Synology: DSM 7 Installation Archive -- Archived from main thread

[ChuckPa]

@Condio

If the DSM7 package already supports HW acceleration natively, why do these instructions have us install the docker image separately and then run that instance?

@Condio

I provided those instructions for those customers who wish to have support for 2160p UHD tone mapping support.

The native NAS package doesn’t have tone mapping support yet

If you will look here, it’s already documented.

DSM 7 + Packaging 2.0 + Docker -- The How-To

DSM 7 + Packaging 2.0 + Docker – The How-To This How-To (FAQ) will demonstrate how to setup a pms-docker container which uses the new packaging (/PlexMediaServer/AppData) structure used in PMS 1.24.2.4973 and above (DO NOT USE BETA 1.21.0.3744) and is fully interoperative & non-destructive of the Native app. (you can run either either as you wish.) A. Get the UID/GID values from DSM 7 for use with PLEX_UID & PLEX_GID Create a Scheduled Task - User script a. Run once b. Email you t…

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@Condio

Edit: After reading even more, it looks like others found success using just Docker Compose and passing in - /dev/dri:/dev/dri. Perhaps this forum prefers people to use the main DSM7 package which is why Docker seems to only be a secondary piece of the install. It’s just strange that there wouldn’t be an official guide for a simple, docker install via SSH.

Not everyone is Docker Compose savvy. The documentation supports those users as well.