# Why so poor cloud support?? **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [May 21, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688 "2016-05-21T16:23:20Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![HyperCriSiS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HyperCriSiS](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HyperCriSiS)\ **Post date:** [May 21, 2016, 4:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/1 "2016-05-21T16:23:20Z")
Hi, a media server needs much storage, so I really wonder why the cloud support is so bad? There are some nice APIs out there which would give you the possibility to easily add tons of cloud providers with ease! Please have a look on this: > **[CloudRail - API Integration Solution](https://cloudrail.com/)** > > API Integration Solution for Developers: 10x Faster • Less Maintenance • No Vendor-Lock-In. Use the same clean interface across multiple providers. Would be awesome to see something like this implemented soon. It would be a great benefit for everyone! EDIT: As also mentioned below, directly play the original content from the cloud would be really great. Hope to see that implemented soon. I think should be no big deal to implement. Kind regards, Hyper ---
**Author:** ![KarlDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KarlDag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KarlDag)\ **Post date:** [May 22, 2016, 5:27am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/2 "2016-05-22T05:27:46Z")
I personally mostly wish for cloud sync to not be considered a different server, but for the files synced on it to be used as just a different version of a media file that the server can serve when appropriate, without a direct demand from the remote user. Would greatly relieve my small upload speed, as it would require too much time to try to explain to my shared users to look at cloud sync first and only stream from my server or whatever file isn’t synced… it should all be done automatically, like emby does it. ---
**Author:** ![HyperCriSiS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HyperCriSiS](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HyperCriSiS)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/3 "2016-05-25T09:09:45Z")
I actually use Onedrive with Netdrive, it works but is is just ridiculous that there are so few cloud services that are natively supported. It seems that the development is very slow. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![\_hans](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/_hans/32/7938_2.png) [@\_hans](https://forums.plex.tv/u/_hans)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2016, 1:34pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/4 "2016-05-29T13:34:17Z")
What I want to see: 1. Decoupling local files from cloud files 2. Option to have the Cloud files as a separate server or unified as alternative source within the same server. 3. Being able to have multiple cloud providers (optionally acting as one) ---
**Author:** ![HyperCriSiS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HyperCriSiS](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HyperCriSiS)\ **Post date:** [June 4, 2016, 4:29am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/5 "2016-06-04T04:29:30Z")
I have now a Google Drive account and thought I could use it as normal additional source. I have a Gbit Connection, so it would be no problem at all. Can you please add that possibility? ---
**Author:** ![sremick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sremick/32/4480_2.png) [@sremick](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sremick)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 6:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/6 "2016-06-15T18:59:03Z")
Most “cloud” providers don’t provide enough space or bandwidth to make it feasible. It sort of runs contrary to the original design purpose of Plex: playing _your_ media off _your_ computer. Space, throughput, low cost… choose two. ---
**Author:** ![starbetrayer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/starbetrayer/32/11335_2.png) [@starbetrayer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/starbetrayer)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2016, 7:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/7 "2016-06-15T19:15:26Z")
> @sremick said: > Most “cloud” providers don’t provide enough space or bandwidth to make it feasible. It sort of runs contrary to the original design purpose of Plex: playing _your_ media off _your_ computer. > > Space, throughput, low cost… choose two. Plex From Google Drive works really well. You just need Google Fiber to have the 1TB of Google Drive free B-) ---
**Author:** ![sremick](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/sremick/32/4480_2.png) [@sremick](https://forums.plex.tv/u/sremick)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 1:50pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/8 "2016-06-16T13:50:47Z")
> @starbetrayer said: > > Plex From Google Drive works really well. > You just need Google Fiber to have the 1TB of Google Drive free B-) 1TB wouldn’t cut it. I’m already using 10TB (and growing) on my relatively small NAS and I have one of the smaller libraries on here. I’m eyeing those new 8TB drives to swap out with my 3TB drives. ---
