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A lot has been announced and shown at this year's Computex expo, including what Synology is calling the "digital life" segment. Stepping aside from the cutting-edge enterprise lineup, as well as new business and personal surveillance services, we will focus on and mention the new SOHO...

I know a lot of people here use Plex, and in case you missed the news. A lifetime Plex Pass will cost $750: https://www.plex.tv/blog/new-lifetime-plex-pass-pricing/

Hi everyone, I have a couple Synology units J218 not in use as upgraded to 918+ a few years ago. I like the DS interface but have really only use it for PLEX and basic storage. I hope to find a solution for my 918+ as it recently crashed and will no longer power up. I heard a "pop" when...

(2026-04-21) BeeStation OS 1.5.1 Fixed issue Fixed an issue where Plex may not access files from BeeStation after updating or reinstalling Plex. Notes: This version is released in a staged rollout.

I've recently come across an odd behavior in the firewall. I had a basic one that contained only Management ui for both ports. and a port for plex and then a deny all. After the last DMS update I noticed different apps not working including plex. I included plex's port and only certain features...

Hi all. I purchased an Asustor AS6706T to replace my DS420+ anticipating no upgrade path with Synology and needing more drives. Not very happy with the Asustor compared to Synology and considering going back to my DS420+. I did a test on my DS420+ with hardware transcoding disabled with 1080p...

Scenario: NAS 1 has my movie and tv library. NAS 2 is running Plex. I would like Plex running on NAS 2 to access the libraries on NAS 1. It seemed like a good way to do this would be to mount the libraries on NAS 1 to NAS 2 using CIF in File Manager, and then point Plex to the CIF-linked folders...

The Best PLEX, Emby and/or Jellyfin NAS Devices Released in 2025 Network media servers in 2025 range from tiny single drive boxes to fairly serious multi bay systems that can sit at the center of a home network. This article looks specifically at NAS hardware released in 2025 that can sensibly...

This week was a major event in the Synology world with the release of DSM 7.3. The fact that the new HCL 5.0 policy once again unlocked support for any disk model and vendor for the DS+ lineup is a big deal, but the company also released a new beta version of its upcoming Beestation OS. BSM 1.4...

While the X25 lineup this year was not what many expected in terms of hardware, the refresh, apart from the introduction of a 2.5GbE network interface, was very mild. Same specifications as the previous generation, with some minor changes here and there, and on top of that, a lot of major...

Tried installing Plex through Container Manager, works good. Until I try to connect and play videos through my iPhone on cellular network. It starts to transcode (on my DS923+) and it spins for awhile. Plex app on phone (iPhone 16 pro) crashes but transcoding continues on the server. Playing...

The fix is update to version 1.42.1.10060 or later. I received the following email from Plex (probably due to a Plex server I have installed but isn't running).

Just wondering if anyone with an x25+ series NAS with intel J4125 CPU has managed to get plex hw transcoding working? There seems to be an issue becoming apparent with this, as can be seen on the plex forum - Synology DS425+ hardware transcoding issue Trying to gather as much info/as many...

Is This The Beginning of the End of PLEX – Is It Jellyfin Time? After more than a decade of keeping its Lifetime Plex Pass at $119.99, Plex has officially announced a significant price increase—raising the cost to $249.99 starting April 29, 2025. This announcement, delivered through a press...

I've delayed buying a Synology NAS for years, but I finally bit the bullet and bought a 1621+ that was on sale. The NAS setup went well; I created all the folders I needed to move my stash from my PC and external drives and then I began the Plex install. I'll be kind and say almost nothing went...

Have been using plex for several years without an issue. Recently I went to the PC to open plex to see if there was an update and to check settings and such. However, when I enter the address the plex logo appears for several minutes and then ask if I want to wait or exit. I posted this on the...

I saw this reported on Ars Technica. If you were thinking of getting a LIfe time Pass then nows the time to get it, before the greater than 100% price rise. https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2025/03/plex-ups-its-price-for-first-time-in-a-decade-changes-remote-streaming-access/ There are a load...

Hi Running DSM 7.2.2 on a DS218play I want to automatically start Plex Server every time the NAS powers up In Sceduled Tasks I can see I can start and stop Plex as a regular schedule at a certain time on a daily, weekly or monthly basis. But this is not what I want. I want to start plex...

I am using the DS918+ with DSM 7.1.1-42962 Update 7 and wanted to uninstall Plex. I just started using Plex but I get a message saying I'm Not authorized to use this server. So I wanted to uninstall/reinstall it and see if it helps. The issue is in the package center, Plex seems to be broken. No...

Just got a New DS1823xs+. 8x24TB RAID 6 Exos drives, and a Mirrored 2TB M.2 volume, 64GB RAM, 10GB Fiber interface. This is a Personal Network setup at home. I installed the m.2 volume for apps. My intention was for apps that needed good performance. But I don't really have a feel for...