The process is simple.
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For each of your shares which contain media for Plex to use,
– File Station
– Properties
– Permission tab
– Change “Local User” to “System Internal User”
– Now check the apprpriate box for “PlexMediaServer”
– Save
– Now, before exiting the permission change page click “Apply to this folder, sub-folders, and files”
– OK when done -
Open PMS,
– Add Library section
– Under “Folders”
– find your shared folder under /volume1, (or /volume2, volume3, etc)
– ADD
The Complete instructions (from initial install to completed library sections) is here.
It applies to DSM 6 and DSM 7.
(DSM 6 uses username ‘Plex’; DSM 7 uses username ‘PlexMediaServer’)
all other procedures apply equally.
For future reference, you can find most common answers here:
The Synology FAQ
The above Setup instructions can be found at the bottom of the first page of the FAQ
