How to Setup Plex with WD MyCloud Home NAS
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 21 ต.ค. 2019
- This video shows you how to setup a NAS device (WD My Cloud Home) as a Plex Media Server.
Why do this?
Listen to your music, watch your videos, view your photos anywhere from a tablet, phone or TV (via Roku).
IMPORTANT NOTE: Not every single NAS device on the market will work with PLEX. Please see the following links for more info:
NAS Limitations: support.plex.tv/articles/2013...
NAS Compatibility List: support.plex.tv/articles/2013...
Plex Mobile Apps: www.plex.tv/media-server-down...
Plex in the App Store: apps.apple.com/us/app/plex/id...
Plex on Google Play: play.google.com/store/apps/de...
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I have a PLEX Account and two WD My Cloud NAS storages. One is 8TB and the other is 12TB. I do a lot of video editing and can edit using the My Cloud NAS on the NAS itself. I just updated my PLEX version on my NAS. It was EASY and it all runs VERY well! I can make a video, put the MP4 in the path that PLEX recognizes as "Shared" and go watch it on my TV. I'm a rather private person so ALL my data is protected by my router and my firewall. Love my technologies when they ALL work together. They usually do and IF they don't, there's a logical reason why. Great video!!
Many thanks Caroline. Ive been using My Cloud for a while but wasn't quite sure about Plex setup, followed your video and its working great! Mike
Thank you for this! Setting this up has been a mystery for some My Cloud owners, and so far, this is the best tutorial on how to do it.
Your explanation is very clear and easy to understand. Thanks 🙏
Thanks for explaining this. I use to have a seagate central until it popped out on me, I was using it with a 5 year old tv, which natively picked up the HD on LGs WebOS and there was no need to have any additional software, similarly fairly easy to use and transfer files.
Buying this WD cloud I was expecting something similar of a setup however with a bit more technicality.
I was hoping to use the WD cloud as a backup sync to my final image and home video files along with music backups, not so much for movies.
Along with backup I had also hoped to have these available around the house from any of the devices or TVs.
I had no idea about Plex and it was a bit of a curveball and signing up for another solution that wasn’t natively supported.
Other challenge I hoped to have sorted and hopefully a solution is out there was the backup sync would be the main source of content and the Plex folder was only links to the sync folder so there aren’t two copied of the same content,
Please advise if anyone has any info to confirm this.
Zeer fijn helpfilmpje want alles werkt nu zoals ik wil. Dank je wel Caroline.
BEST TUTORIAL !! THANK YOU SO MUCH
Very nice... Great presentation.
This was very helpful!
Awesome video, thank you for the info 🙏👍
The rubber doesn't hit the road until about 4:00 in.
god bless you
@@ChefLuisFayad Glad to help.
Yeah right about the time she starts talking like a speed reader.
Thank you... she really does waffle on a bit...
Thanks for sharing 👍
Fantastic! Thanks
Hello, thanks for your video it's great.
I have a question regarding my "problem". First my plex is functioning but the computer is always on because if not the videos in the Nas opens but stops and starts several times so I prefer to have the computer always on...
However my disc space in the cloud Hine 4TB is getting ful and I want to ask you if I can turn a normal disc in example a wd disc of 10TB to the Nas disc. Thanks
Thanks for the info. So based on this video where files would normally go in the My Cloud environment are moved to the Plex folder?
Thanks for being explicit. Not many demonstrators say what the initials mean. Now I know what NAS, Network Attached Storage means. Perhaps I’m too new to this stuff, but is all your owned media being transferred via Ethernet?
Hi Caroline Thanks for the video, because of it I bought my Mycloud home WD. But unfortunately the Plex do not showing the server setup. I need to do any setup in my network or in the NAS itself to show server setup? Thanks in advance from Brazil!
Watched your video on using plex with a homerun and this one with a NAS. Do you also need a homerun or some other recording such as air tv tro be able to record OTA channels ?
It seems to me that when you connect this unit to your network, you don't get the option to map a drive to it directly. It seems that when you transfer a file from your computer to this NAS, it has to be uploaded to the internet and then downloaded back to your NAS ie WAN which is Computer --> Internet --> NAS, rather than mapping a drive to it and going directly over your LAN. Correct?
