I’ve been a design & development engineer for an equally long time (started in 1977) .
One thing I was accustomed to in my career was the highly regimented methods (e.g. MIL-STD-xxxx, ARINC-xxxx, etc). Everything followed a highly disciplined flow which was executed by large corporations with lots of hands to turn the cranks. Plex uses the more modern “Agile” methodology. I am old school and don’t think in those terms. Younger engineer seem to understand it better. Whatever works —
By industry measure, it’s still start-up. It’s still growing. Sure, there are gaps, some big and some small. For what it does, and how many hands are involved, it’s pretty damn amazing.
Now add to this – the technology is always moving. Video and audio standards are ever changing. Processors change every 18-24 months (classic Moore’s Law). Trying to keep up with that, plus the demands of customers is no easy task.
Keeping everything documented is a daunting and never-ending task.
For these reasons, I’d ask you take a breath and look at everything it can do.
Now, to speak to the issues you have;
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When PMS is setup correctly on Synology, the issue you’re describing doesn’t happen. DSM updates are applied and PMS is instantly running after the restart.
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Media put in the correct shared folders on Synology (yes, there are those we need to avoid because of conflicts with Synology’d exclusivity hold by Video Station), always works.
What am I leading to with this? Simple.
May I offer this How-To, which I wrote, to show how to best use PMS on Synology?
The methods used are not as important as the resultant folder layouts…
- Syno FAQ
- Setup recommendations.
Please don’t hesitate to ask me anything.
All said and done, if you have skills to bring to the table and would like to help, I know they will gladly review your CV
