Betelgeuse 14 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 Will there be an addon for NAS'es like WD or Synology? I am in the progress of buying a new NAS for replacing my old Buffalo, and want to know if there is something "in the pipe" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8296 Posted August 13, 2015 Share Posted August 13, 2015 (edited) Have you looked here? What are you calling an add-on? Edited August 13, 2015 by Happy2Play Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trusselo 220 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Will there be an addon for NAS'es like WD or Synology? I am in the progress of buying a new NAS for replacing my old Buffalo, and want to know if there is something "in the pipe" NAS's are by definition Network Attached Storage. A NAS does not have a processor that can run programs such as emby or any "add-on". Some NAS drives come with software that is run by your PC, or does have some basic built-in functions for backing up, or hosting simple files as an FTP or SMB share on the network. Outside of a larger "feature" mini-server NAS's such as a synology, they just dont have the processing power to run a program such as emby server, and transcode files to smaller bitrate, or different format when needed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Yeah, it depends on what you really mean by "NAS". As Trusselo points out, a true NAS won't give you any real processing power but that term is pretty much mis-used by the general public to mean any dedicated file serving machine and, some of those, can run Emby depending on how much transcoding you need to do. The mis-use of the NAS term is becoming almost as bad as "Modem". Modems haven't really existed in quite a long time but everyone still things they have one in their house . Not picking on you - it is just one of those general use things... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianW 1053 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Well, even Synology and Qnap use the name NAS and they have some reasonably powerful boxes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted August 14, 2015 Share Posted August 14, 2015 Well, even Synology and Qnap use the name NAS and they have some reasonably powerful boxes. Correct. The companies are the worst offenders. Just like your cable company that rents you a "modem" every month. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betelgeuse 14 Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) There are "add-ons" for media servers like Plex for both Synology and Western Digital. It would be very nice to be able to run the Emby server on a NAS, but it might not be possible due to the power of the NAS'es as Trusselo said. I was thinking about the WD EX 4100 that in fact has a quad processor and 2GB of RAM. I am now running a Buffalo NAS TS-XEL/R5 with 4 disks in RAID5 witch is pretty good but boring. And the original Seagate disks was a disaster. Replacing one by one with WD RED disks. Edited August 15, 2015 by Betelgeuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 There are "add-ons" for media servers like Plex for both Synology and Western Digital. It would be very nice to be able to run the Emby server on a NAS, but it might not be possible due to the power of the NAS'es as Trusselo said. Have you looked here? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Betelgeuse 14 Posted August 15, 2015 Author Share Posted August 15, 2015 (edited) Have you looked here? Sorry, can't find a subject related to Western Digital NAS'es. What I have found out the WD NAS'es are at the moment "the state of the art". Besides they have the only disks I trust. Edited August 15, 2015 by Betelgeuse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Koleckai Silvestri 1150 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 There are quite a few already. Western Digital however isn't one. Someone would have to program it. http://emby.media/downloads/nas-server/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted August 15, 2015 Share Posted August 15, 2015 Sorry, can't find a subject related to Western Digital NAS'es. What I have found out the WD NAS'es are at the moment "the state of the art". Besides they have the only disks I trust. Okay, well your original question also included Synology. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trusselo 220 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 (edited) Yeah, it depends on what you really mean by "NAS". As Trusselo points out, a true NAS won't give you any real processing power but that term is pretty much mis-used by the general public to mean any dedicated file serving machine and, some of those, can run Emby depending on how much transcoding you need to do. The mis-use of the NAS term is becoming almost as bad as "Modem". Modems haven't really existed in quite a long time but everyone still things they have one in their house . Not picking on you - it is just one of those general use things... well depends on your ISP, but very true. and even modems are rarely only modems. I work for an ISP now as a repair tech. We work on a telephone based VDSL2+ internet with IPTV. Our "modem", is a modem, and a router, 5 port switch, and wireless access point, plus IPTV router over cat5 through the network switch AND/OR through HPNA coax cable. but its just a "modem" just like these NAS's some of the 3-rd party providers that the CRTC forces us to share our DSL ports and lines with, do use basic single port modems, supply your own router and wifi. Edited August 16, 2015 by trusselo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AdrianW 1053 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Sorry, can't find a subject related to Western Digital NAS'es. What I have found out the WD NAS'es are at the moment "the state of the art". Besides they have the only disks I trust. Qnap and Synology are probably the best known and most popular NAS's. They don't come with drives, you can install WD Reds if you want (I have WD Reds in my Qnap). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deathsquirrel 741 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 Sorry, can't find a subject related to Western Digital NAS'es. What I have found out the WD NAS'es are at the moment "the state of the art". Besides they have the only disks I trust. Were someone to make a server for the WD bioxes, they don't have remotely enough power for transcoding. Your client options are going to be very limited or you're going to need to encode very limited audio and video options that are widely supported by client devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14925 Posted August 16, 2015 Share Posted August 16, 2015 well depends on your ISP, but very true. and even modems are rarely only modems. I work for an ISP now as a repair tech. We work on a telephone based VDSL2+ internet with IPTV. Our "modem", is a modem, and a router, 5 port switch, and wireless access point, plus IPTV router over cat5 through the network switch AND/OR through HPNA coax cable. but its just a "modem" just like these NAS's some of the 3-rd party providers that the CRTC forces us to share our DSL ports and lines with, do use basic single port modems, supply your own router and wifi. LOL - I knew someone out there would still actually be on analog technology somewhere in the chain and take issue with my statement . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37100 Posted June 3, 2018 Share Posted June 3, 2018 We now have Emby Server for Western Digital NAS in testing: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/59597-emby-server-for-western-digital-nas Please try it out and report your experience. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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