If so, this would take days for me to transfer my media.
Also I wonder if this is how it would move files within the NAS like you showed when moving files to the Plex sub-folders. Does it have to upload to the internet and then download back to the NAS into the new location.
A NAS should be accessible in your home network without a internet connection. If you broke your internet connection (as a test), can you still access the NAS?
Thank you for a great video. I did have on question about migrating metadata. I am planning on getting a WD My Cloud 16 tb and migrating everything from videos to music there from my two external hard drives. Plex is directed to the specific volumes on the drive (E: D: etc...) and finds the music. It does a poor job at tagging my music automatically and I do the tagging manually. have a a huge collection now at over 1000 albums and can I preserve the metadata when transferring from my external drives to the My Cloud Home or will I have to do everything all over again? I will be using the same server and account info for Plex. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you !!!
I have an aging synology drive and have recently acquired a WD My Home Duo 16TB, can I use that as a Plex Server, but backup files as well onto it, or once you decide to use a drive as Plex can it not be used for anything else
Hi there, I love all your videos, I try several times to add mycloud to Plex on my Roku TV, but when I put the more options, mycloud doesn't appear as an option, I really don't know what to do.
Thanks for the good explanation! One question: Can the WD MyCloud Home handle 4K movies also? Thank you!
Hello to Caroline or anyone else that can help. Everytime my plex is seeking a server for set up, it wants to go through my computer. I was hoping someone has found a way for the MyCloud home to be picked up as default? Mine just doesn't (and no options to choose another one).
Hi Caroline, hope you stay well
My WD Cloud Home update recentlty firmware and now this dont mount in Plex. I`ve macos 10.12.6 in Macbook 13 2017.
I've reinstalled Plex app in Macbook and in my TV Samsung again, but only appear the mac.
Any solution? thx! and best regards
Hi there, I have a windows 10 laptop and a my cloud home which I have successfully installed through my TV. I have also loaded Movies which work through my Tv , Photos which are displayed on my TV however my plex will not in any way pick up my music folder or my music video folder I hope you can help me as it's very frustrating.
Bought this and set it up. Then hours later PLEX doesn't see the library anymore. When I reconfigured it it showed up again. But PLEX player on ROKUS says the drive is offline. Only worked in the Browser format. Then it loses connection and I have to redo the whole process. Have you had this issue?
How do you use on Apple TV without Plex pass stop subscription?
I have created directory for my photos, videos and music. For Plex access, should I move these to a new Plex directory or can I ask Plex to point to my current folders?
live tv with dvr? Does that mean you can digital record onto nas drive your plex without an antenna?
Nice Video... Can we setup Western digital my cloud home with use in infuse app?
Can I download de files to my NAS directly from a web browser or I need to download the movie on my pc first and then transfer to my NAS> also can this NAS manage well the 4k movies ( on a 4k movies)
what other WD NAS do you recommend or this is the best one at the moment ?
great video>
IGreat video!! Im thinking of buying a WD My Cloud duo just to store my movies and TV shows. I am not interested in using that device as a plex server. I use my PC as a server. Do you think I will be able to access my 4k hdr files and play them correctly? I have the idea to connect the WD My Cloud duo via USB to my PC. Thank you!
Sorry, late to the game.
What happens if there are two Plex Servers in the same home network? One in a laptop, and one on this WD MyCloud?
Dose it show up on a smart tv so I can watch my movies that’s on the mycloud drive
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Holaaaa tengo el mi cloud Home pero está fallando el ON LINE, Solo se puede usar si estás dentro de la red wifi, a qué se debe este problema ayuda por favor...!!
After clicking configure on the Plex app in the interface it does not load into searching for the device library. It does not find the server. Any suggestions?
Hi I need help with Plex I have the wd nas I can Access it in the home or out of my home
Спасибо, помогло
Why does my NAS keep saying connection type Relay on my Desktop but local on my Mobile
I have a WD My Cloud Home and I already have Plex connected to it through the My Cloud Home online app. I am looking to try and connect my cloud through local access to Plex to make everything play much faster when I am on the local network. Is this possible and if so how can I do it?
hello, do I need to pay plex pass to use my cloud home duo movies?
