do you mean to connect to the server?
At the moment i have a 20TB NAS (DS509+ and extension), using raid and mirroring for data security.
Sorry for getting a little off topic ;-).
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### Author:  [@andy\_bmth](https://forums.plex.tv/u/andy_bmth)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/232 "2010-05-21T13:07:01Z")
Does any one know if the new media Manager / Plex still support user profiles ?
Cheers
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### Author:  [@jam](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jam)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 3:09pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/233 "2010-05-21T15:09:26Z")
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> Does any one know if the new media Manager / Plex still support user profiles ?
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> Cheers
At some point, yes, but not in the first release.
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### Author:  [@RockStar](https://forums.plex.tv/u/RockStar)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 10:04pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/234 "2010-05-21T22:04:21Z")
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> Would you settle for a screencast on the blog? http://bit.ly/d8tudg
Thanks alot :)
Looks good. Can Plex`s library still be updated from within Plex itself though? By using the remote? Also, does the media manager have its own smb support or does it rely on osx mounting shared drives before accessing them?
One thing though. Please ditch Mediastream in favour of Confluence. It looks tons better.
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### Author:  [@mkopel](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mkopel)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 11:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/235 "2010-05-21T23:08:01Z")
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> At some point, yes, but not in the first release.
bummer... guess I won't be using it. I need those profiles to keep my kids from watching "Tokyo Gore Police" and the like. Will there be any parental controls in the first release?
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### Author:  [@elan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/elan)
#### Post date: [May 21, 2010, 11:10pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/236 "2010-05-21T23:10:06Z")
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> bummer... guess I won't be using it. I need those profiles to keep my kids from watching "Tokyo Gore Police" and the like. Will there be any parental controls in the first release?
Lots of support in the innards (schema, metadata), but likely none pushed up to the UI in the first release. We do want to release before 2100 AD :)
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### Author:  [@jam](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jam)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2010, 12:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/237 "2010-05-22T12:18:07Z")
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> One thing though. Please ditch Mediastream in favour of Confluence. It looks tons better.
I'll put it politely, and say that our opinions differ there :)
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### Author:  [@jp12xx](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jp12xx)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2010, 3:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/238 "2010-05-22T15:15:45Z")
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> I'll put it politely, and say that our opinions differ there :)
I'm with Jam on this one B)
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### Author:  [@vicariousMe](https://forums.plex.tv/u/vicariousMe)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2010, 4:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/239 "2010-05-22T16:50:02Z")
Hi All,
I would love to know what information, if any, will be gathered in the media analysis of .strm files. Any difference in the way Plex 0.9 will handle .strm files than Plex 0.8 does?
Vicarious
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### Author:  [@jam](https://forums.plex.tv/u/jam)
#### Post date: [May 22, 2010, 7:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nine-database/3453/240 "2010-05-22T19:26:50Z")
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> Hi All,
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> I would love to know what information, if any, will be gathered in the media analysis of .strm files. Any difference in the way Plex 0.9 will handle .strm files than Plex 0.8 does?
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> Vicarious
I think .strm files are currently ignored by Alexandria. If you're thinking of ways of including plug-in content (e.g. Netflix) in library sections, there will be a smarter, "official" way of doing it, rather than using .strm files :)
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