What Linux Distro?

[TeknoJunky]

@Donut417

my current Plex Server is running on a Lenovo Y50-70 Laptop

I would suspect that it is not windows that is the problem, but that your laptop is simply not designed for server workload and is overheating and/or otherwise having some kind of hardware failure.

linux is not going to save you from bad or overheating hardware.

good luck.

[Donut417]

If you actually read my post you would know that the issues are with Windows 10. I cant have my Plex server restarting and updating in the middle of doing recordings. Also, if you checked the requirements my Laptop fits what I need. The CPU is strong enough to handle 4 HD streams, considering that most if not all my content is 480i or at most maybe 720p, this machine can do the job. It has been doing the job well enough!

[TeknoJunky]

From what I see you just stated restarting, nothing about because of updates, and I inferred restarts due to extended/heavy cpu usage of dvr recording/processing.

If windows updates are the problem, you could have simply changed the update hours.

Oh well.

fwiw, I use and recommend debian, unless maybe if you want a GUI desktop then maybe ubuntu better suited.

debian generally has less extra stuff installed that isn’t always needed or wanted, so less resources and storage spaced used.

I generally run it headless (no gui, just command line) via ssh.

[gdsmit1]

I use Ubuntu Mate on my laptop, but I use Centos 7 on my Plex server. Very stable.

But I agree that if you are very new to Linux, then Ubuntu is probably the best place to start. I’d stick to a LTS release.

[Donut417]

The fact is 1903 upgrade did not go well on my desktop, which runs a CPU a generation older than my laptop. The fact is Im not taking the chance with Microsoft any more. Their updates break every thing every time they release one. This is the reason Im switching my server to Linux, because in the past when I have run Linux, it has always been rock solid.

[Donut417]

I tired following the guides on the Linux Faq’s page but I get stuck. Neither in NFS or CISF file system will I get them to mount. Im getting to the point that my laptop is about to be thrown aginst the god damned wall. FIrstly I had a hell of a time try to even install Linux. Long story short the machine didnt want to boot for some odd reason. I finally got it to boot, but now it wont mount my NAS. I can access the NAS via the file explorer. So I know it see and can read it.

[Achilles]

Are you adding the path to /etc/fstab?

[JKalchik]

CIFS can be a bit of a pain in the keister, especially considering that the CIFS tools (at least under EL derived distributions) won’t talk to a relatively current Windoze server unless the Windoze share is configured for SMB 1.0. I would suggest NFS if at all possible on Linux.

I’d also suggest mounting a remote share somewhere other than where the userspace automatic tools will mount, i.e. not under /media or some such. @ChuckPa has some good documentation floating around here about why that frequently leads to issues.

How are you trying to mount the NFS share? What does “showmount -e <IPaddr|hostname>” (as root) show? What error is being returned, if any?

[ChuckPa]

How to mount media from your NAS shares on Linux using NFS

Mounting NFS network shares for Plex use on Linux . The basic checklist A. Prepare the NAS: B. Create a ‘mount point’ directory structure on your Linux machine which will be where all your media shares are grafted and made available for Plex use. C. Create an entry in /etc/fstab for each share you wish to mount. D. Mount and debug as needed A. Prepare the NAS. This is unique to each NAS. In general, you only need grant read permission. Should you desire Read/Write for yourself, …

How to mount media from your NAS shares on Linux using CIFS / SMB

Mounting CIFS network shares for Plex use on Linux . The basic checklist A. Prepare the NAS B. Install , if required, cifs-utils (or appropriate client) on the Plex server system. C. Create the CIFS/SMB credentials file for use in /etc/fstab D. Create a ‘mount point’ directory structure on your Linux machine which will be where all your media shares are grafted and made available for Plex use. E. Create an entry in /etc/fstab for each share you wish to mount. F. Mount and debug as …

[Achilles]

Latest cifs-utils for Ubuntu 18.04+ defaults to SMB 3.02

[Donut417]

That was the guide I was using. The end result was a missing key on my keyboard due to my fist pounding it. I’m surprised my mouse still works as I thru it. And I’m surprised that when I threw the mouse I didn’t break the monitor as the mouse was thrown in that general direction. My laptop was tossed on top of my dresser. Not sure if I damaged it as I really don’t care. After all that I walked away to help return my blood pressure to normal.

[Donut417]

@Achilles

Are you adding the path to /etc/fstab?

Yes, which I followed the guide I found here. And It would not work. The only thing that did work is getting my blood pressure to raise and me possibly loosing a key on my keyboard.

It seems when to bash the keyboard 6 times with your fist, keys tend to pop off. At least its not a key that I use.

[ChuckPa]

Please show me the resultant /etc/fstab
Next please tell me what was intended.

