Accessing cache path for Emby Server stored on QNAP NAS

[sjkiss 28]

I'm following the instructions here to try to get the path name for the folder that contains my Emby Playlists. but the instructions assume a sever running on a local machine, not an NAS. I can look at my dashboard, but annoyingly, the full cache path is not reported!!! It's cut off! So I don't really know where to look!

 

 

 

[sjkiss 28]

Ok I figured this out, using Terminal. But if there is a way to add a "copy" button or something to this interface, it would be helpful. Or be sure that the full path name is printed.

 

[Luke 42077]

Hi, what exactly are you trying to do?

[sjkiss 28]

I'm trying to point my ASset UpnP to read the playlists created by Emby. There is an option in my Asset configuration page to specify a path to look for playlists. 

[Happy2Play 9780]

But Emby playlists in that location (\Emby-Server\programdata\data\playlists) are xml not m3u, doesn't Asset upnp only read m3u?

[sjkiss 28]

Yes, I realize that now. But I thought it would be worth a try.

[Luke 42077]

On 4/1/2021 at 1:45 PM, sjkiss said:

There is an option in my Asset configuration page to specify a path to look for playlists. 

There is, where?

[sjkiss 28]

I open the Asset app in my QNAP app center and land on Picture 1. Then I select Configure and land on the next screen where I can specify basically watched folders for music tracks and playslists. Unfortunately Asset only reads m3u files and Emby only process xml files. That's why I was asking for a way to get emby to automatically generate m3u files here. Thank you. 

 

[Luke 42077]

Hi, yes at some point I would like to drop our proprietary playlist xml and just have our playlist features generate regular m3u files.

[sjkiss 28]

That would be amazing. Thank you.

[jprobins007 24]

I am trying to locate the Emby plugin folder.  On my QNAP NAS there is no Cachedev1_Data folder under Share at all. I am running QuTSHero, not QTS. Perhaps that is the difference.  Any idea where I should be able to find the Emby folders?

 

Please ignore this request.  I found the location.  It was in the /share/ZFS530_DATA/.qpkg/ folder.

Edited January 22, 2024 by jprobins007

[anthony_m 8]

Just wanted to bring this back up as there is no easy way to find out the path to the EmbyServer folder on QuTSHero systems.

I had to erase mine due to an installation mishap and I finally found it here:

/share/ZFS1_DATA/.qpkg/EmbyServer

After that one was erased it also seemed to clear all the other folders that previously contained an EmbyServer folder like the one in /share/ZFS530_DATA/.qpkg.

@Lukefor future reference it would be nice to include the path here, it would have saved me quite a bit of time:

https://emby.media/support/articles/Server-Data-Folder.html

 

Also for the Qnap the folder can be accessed with WinSCP as long as the option to display hidden folders is ticked:

 

Edited September 4, 2025 by anthony_m

[Luke 42077]

OK so that's specific to QutsHero. @sa2000can update that. Thanks.

[anthony_m 8]

Yes that seems to be the case, thanks for adding it!

[sa2000 673]

Thanks @jprobins007for highlighting the issue and thanks @anthony_mfor the info

So for QTS - the path is 

/share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/.qpkg/EmbyServer/programdata

For older QNAP NAS (running QTS 4.3.3.2784) i am seeing it at

/share/HDA_DATA/.qpkg/EmbyServer/programdata

For QuTS Hero - I need clarification on which systems have it as ZFS1_DATA and which as ZFS530_DATA  Or is it variable of form "ZFSxxxx_DATA" where xxxx could be a number ?

 

[anthony_m 8]

On 9/5/2025 at 4:47 PM, sa2000 said:

Thanks @jprobins007for highlighting the issue and thanks @anthony_mfor the info

So for QTS - the path is 

/share/CACHEDEV1_DATA/.qpkg/EmbyServer/programdata

For older QNAP NAS (running QTS 4.3.3.2784) i am seeing it at

/share/HDA_DATA/.qpkg/EmbyServer/programdata

For QuTS Hero - I need clarification on which systems have it as ZFS1_DATA and which as ZFS530_DATA  Or is it variable of form "ZFSxxxx_DATA" where xxxx could be a number ?

 

I can only comment on my system and EmbyServer folders are found with these paths: 

 

/share/ZFS1_DATA/.qpkg,

/share/ZFS2_DATA/.qpkg

and 

/share/ZFS530_DATA/.qpkg

 

But the first two paths are only links to the ZFS530_DATA folder, no idea why they have another path even when I am clearly redirected to the same folder each time. So there really only seems to be one "real" folder, in my Qnap and that is /share/ZFS530_DATA/.qpkg

 

This is with QuTS hero h5.2.4.3079

 

Not sure if there are other folders relating to Emby but if you use WinSCP you could do a search in /share.

 

 

 

 

[sa2000 673]

Thanks - what path does the dashboard view server info show ?

[anthony_m 8]

I only saw these via WinSCP.

[sa2000 673]

13 hours ago, anthony_m said:

I only saw these via WinSCP.

Is your server running? If it is, could you get me a screenshot of server settings / Dashboard / clicking on "..." and then "View Server Info"

This is what an old x12 NAS Emby Server install shows:

[anthony_m 8]

Sorry about that, I was still in Qnap mode 

Here is the dashboard info from my Emby server. No surprises here, it is in fact all in the ZFS530_DATA folder:

[sa2000 673]

Thank You @anthony_mfor your help

I have updated our support document here https://emby.media/support/articles/Server-Data-Folder.html

From what chatgpt told me the 530 may not be for all models - so I mentioned it as an example for QuTS hero

 

 

[anthony_m 8]

On 9/8/2025 at 7:30 PM, sa2000 said:

Thank You @anthony_mfor your help

I have updated our support document here https://emby.media/support/articles/Server-Data-Folder.html

From what chatgpt told me the 530 may not be for all models - so I mentioned it as an example for QuTS hero

 

 

Thanks, that should make things a lot easier for owners of QuTS Hero NAS systems.