Please keep HW Transcoding with Plex Media Server ("PMS") is still in an experimental stage
I did manage to do get HW Transcoding working on my new Synology DS216+II by doing to following.
- Stop your current PMS
- Download the PlexMediaServer build 1.6.0 - Hardware Transcoding Preview 3 for Synogly from this link
https://downloads.plex.tv/plex-media-server/1.6.0.3720-d82f85387/PlexMediaServer-1.6.0.3720-d82f85387-x86_64.spk - Install downloaded PMS. If you current PMS is higher than 1.6.0 you need to remove your current PMS installation first.
- Start the new installed PMS
- Start Plex and goto Server -> Transcode and turn on the hardware acceleration option.
Open a ssh console and create the following script
** /usr/local/etc/rc.d/startup.sh**#!/bin/bash #NAS Startup Script #Access for HW Decoder Plex chmod 777 /dev/dri/card0 chmod 777 /dev/dri/controlD64 chmod 777 /dev/dri/renderD128 exit
After the creating of the script. Run the command below to set proper permissions.
sudo chmod 755 /usr/local/etc/rc.d/startup.sh
- Reboot your NAS and HW Transcoding should be enabled on your Synology DS216+II