[Donut417]

The error I get is “Bad Option” When I try to do the tests that it suggests in the guide

Also getting warnings that 15:25:35:046: Set document metadata failed: Setting attribute metadata::gedit-spell-language not supported (I get this when I save the Fstab File)

/etc/Fstab
#Plex
//qnap/share/Movies /nas/Movies cifs auto,defaults,nofail,credentials=/etc/plex.cred,uid=plex 0 0
//qnap/share/Anime /nas/Anime cifs auto,defaults,nofail,credentials=/etc/plex.cred,uid=plex 0 0
//qnap/share/TV /nas/TV cifs auto,defaults,nofail,credentials=/etc/plex.cred,uid=plex 0 0
//qnap/share/DVR /nas/dvr cifs auto,defaults,nofail,credentials=/etc/plex.cred,uid=plex 0 0
//qnap/share/Music /nas/music cifs auto,defaults,nofail,credentials=/etc/plex.cred,uid=plex 0 0
//qnap/share/Photo /nas/photo cifs auto,defaults,nofail,credentials=/etc/plex.cred,uid=plex 0 0
.
In the host file I set the qnap variable to 192.168.1.2 which is the static address to my NAS

The NAS

On the Network its called TheNAS

I have a folder labeled Plex_Library
Inside that folder I have Anime, DVR, Movies, Music, Photo and TV.

Here is a copy of my terminal screen:
lex@Plex-Server:/etc$ sudo gedit fstab

** (gedit:9766): WARNING **: 15:25:35.046: Set document metadata failed: Setting attribute metadata::gedit-spell-language not supported

** (gedit:9766): WARNING **: 15:25:35.046: Set document metadata failed: Setting attribute metadata::gedit-encoding not supported

** (gedit:9766): WARNING **: 15:25:59.000: Set document metadata failed: Setting attribute metadata::gedit-position not supported
plex@Plex-Server:/etc$ cd …
plex@Plex-Server:/$ sudo sh

mount -avt cifs

/ : ignored
/boot/efi : ignored
none : ignored
mount: /nas/Movies: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount. helper program.
mount: /nas/Anime: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount. helper program.
mount: /nas/TV: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount. helper program.
mount: /nas/dvr: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g
Here is a copy of my terminal screen:. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount. helper program.
mount: /nas/music: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount. helper program.
mount: /nas/photo: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount. helper program.

sudo sh

mount /nas/Movies

mount: /nas/Movies: bad option; for several filesystems (e.g. nfs, cifs) you might need a /sbin/mount. helper program.

sudo gedit fstab

** (gedit:10237): WARNING **: 21:09:06.581: Set document metadata failed: Setting attribute metadata::gedit-position not supported

sudo gedit /etc/

What I intended is to mount the NAS so I could use it like Ive been before. THe laptop does the transcode dutys while the NAS stores everything.

[ChuckPa]

Would you mind if I break this out of this thread since this is a specific problem?

Also, which distro are you using? I can help you get the QNAP in shape to use NFS in a few mouse clicks.

[Donut417]

Not at all. I just want it to work. Im using the current LTE version of Ubuntu.

[ChuckPa]

I’m sorry, I didn’t realize this was your thread until I got to the top.

You’re using Linux, connecting to a Linux NAS. Don’t use CIFS, especially with a QNAP.
Use CIFS for Windows servers ONLY.

A. Prerequisites

1. let’s get NFS installed on the Ubuntu so it can use NFS
   sudo apt-get -y install nfs-common
2. We will mount the shares in a minute

Now, let’s get the QNAP NFS enabled.

B. QNAP Control Panel

1. Click Win/Mac/NFS
   
   

C. Setting up Win/Mac/NFS sharing

D. NFS tab (right tab)

1. Enable NFS v2
2. Enable NFS v3
3. Click on “Click here to set the NFS access rights of a network share” .
   We’re going to enable the “movies” share (you can replicate later)

E. Setting up Share permissions.

1. We get the list of shares.
2. Scroll down to the movies share and click the middle button on the right. (I circled it)
3. A new popup showing the permissions for movies will show after we click this.
   
   

F. Editing access to the movies share

1. “Select permissions type:” click and select NFS host access
2. Click Access-Right checkbox ( to enable NFS)
3. The fields below it are no longer grayed out
4. For “Host / IP / netmask” enter a single asterisk *
5. Click Permissions (it will be Read-only), change to read-write
6. Click Apply

[ChuckPa]

OK, Walk through that please. It should feel familiar if you’ve done it for SMB already.
The only difference being we’re doing it for NFS now.

[Donut417]

Ok I got the share setup in NFS. That was pretty painless. I will take it I will have to do this for every share for Plex. Though I want to constraint on getting one working before working on the others.

NFS is installed in Linux as well.

[ChuckPa]

Sweet. How am I at writing How-To’s ?