Synology NAS Setup Guide 2022 #6 - Setting Up Plex Media Server Right First Time

I have all of my media on my Synology NAS ... I have my Plex server on my Mac mini ... I want my Plex server on my Mac mini to be able to access my media on my Synology NAS ... could you help me out with this issue ... could you walk me through the process to make that happen or maybe even do a video ... thanks ...

Hi, I have a synology NAS DS1819+, have tried following all your steps but it still says "Not authorized... You do not have access to this server." I have tried to search any kind of info in Plex but with no help so far. Do you or know anyone who has run into this kind of problem? Thanks.

Does the seagate NAS1255+ Support PLEX?

"Not Authorized You do not have access to this server" gee thanks plex developers for such a helpful error message, I'm completely locked out of the plex app

Thank you.

that suck . how move video into folder . wrd

Thank you very much, i did all but my problem is that I can see my music files through Plex, but all these files are unclickable in light grey (whatever mp3 or Flac). Thanks for your help

wow excellent.

cannot see crp its so blurry

Love your videos! Could you make one about Plex remote access on Synology. Having issues with that😢

Thank you so much 🤟🏽

Just what I needed :)

really good presentation but the video resolution is so poor its illegible.

i get an error ‘Your changes could not be Saved’ when trying to add a library

There is no 'System internal folder' in permissions ( on my Synology!). How I ever got this going is a miracle!!! ( 27.04.23

Is there a way to customize the metadata storage location so I can push it to one of my SSD's instead of my main volume where my media is stored and the app is installed?

Good video but you really should use a zoomed in field of view in your screen capture. I cannot watch this video on an iPhone because the images are unnecessarily small. We don’t need to see a lot of blank screen real estate. Thanks.

Does ds423+ has Plex in all centre. Same for ds220+. Also does ds223+ has hardware transcoding and Plex compatible. Tgx

Hi, I'm looking for information how to work with my android phone, nas en sonos. Can you point me to any info.

This is now one of my reference videos when I need to re-configure Plex after I may have uninstalled it for some reason. Excellent stuff! Thanks

Super helpful. Got a server up and running from scratch in no time. Thanks!

Very helpful thank you. I have an older NAS and was waiting to save up enough to upgrade and I finally have. I am excited to put what you are showing to practice. Thanks for the confidence boost.

CAN SAVE EMAIL LIKE GAS ACCOUNT LIGHTACCOUNT CAN YIU Sve it likethat

Thanks for this useful video. Can you tell me if there is a way to link any of these to a tv; echo show; etc to act as a monitor?

Excellent video. It allowed me to finish setting up Plex on my NAS. Iv'e now realized the dream of streaming my ripped albums to my phone. Thank you!

I would assume that installing a NAS is to watch on your movies on the TV thru Plex, not thru computer Plex app. However, it seems not possible to share Synology NAS files thru TV Plex app, does it ?

What a faff!
Why does all this computer stuff have to be sooo complicated?

I'm just getting the error "No soup for you" when I try to open plex from the package center

Can't seem to find a fix anywhere, also when installing plex it didn't create a plex folder

I tried this tutorial so many times now but no matter what I firstly cannot make Synology Assistant to find my NAS no matter WHAT i tried Second when i install the plex It simply wont let me claim the Plex server again tried reinstalling everything from scratch 3 times now..since i cant claim the server i cant acces my files from my tv.

This is the most worthless POS video I’ve ever watched

My 2 cents on the video and people's comments:
1: If running DSM 7.xx I suggest downloading from Synology and using that file. Three attempts with the doing from the Package Installation were a failure. It never made the "Plex xxx xxx xx" shared folder
2: To remove a PLEX installation, it is not complicated, right click on it and select "uninstall" (not sure exactly what it says but you get the point I am not doing a tutorial......and I figured it out myself
3: I would love it to see a video from start to finish with the exact system that I have. But that really is not practical for many people that post things to help us out. If you trying to set up a NAS, you should have at least enough knowledge to handle simple troubleshooting. If you need to be handheld, I do not think a NAS for PLEX is for you.
4: The OP's vids are very good. I really enjoy them. But I do not rely on them for 100 percent of any solution. When I got my NAS and PLEX setup, I used several references to help me with it.
5: I do wish that NASCompares would respond to the questions asked. I think it is fair that you give answers back to the most common questions asked. I do understand that more complicated or "one offs" would be best dealt with offline
6: Comments like "I'm so tired of people putting setup tutorial videos together where they are working with an already existing environment and their directions don't line up with someone who is starting out fresh." sort of bug me.

I get the frustration..I really do. But a weekend of working through a problem makes you smarter. I followed this video and I had problems. But I researched and figured them out. Also, Everyones' environment is different!

Negatives: I do feel that NASCompares does not really care about answering the most common basic questions. I think you guys make money from it (cool, lots of work you have to do) but you do leave people hanging. You are more of a TV show than a social media platform where ideas are shared and solutions found...which means you are part of those solutions. Shame on NASCompares for not offering help on the questions that pertain to the video that you posted that you make a profit off of.

You started the video, at least support your followers.

Excellent guide....but what if I'm migrating an existing Plex Set-up from a DS412+ to a DS920+? How do I make sure everything like playlistes etc are ported? Thank you.

I'm so tired of people putting setup tutorial videos together where they are working with an already existing environment and their directions don't line up with someone who is starting out fresh.

Thank you!

Thank you much, I also had to setup a firewall rule for that port on the dsm. Seems to be working well now

Thanks for sharing this detailed information! I would add a suggestion to warn folks doing this to ensure their VPN is off, I struggled for an hour trying to get Plex server set up because my VPN was active.

In still struggling I have nas all set ip instead of setting my server it sees my android nvidia sheiks

Great info!

What is the number 1 synology nas for all the entire plex high definition media?ds 920+ , ds1520+ or 1621xs +...or..??

Please help

I just changed my password like the email from plex said to do and I had it to log out all shared users

Now I am getting an error message saying that my server is unavailable and I don't know how to fix it. I logged out and logged back in. I Uninstalled the program and reinstalled a newer version and still it will not allow me access to my server

Please help

My folder is locked and have no clue on how too unlock it.

What a ball ache!

Great video. Thank you

Great video! just setted it up in 20 minutes :))