I currently have a ReadyNAS 516 @ 36TB roughly 78% capacity. I have had PlexPass for years and have always enjoyed my setup. Want to be sure I am able to transcode efficiently. Going to replace the server H/W and these are in my head thus far. QNAP TS-653D QNAP TS664 Synology DS920 Asustor AS6…

Do you need additional storage? If not, run Plex Media Server on a PC running Linux and leave the media on the NAS. If space is a consideration, get an Intel NUC or similar small form factor computer. This gives you the potential of a much more powerful Plex server, with an i3/i5/i7/i9 CPU versus…

Thanks. Appreciate the input. Yes, upgrading storage to feed my addiction. :smiley:

You may want to check in to Ready Nas or Unraid. I personally run Unraid and have for years, it has worked grate.

All ReadyNAS are end of life products. That was my first stop since I already run a ReadyNAS.

I upgraded to Synology DS920+ and am very happy with it. I had my PMS on DS916+ before and was running out of space. Decided to throw in for new NAS and DS920+ seemed to be best all around for PMS. It plays 4k content without issue within and remotely from network even when transcoding.

Good to know, I did not know Ready Nas was EOL. As I said I use Unraid.

UPS will be delivering a QNAP TS-664, (2) 1TB M2.SSD for the OS/Apps and (6) IronWolf 16TB drives for storage in RAID 5. Went with the QNAP ultimately because of the specs, and perceived QNAP saturation here in the forums. I intend to install and crash it 4 times in the first 2 weeks before I get s…

Enjoy! Hope it goes smoothly for you.

ChuckPa posted this in another thread not too long ago. Might be worth a look Plex NAS Compatibility Nas Models See our NAS device support articles for more information. NAS Device,Software Transcoding,Hardware – Accelerated Transcoding PassMark CPU Benchmarks,(Plex Pas... …

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Not a QNAP user, but having this link on hand is recommended: Qnap faq.....read me first!

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