It could also make use of Google Transcoding with a direct link as well.

The real 'gem' was being able to pass off the direct play link of media stored in GD to the client so it could play back the file without it having to go through the server. This in itself really isn't a big deal but is helpful. Plex Cloud had a couple of nice features that you can't duplicate with a normal Plex install or Emby install.įirst it had built in providers for Google Drive (and others) and no need for 3rd party connection tools. Take a look at the link that shows you how to set Plex up on a VPS and I am sure Emby follows the same pattern. Also you can encrypt what you upload, store at the cloud service and then again encrypt when you stream. I have an office 365 subscription and have 5 users with 1TB each of storage that I can use with the VPS. Again if you want to play you have to pay.Īdded to this is the possibility to use a Google Drive storage or any of the other cloud services that can be connect as your media content.

Sharing the content while I travel or with friends makes much more sense using a VPS then doing so from my home location using my home connection. The VPS I have for the next 3 years is more powerful then my NAS at home and the connection to stream is a 10GB connection far more then what I have at home. I was forced also into the research of what is a VPS and it actually makes more sense then a NAS at you preferred location. It had major issues for some but worked fine for others.

Now Plex stopped the Plexcloud service and it has upset people who did not want to have to maintain a server but just let the cloud services stream it to Plex. Plexcloud a server that streams the cloud storage to users. With Plex there were 3 options on how to stream your content to yourself and friends 1.

What's the difference between those 3? I think I know, but I'm not sure. This whole VPS thing is completely foreign to me, so I'm a little confused.

Plex on cloud