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Plex (Server + Client) on Nvidia Shield and Remote Storage on NAS synology
Is there a question in there somewhere?
Hi, The question is if there is a tututorial how to do this
install the server and client on Nvidia that is located an our summer house and have the movies on the NAS (synology DS218play)
I already tested to have the server on synology but does not work so well
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Patoalexis38
Google? plex shield smb share - Google Search
To be honest though, if the Shield (which has broad playback capabilities) is not playing media served from Plex on the NAS it is probably being transcoded due to limited bandwidth (connected over Wifi?), which is unlikely to be improved unless you locate the NAS somewhere it is physically connected to the Shield (i.e. using ethernet).
Hi,
The bandwidth is 100/100
Sommar hus: The Nvidia is connected to the router by cabel
Home : The NAS is also connected by cabel to the router
Bad idea. Doing so would involve running SMB sharing over the Internet.
SMB was designed for local networks. It is a very “chatty” protocol. It can be problematic to try and run it over remote connections. There would be a lot of traffic between the sites, even when you are not watching anything.
The other issue is security. You would need to open the Synology firewall to permit SMB over the Internet. You would have to be very careful in doing so.
Alternate Solution: Put a bunch of movies on a hard drive and take it with you to the summer house. Then use Plex, VLC, whatever on the Shield, to play them locally.
Alternate Solution: The DS214play has very limited transcoding capability. If this is the cause of the problems with remote streaming, run Plex Media Server on a more powerful system.
You could run Plex Media Server on a desktop PC, and leave it running while at the summer house. The media files can stay on the Synology.
You could also use a NAS that has better transcoding capability. For Synology, that means one with an Intel Celeron CPU, such as a DS 224+, 423+, 720+, or 920+. The latter two are discontinued, but have the same CPU as the first two. You might find a deal on a used system. Do not get a NAS with an ARM or AMD CPU. Hardware accelerated transcoding is not supported on those CPUs.
I’m sure OP will correct if I’m wrong, but I was thinking that by Summer House they meant a very nice garden shed (what it means in the UK) rather than a different house entirely.
OP seems to be using Swedish (?) so I don’t know if they mean a separate house entirely (I had Swedish former colleagues with Summer houses in the woods/lakes).
Patoalexis38: The link I provided should give everything you need if it’s all on one LAN. It’s working like that for me. My only disappointment is that the Shield (a Linux device at heart) doesn’t support NFS.
Another solution to those of FordGuy61, if it’s two separate locations, you could look into tech that can bind two remote LANs into one using two devices in bridging mode or some sort of tunneling protocol. This is probably massive overkill for your use-case though!
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