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Plex NAS Setup
Posted on 10/7/21 at 1:59 pm
Posted on 10/7/21 at 1:59 pm
As the title suggests, I'm thinking about moving my Plex server to a NAS. Currently I have an old PC setup as my Plex server. It only has minimal programs on it. I use Deluge with the YaRSS2 plugin to scrape an IPTorrent RSS Feed. This adds torrents in a paused state (by my choosing). I then download the ones I want to a "temp" folder and place a copy of the data in the appropriate Plex library. Then after 2 weeks or more I delete the temp data/torrent. I also have a HDHomerun setup that records/downloads OTA content. That content is then replaced with a compressed copy using MCEBuddy with a nightly job. The original data is moved over to an "archive" folder than I empty regularly.
I put all the details to see if anyone had a suggestion on how to optimize my processes or to see if anyone knew if I could move to a true NAS with my current setup.
I put all the details to see if anyone had a suggestion on how to optimize my processes or to see if anyone knew if I could move to a true NAS with my current setup.
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Posted on 10/7/21 at 6:12 pm to Tiger_n_Texas
I dont have any elaborate processes or automation. I download what i want and then move it over to my nas….i did initially setup my Plex with the app install on my nas, then i moved the install off the nas to a dedicated computer (more processing and ram). Here’s a link i found awhile back for moving the installation from one device to another… https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/
Posted on 10/7/21 at 7:29 pm to Tiger_n_Texas
I've got a pretty nice FreeNas setup. Just upgraded from Core to the Scale beta. No major issues so far. I use qbittorent which is fed by radarr, sonarr, and readarr. All pretty much automated with file renaming, moving to proper folders, etc
I also run pihole and my unifi controller on it, along witha few VMs. And Plex, obviously. You could run HDHomerun as a docker image
I also run pihole and my unifi controller on it, along witha few VMs. And Plex, obviously. You could run HDHomerun as a docker image
This post was edited on 10/7/21 at 9:38 pm
Posted on 10/8/21 at 6:48 pm to Vrai
Same here. Download what I want through deluge and drag and drop on my qnap. Prefer to keep it as simple as possible. Do have the HDHomerun as well but rarely record anything because I use it on the go for locals
Posted on 10/8/21 at 7:56 pm to Tiger_n_Texas
You can run TrueNAS on pretty much any hardware. Run Plex in a jail or VM, the latter can give you more flexability for scripts and such.
What is your intended hardware for the NAS?
What is your intended hardware for the NAS?
Posted on 10/8/21 at 10:41 pm to dakarx
I keep forgetting it's TrueNAS now instead of FreeNAS. The new SCALE beta totally does away with jails and utilizes containers and docker images now. Can still deploy VMs, but I'm not a big fan of bhyve.
Posted on 10/8/21 at 11:19 pm to Vrai
I was thinking Synology DS720 or DS920 with at least 20TB total. Currently using an old Dell with 32GB RAM, Xeon E5-2680 0, and 10TB media drive that is almost full.
I'm completely new to NAS. I subscribe to the buy once,cry once policy. Hoping to not make an expensive mistake and get something that will last a good while.
I'm completely new to NAS. I subscribe to the buy once,cry once policy. Hoping to not make an expensive mistake and get something that will last a good while.
Posted on 10/9/21 at 7:43 am to Tiger_n_Texas
TLDR; Take the easy route and buy a Plug'n'Pray Synology box you can always sell it later for $.40 on the dollar.
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The old Dell has significantly more horsepower than either the Synology 720 or 920. Setup properly it would literally run circles around the Syn boxes for performance and pure ability to perform more functions, even with DDR3 RAM.
Now for simple ease of use with next to zero learning curve, the Syn boxes are pretty much plug and pray. You are paying for their GUI, and paying DEARLY for it! (it's all open source Linux, with a web page laid over it for configuration).
If you want 20TB total space, you can get that with the 720 and 2x10TB disks, but no parity disks means one disk fails and you are guaranteed to lose everything. The 920 would be the safer bet, at least you can create a raid 5 volume that should survive a failure. 18TB disks are starting near $500 each, (price is actually coming down), multiple smaller disks striped will allow for better performance, but to each his own. Either way expect to lay out some cash.
