Not sure but isn't plex more "avg user friendly" than jellyfin. Hardware accelerated encoding in plex is also possible but it requires their paid plex pass.
Storage Solutions Synology DS420j
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hardware transcoding resources for plex if anyone is using it.
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I didn’t need to allocate specific memory amount. I don’t think it needs 512MB in any case.
The latest one DSM 7. I think docker support was added in the last few months for j series.
i'm currently using this as my dumb storage server. Plex and other apps on other head with remote mount. Only issue is its limited to 1gbps and the 2.5gbe usb c adapters are not working with it. They do load but the moment load comes in it gets stuck and unresponsive. Only way is to hard reboot.
Not really. I spent more time in Plex dashboard than Jellyfim dashboard. Plex frequently did transcoding on local clients, reducing the quality significantly instead of direct play.
btrfs Support - https://www.synoforum.com/threads/d...418j-ds218play-and-ds118-only.5719/post-26996
Was not able to edit the synoinfo.conf using my and admin account
How to login ? I was using winscp
Basically
In /etc/synoinfo.conf and /etc.defaults/synoinfo.conf add a rule that look like: support_btrfs="yes"
- Restart your NAS.
- NAS will supports BTRFS
anyone ?
@vivek.krishnan
Was not able to edit the synoinfo.conf using my and admin account
How to login ? I was using winscp
Basically
In /etc/synoinfo.conf and /etc.defaults/synoinfo.conf add a rule that look like: support_btrfs="yes"
- Restart your NAS.
- NAS will supports BTRFS
anyone ?
@vivek.krishnan
Should have checked the supported models list first before trying.
Which Synology NAS models support the Btrfs file system? - Synology Knowledge Center
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That solution works only for supported models which are also the models mentioned in that thread.
I did buy knowing it and whats the fun without R&D . This NAS is not even mission critical data but crap......Should have checked the supported models list first before trying.
Which Synology NAS models support the Btrfs file system? - Synology Knowledge Center
Synology Knowledge Center offers comprehensive support, providing answers to frequently asked questions, troubleshooting steps, software tutorials, and all the technical documentation you may need.
That solution works only for supported models which are also the models mentioned in that thread.
For a brief moment, btrfs was allowed on this model. (Not to be created, but pools created on other models worked on this). They removed that.
I ended up buying DS418 during the sale for the added protection of BTRFS, additional LAN port, slightly more RAM and the newer design, felt like it would last me longer and would be more dependable albeit slightly more expensive. But the DS420j was on offer at a really attractive price indeed
Nice. Might check this out later
I too contemplated that, but decided to take 2x 420j instead.
Makes sense. It was a hard decision for me too but then finally decided to get this hoping it would be a one time investment of 18.5k for the next few years and I had no use for 2 NAS's, 40-50TB should last me a long time considering my existing usage.
That's good decision. For me the most major con in synology NAS is lack of proper full disk encryption support (aka LUKS) meaning I only put out of warranty drives in there. I know there is option to use encryption for shared folders but it seems to have some major limitations incl the 144 character max path length.
i thought ds418 was going for 21-22k after coupon and card discounts. how did you get it for 18.5k?
It was going for 20371 after SBI discount for me.
I paid 10k out of that with FK vouchers which I had bought using my Infinia card @ 16.5% RP's so worked out to 18.5+ for me.
This is assuming those RPs are redeemed for flight/hotel booking at smartbuy, right?