Synology - DSM 7.0 Release - Plex Installation (Not Operational) Issues

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1. Operation not permission === You did not set the permissions correctly !

chown: changing ownership of ‘/volume1/Plex/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Media/localhost/0/004d2bfddc40f3fc9397425dec295dcc796d377.bundle/Contents/Thumbnails/@eaDir/thumb2.jpg/SYNOPHOTO_THUMB_B.jpg’: Operation not permitted

You forgot to check the boxes for Full Control and/or Apply to this folder, sub-folders, and files

2. for your media

Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and a few How-To's

FAQ 29 - DSM 7 - Give PlexMediaServer access to your media When you migrate to DSM 7, or are installing a server for the first time, folks forget to read the popup at the end of every installation which tells them about how to set permissions. This FAQ shows in detail how to do what those instructions state. When might you need to perform these steps? When upgrading, changing permissions from Plex to PlexMediaServer is overlooked. Installing Plex for the first time, new installation…

3. Do this (with Plex stopped) to fix PMS

Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and a few How-To's

FAQ 32: Repairing the PlexMediaServer shared folder While DSM 7 manages the permission of the PlexMediaServer shared folder itself, it does not manage the permission of files placed inside. This means any modification of permissions can cause PMS to fail. Frequent causes: Placing media in the shared folder – Which should NEVER be done. This is for PMS internal (metadata) use only. Special allowed case of adding plug-ins but must be installed correctly. One of the biggest confusion po…