**Author:** ![starbetrayer](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/starbetrayer/32/11335_2.png) [@starbetrayer](https://forums.plex.tv/u/starbetrayer)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 1:54pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/9 "2016-06-16T13:54:28Z")
> @sremick said: > > > @starbetrayer said: > > > > Plex From Google Drive works really well. > > You just need Google Fiber to have the 1TB of Google Drive free B-) > > 1TB wouldn’t cut it. I’m already using 10TB (and growing) on my relatively small NAS and I have one of the smaller libraries on here. I’m eyeing those new 8TB drives to swap out with my 3TB drives. @sremick 18TB and growing… I only use Google Drive for sync, this is the perfect use for it. Could storage of files is a joke between prices and issues. ---
**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 2:26pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/10 "2016-06-16T14:26:36Z")
Amazon Cloud Drive for streaming CloudSync content works very well also. I uploaded the content @ 720p-4Mbps and have had no problems streaming from ACD at this resolution and bitrate. ---
**Author:** ![Kraevin](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/kraevin/32/96968_2.png) [@Kraevin](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Kraevin)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 4:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/11 "2016-06-16T16:27:22Z")
Google Apps for work, also works well, I use this. Don’t let it fool you with the “5 users for unlimited”, i have one user on my account “myself” and its unlimited, 10 bucks a month. ---
**Author:** ![HyperCriSiS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HyperCriSiS](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HyperCriSiS)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 9:09am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/12 "2016-06-21T09:09:18Z")
If I just move all content to the Plex sync folder, will the devices be able then to stream this content directly from the cloud ? ---
**Author:** ![KarlDag](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/91b2a8/32.png) [@KarlDag](https://forums.plex.tv/u/KarlDag)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 5:17pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/13 "2016-06-21T17:17:45Z")
> @HyperCriSiS said: > If I just move all content to the Plex sync folder, will the devices be able then to stream this content directly from the cloud ? From the google drive app yes, not from plex, because your server won’t know it’s there. ---
**Author:** ![HyperCriSiS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HyperCriSiS](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HyperCriSiS)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/14 "2016-06-21T17:56:12Z")
But are the normal plex synced files not streamed directly from the cloud? Actually my vServer just acts as stupid data gateway between Googledrive and the clients. Thats really dumb. :-L ---
**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 5:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/15 "2016-06-21T17:57:27Z")
> @HyperCriSiS said: > But are the normal plex synced files not streamed directly from the cloud? They are, but only because those files are in the plex database and tagged as cloudsync files. ---
**Author:** ![HyperCriSiS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HyperCriSiS](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HyperCriSiS)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/16 "2016-06-21T18:00:08Z")
Awesome, so technically everything is already done. Can somebody from the Plex team say how I can do a workaround till this is done? ---
**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 6:08pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/17 "2016-06-21T18:08:13Z")
> @HyperCriSiS said: > Awesome, so technically everything is already done. > Can somebody from the Plex team say how I can do a workaround till this is done? Not sure what your asking. What do you think is being worked on that you need a workaround for (till this is done)? ---
**Author:** ![HyperCriSiS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HyperCriSiS](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HyperCriSiS)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 6:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/18 "2016-06-21T18:15:51Z")
I don’t want to stream any downsized media from the cloud. I want Plex to stream my original content directly from the cloud. Actually my server (cloud) gets the data from Googledrive and sends it to the devices. ---
**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 6:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/19 "2016-06-21T18:19:05Z")
> @HyperCriSiS said: > I don’t want to stream any downsized media from the cloud. > I want Plex to stream my original content directly from the cloud. > Actually my server (cloud) gets the data from Googledrive and sends it to the devices. You would want to do a feature request then, as what you are asking for is currently not possible See: [https://forums.plex.tv/categories/feature-bug-voting](https://forums.plex.tv/categories/feature-bug-voting) > I don’t want to stream any downsized media from the cloud. > I want Plex to stream my original content directly from the cloud. Unless, when you create the CloudSync job you select ORIGINAL. That would be the closest to a non-downsized version. ---
**Author:** ![HyperCriSiS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/8e8cbc/32.png) [@HyperCriSiS](https://forums.plex.tv/u/HyperCriSiS)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688/20 "2016-06-21T18:29:28Z")
Ok I will try this, thanks =) [Next page](https://forums.plex.tv/t/why-so-poor-cloud-support/145688.md?page=2)