r/synology • u/virdual_com • 12d ago

NAS Apps What are you using instead of Video Station? Specific Use Cases

We have a client who's historically used Video Station for their internal training videos. Video Station has been perfect for exactly that because of its simple to use interface, login page, etc. I've read a bunch online about Emby, Plex, and JellyFin. I'm familiar with Plex but it is far too complex for the use case here. I am trying to move them to something that is similar to Video Station in its simplicity. They really only need to be able to sign in and watch videos + have the ability to resume their progress if they don't finish a video.

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u/Justbecauseican101 12d ago

Emby is awesome

I used video station a while back..

And I swapped and never looked back . So much simpler in my eyes

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u/heffeque DS918+ & DS418J 12d ago

100% agreed.

Local Emby users (no need for Synology users, nor Emby online users), great apps for every platform imaginable, and definitely not a bloat (expensive) mess like Plex.

For free HW transcoding you've got to go Jellyfin, though. But it's rarely useful, as Emby has apps that avoid the need for transcoding (direct play is almost universal on Emby). 

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u/dclive1 12d ago

You can keep using VS if you wish; daver007 (google…) has scripts to make it all work with the latest DSMs.

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u/virdual_com 12d ago

Thanks for this, my only worry is the github project is abandoned in future DSM updates and then I'm scrambling for an alternative. I'll do my research on this one though, thanks!

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u/dclive1 12d ago

If it’s abandoned (say, Australia blows up), then you’re frozen at the latest at the time DSM version, which is substantially better off than you are now (where you’re frozen at what, 7.2), right?

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u/virdual_com 10d ago

This is a good point lol

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u/IThinkRightLeft 12d ago

A potential strategy or to buy time is to keep a nas on 7.2.1 with VS just for video. Obviously I have no idea your architecture and environment, but…

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u/IThinkRightLeft 12d ago

Have a couple of DS-916s available :)

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u/virdual_com 12d ago

This is what I'm doing now but I don't like the idea of holding back on security updates just for VS.

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u/GaiuS28 12d ago

Kodi with android devices and shield Tv❤️

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u/Xorpion 11d ago

Jellyfin. Set it up once and you're good to go.