To install and configure your very own Plex Media Server on a Synology NAS, you'll need the following equipment.
Plex lets you store all your media-including movies, TV shows, photos, and music on the NAS, and allowing you to enjoy them on all your devices including your smartphone, tablet, Smart TV, as well as via most media streaming devices (e.g. If you'd like to learn more about Plex, check out our guide on how to get started with Plex. Installation Should Be Easy Setting up your Plex Media Server with a NAS should only take a few minutes. Now you can enjoy access to all your content on your smart TV, Xbox One, tablet, smartphone, Windows 10 PC, laptop, and all other devices running the Plex app with adequate access. But you can create new folders in your "home" folder that can then be accessed through Windows Explorer and other file managers for a more effortless transfer. The NAS itself comes with some default folders for such media, which can be selected. When playing 4K content on my setup which includes a 4K HDR TV, with an AV Receiver and an Xbox One X, I get no buffering issues what so ever, as the file is succesfully in Direct Play mode, including the audio through the AV receiver, as it hasn’t got to transcode anything. When running Plex on your Synology NAS, you will want to select a folder where Plex can keep track of media files, be it photos, music, or video. Firstly, I will list my current setup: My current Plex Server is a Windows Desktop with a 1TB Hard Drive. The truth is, Plex could be just what you're looking for to help you manage your media collection. Many of us might have passed it over for some reason, be it a lack of understanding of what it does, thinking it couldn't possibly be useful to you, or something else entirely. Plex is one of those services that has been around for some time. Source: Windows Central (Image credit: Source: Windows Central)
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