Does it work with music/movies purchased from itunes?
hi when I get plex to configure it just bring up a blank 502 error page please help
me too
Hi Caroline, thanks for the video! I have the exact same 6TB WD drive, but I think it has just one drive in it, not two. It seems too narrow to accommodate two drives, can you elaborate? Thanks!
When i click on configure i get a plex page error. Saying page isnt working right now.
Update lol. Onces i disabled it and re-enable now it works.
If I invite people as friends can they have access to my other friends media who have invited me? If I invited two or free family members or friends and they were all watching separate movies would it buffer or be possible, or worse if they were all watching same movie?
Not long got MyCloudhome and setting it up shortly.
The plex configure button takes me to a blank page
Same
This does not work for my My Cloud Home. Anyone have any idea why?
Should PC alwys needs to connect?
I need some help when I got into Plex is says that the server is unavailable and I can not figure out why please help
Can iTunes Server be set up with MyCloud Home? I would be playing them on iTunes.
You forgot to mention would only add 5 gig of download s ☹️ BUMMER. Most new movies are 7 gigs
Hi, you said that this device in your hand has 2 drives. Are your sure about that? You also stated that it stays on. Does it not sleep or do the drives spin even when it's not in use?
It's always listening, but has a suspend mode like most NAS's. "Wake on LAN" is used alot meaning that when the NAS receives a request via the ethernet cable it immediatly comes out of sleep mode and spools up the disk. That said, technically the NAS is always on.
Having just purchased the dual disc NAS MYCLOUD HOME I can confirm the one you have is just one disc.
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I find it depressing that the Plex service only works for directories within a Plex directory. The MyCloud Home devices are a pain as they must function under MyCloud software. There's got to be a simpler way. What is wrong with a drive that is simply on line?
Great video, but all this you did with the pc on, you said it worked without having to keep the pc on, so you didn't make a video where you see that you use it at friends' house.
another great video but I don't believe that I can use this with my older WD Cloud NAS.
A lot of those come with it pre-installed.
I see most NAS don’t have the ability to transcode & stream 4K, my WDhome cloud doesn’t support it, just about does 1080p, guess I will stay with Kodi, no additional hardware needed. Been looking at moving to Plex for a change but 10yrs on it still doesn’t do it for me. I think this video is going to give a bunch of people a headache, useful maybe 10yrs ago. I would not want my NAS running hot either with all my important data on it.
Hi Sarah,
I set mine up (although via my computer which I was trying to avoid). but the resolution is just terrible with the set up mentioned in this video. Do you know if transcoding options can be changed? I mean it's BAD on my downloaded 1080p and 4k content.
You need a premium account
Thanks for your video, but wich Plex media Server used you in the WD My Cloud Home? Where can I download this version? Thanks and sorry, my English is not good...
Most have Plex pre-installed. You have to enable it and access it through your Plex account. Just check that your NAS supports it or not.
hi. when I try to activate plex nothing happen. i can not reach the configuration page as you. do you know why?
problem solve
@@liamangelus2249 It would be nice if you could share what you did on here...
Hey Caroline! I can't find My Cloud Home in Plex server setup page.
Hi Avinash, me neither. I have the same model she has (plex enabled and all). Any luck with yours buddy?
@@lahuretz yep got it to work! In MCH Plex setting, configure Plex --> Directs to Plex web page. I mistaking downloaded Plex Server app for my Mac and set it up as Plex server ( side by side, my MCH Plex is also enabled ). But in Plex Set up page I could only see my MacBook Pro server.
Solution :
1) Make sure ur router ip is in 192.168 series ( Plex won't work in other series )
2) Delete any PC or Mac server app and restart everything.
Now u will see ur My Cloud Home ( any name for that matter ) device in server setup.
Hope it works
This is for MyCloud HOME users only. The older MyCloud does not support PLEX.
I thought Plex didn’t work with the single-bay MyCloud.
Im starting to freak out with the configuration. I got a Synology DS1515+ and this works like a charm. Unfortunately the Synonolgy died so i decided to bring up Plex with My Cloud home.