My honest suggestion, hunt around the used market for a Syn box drop some decent drives in it and use it. Then take your old machine, drop some spare drives in it, install TrueNas on it and experiment, really give it a good run through compare them side by side and see where you want to go. There are several other options out there, but TrueNAS is well polished and can do a lot.
It all depends on your use case today and in the future. If you just need a place to store data then go with the easy plug and pray box.
This coming from an idiot that has close to 100TB of spinning rust on 2 NAS's for my homelab.
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The old Dell has significantly more horsepower than either the Synology 720 or 920. Setup properly it would literally run circles around the Syn boxes for performance and pure ability to perform more functions, even with DDR3 RAM.
Now for simple ease of use with next to zero learning curve, the Syn boxes are pretty much plug and pray. You are paying for their GUI, and paying DEARLY for it! (it's all open source Linux, with a web page laid over it for configuration).
If you want 20TB total space, you can get that with the 720 and 2x10TB disks, but no parity disks means one disk fails and you are guaranteed to lose everything. The 920 would be the safer bet, at least you can create a raid 5 volume that should survive a failure. 18TB disks are starting near $500 each, (price is actually coming down), multiple smaller disks striped will allow for better performance, but to each his own. Either way expect to lay out some cash.
My honest suggestion, hunt around the used market for a Syn box drop some decent drives in it and use it. Then take your old machine, drop some spare drives in it, install TrueNas on it and experiment, really give it a good run through compare them side by side and see where you want to go. There are several other options out there, but TrueNAS is well polished and can do a lot.
It all depends on your use case today and in the future. If you just need a place to store data then go with the easy plug and pray box.
This coming from an idiot that has close to 100TB of spinning rust on 2 NAS's for my homelab.
Posted on 10/9/21 at 10:56 am to Tiger_n_Texas
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Currently using an old Dell with 32GB RAM, Xeon E5-2680 0
Would make a great file server FYI
Posted on 10/13/21 at 8:10 am to dakarx
I picked up a DS920 last year and finally found a deal on Red Plus drives to get it up and running.
Are you able to share media between NAS securely at different locations?
Are you able to share media between NAS securely at different locations?
Posted on 10/13/21 at 8:55 am to seawolf06
Yes, that was a point my synology acct mgr mentioned when i bought mine. Being able to provide service as an additional offsite backup for customers between synology devices
Posted on 10/13/21 at 9:41 am to BabySam
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Yes, that was a point my synology acct mgr mentioned when i bought mine. Being able to provide service as an additional offsite backup for customers between synology devices
Well I was thinking more about sharing media, not necessarily creating/utilizing additional backups.
However, another thread on here mentioned Cloud Server as a native app for Synology that connects to AWS, so I'll have to check that out to meet my 3-2-1 backup goals.
Posted on 10/13/21 at 2:56 pm to seawolf06
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Well I was thinking more about sharing media, not necessarily creating/utilizing additional backups.
However, another thread on here mentioned Cloud Server as a native app for Synology that connects to AWS, so I'll have to check that out to meet my 3-2-1 backup goals.
My bad....well it appears that you have all the control with shares, folders, and files permissions. Creating usernames/passwords and incorporating the cert...i just havent messed with it because family only uses the media through Plex...but now you've poked me to go ahead and play with it to create a test user and check it out. lol
Posted on 10/15/21 at 2:01 pm to Tiger_n_Texas
I set up Xpenology OS on an old Lenovo I7 and have been pretty happy with it. It took a little work to get it all set up, but cheaper then buying a Synology NAS.
Posted on 10/15/21 at 2:29 pm to CubsFanBudMan
Thanks for all the suggestions. I'm not in any hurry to make the changes (if at all). Just wanted to see what the consensus was. Definitely plan on researching these suggestions.
Posted on 10/17/21 at 8:01 am to Tiger_n_Texas
You guys are lucky. I'm one of the ones that had fhe latest update wreck shite
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