Server Version#: 4.30.2 Player Version#: I have plex media server installed on ubuntu. I have a synology nas and I have it mounted via nfs in fstab. Directories folder disappears in plex media server. I had this issue with plex server on my nas and I changed the plex permissions and that seem…

Best have a look at this post in the Tips & Tricks section: [image] Linux Tips Tips, Tricks & How-Tos Mounting NFS network shares for Plex use The basic checklist Prepare the NAS: Create a ‘mount point’ directory structure on your Linux machine which will be where all yo…

Based on that guide if my mount point is /media/DiskStation, do you think that setting it’s permissions via chmod -R 755 would be enough to rectify the issue?

1st – I think the general recommendation is not to use /media/ to mount your drives. 2nd – it goes further than doing a chmod after it’s mounted; it’s about how you mount that drive to ensure the local plex user can access the files.

I likethat /media/DiskStation mounts to the sidebar. Is there a way to have that with a different directory?

Since Gnome took away the “Bookmark this location” for most of us, Add the entry manually to the ./config/gtk-*/bookmarks file. ile:///nas/season seasonal file:///nas/request request file:///nas/projects projects file:///nas/sata2 sata2 file:///nas/videos videos file:///run/media/chuck/60CE7B94CE7…

The reasons for not using /media, with how to mitigate for local drives but also applies to network mounts, are here: [image] Using EXT, NTFS, or other format drives (internal or external) on Linux Desktops & Laptops This document is of primary interest to anyone who has…

This guide doesn’t work for nas mounts I assume?

Been reading about running pms using another user besides plex. Would that fix the issues for /media/DiskStation?

The first support article (“Mounting NFS network shares”) works fine for NAS or basically any device that’s providing a network share using the NFS protocol. The second support article (“Using EXT, NTFS, or other format drives (internal or external) on Linux”) explains why you shouldn’t use /media/.…

I’ve moved the mount point to /nas/DiskStation but the directory is still disappearing in plex

PMS Directories Disappearing

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tom80H June 6, 2020, 1:22pm 2

Best have a look at this post in the Tips & Tricks section:

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PMS Directories Disappearing

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