What i cant figure out:
1. How do i manage to get Plex look for media in my own categories? For example: I add "other Videos" and rename this to "GoPro Videos". How can i tell Plex to look for videos in the directory "GoPro Videos" on the MyCloud Home. I can't add the path to that or i must be stupid or an idiot. Maybe i am :-D
2. if Point 1 will not work i can't add own libraries and i always have to choose between the categories "Movies, Photos, Music and other videos. I want to add my own categories as much as i like and i want to specify where plex should look for files.
3. I deleted all of the categories besides Movies, renamed this to GoPro Videos. Made a Folder inside "shared videos" with the name "GoPro Videos". Plex found media...ok so far. After a scan every information was taken from the internet. So i got a bunch of disney movies with totally wrong covers, wrong information... everything was wrong. So i took the time and add my own informations, dates, cover artwork, description and stuff like that. Took me 2 days to organize my GoPro Videos. After i was finished i made the next categorie name "Yamaha Raptor Videos". And BOOM everything was gone. No movies in the GoPro Videos nor in the Yamaha Raptor Videos Category. Files still in the shared movies directory. So i deleted the Yamaha Raptor Category. Nothing found. After a refresh of the Mediafiles my GoPro Videos showed up again. But guess what? All of my own descriptions, cover artwork and stuff like that was gone. This is a pain in the ass and very frustrating. Can someone help me to get rid of this sh**?
Thanks
my cloud home is crap has - try to run infuse - good luck with that
the old ones were much easier to use.
just put them in your network and you could play them on your TV,,,
hope they go back to it again, otherwise you'll have to find some other nas
So no 4k via the nas?
No none do, a few just about have the ability to transcode 1080p. Pointless video now, 5/10yrs back maybe. Kodi is still the best option without the cost of setting up hardware as a dedicated media server
@@sarahpage4177 As I understand it, it means that the transcoding is not supported for 4k video, but, if your client support 4k out-of-the-box, it would still work, since the WD doesn't need to do any transcoding.
no longer works on my cloud home
So using a NAS vs. a PC...because a NAS is always on? As I write this, it reads as a dumb question....BUT....best not to assume...LOL.
Is google drive supported?
skip the first 5 mins. Whole thing cld have been completed in 2 mins.
PLEX DOESNT WORK ANY MORE ON THIS....!
Don`t Work at all! No Access to the NAS!
So...6TB drive...you really only have 3TB for your Plex media? I ask because I have 5TB of media.
Set it to RAID 0 to get the full capacity.
Plex hasn't worked on the WD MYCloud Home for months so don't buy it if that is what you are expecting to use it for !!
Better, much better is not to buy this stuff at all. It is tge worst thing I ever had and wad very lucky I was able to give it back.
doesn't make much sense in 2023
Plex is the biggest piece of junk to ever call itself a media server. Uploaded my entire TV DVD collection to the My Cloud Home and enabled PLEX. Now it miss identifies everything as different shows and I can't play anything I want on my TV. 9 months of troubleshooting and still can't watch TV shows. Don't waste your time and money!
He went over the important stuff way too fast. I have a WDPR 2100 with a built-in or a third-party add-on Plex server already on the NAS. So when I enable it and go to the app on my phone I do not see my NAS or anything personal. You zoomed by at a million miles an hour on copying your stuff to the NAS server which is confusing because is it the NAS server or the Plex server is it making two copies of everything I don't know what's going on I just know I can't get to my stuff from using the Plex application on Android or on my Windows 10 PC so I have just been using the OS 5 WD app and that works fine so not really sure what benefit I will get from Plex and I'm not paying them anything That's just stupid. Maybe you might want to ask WD to kick down a little more money so you can speak a little slower on the important parts and not about your music and personal traveling videos. I've had a iCloud for over 10 years and this is just ridiculous.
I tried buying and using this product 3 years ago. I found it to be the most utterly useless, disastrous, poorly-document piece of crap that I have ever seen. I simply could not figure it out! It took WD a remote session, over one hour of work, to even get the thing "working", by THEIR standards. There was NO MANUAL! Paper or electronic! Horrible!