How do I add a network drive to Plex?

So I've been looking around and can't find an exact solution to my problem. I dual boot Windows 7 and Ubuntu 13.04. I like Ubuntu and want to use it instead of windows. Everything was working on Ubuntu 13.04 running PMS and a external USB HDD hooked up to it until I got a NAS WD MyBookLive 3TB drive. So I understand with this there are shared folders on this drive. I created a folder called Plex which then has sub-directories:

"MyBook" is the name of the drive

• MyBook/Plex/Movies
• MyBook/Plex/TV Shows

I don't know how to mount/map this properly to keep this mounted every time there is a reboot needed. Also I just don't understand how to add it into plex. I know this will be fixed when the shared folder "Plex" is mounted/mapped correctly. I just can't get plex to see it. There isn't a username or password needed to get into the shared folder "Plex". So credentials aren't needed.

IP address of the mybook is 192.168.0.13.

I have read various things and tried several different things, but no luck. If someone could help me I would be grateful. The drive is NFS and Samba compatible.

I don't believe Plex has any way to access drives from a network location, but like this thread on Plex for Mac suggests - http://forums.plexapp.com/index.php/topic/58993-add-folder-from-local-network-nas-hdd-in-plex-server-library/ - if you are able to mount them within the local filesystem, then you should be able to do it with no problem.

• [I'm kind of modeling this after the answer to this thread: How do I access an external hard drive plugged into my router? ]
• I'm not really that familiar with NFS, but this is how you can do it with CIFS (the successor to Samba - should be compatible with your MyBook if MyBook supports Samba).

You'll need to decide where you want the mounted files from MyBook to appear in your filesystem. I would suggest something like /media/Plex. Once you decide, open a terminal and type:

sudo mkdir /media/Plex

(This assumes you don't already have that directory. You'll need to enter your password, because usually only the operating system edits things in /media)

Now, let's install CIFS Utilities:

sudo apt-get install cifs-utils

Then, you'll want to edit your /etc/fstab - this is what tells Ubuntu what to drives to mount (and where) when it starts up. You may wish to backup /etc/fstab first (in case something goes wrong your you want to undo this easily). You can do this by entering in terminal:

sudo cp /etc/fstab /etc/fstab.bak

(Now you've got a backup copy called fstab.bak)

Next, to add your NAS. Still in the terminal, type:

sudo gedit /etc/fstab

This will open /etc/fstab in the text editor with write permissions. Don't touch anything already added to the document, but add to the end of that document this line:

//192.168.0.13/Plex /media/Plex cifs guest 0 0

Since you said there's no password, guest should work.

*Sidenote: If you use a password protected NAS, use this line instead:

//192.168.0.13/Plex /media/Plex
username={{username}},password={{password}},iocharset=utf8,sec=ntlm  0  0

And replace {{username}} and {{password}} respectively.*

Now, to test, type in terminal:

sudo mount -a

And open Nautilus (the file manager). Your MyBook's Plex folder should now show up in the left-hand sidebar!

So, also, you should now be able to "Add Section" in the Plex Media Server web UI by clicking the big + sign in the My Library section (below in red).

Select the type of media, and then you should be able to select the Movies or TV shows from your new /media/Plex folder (which is really your MyBook). I did the same thing with what I have available (I don't own a MyBook, but I did the same thing with my readyshare, and here it is after mounting it in /media/readyshare, ready to be added as a Plex section:)