

Many NAS include features like scheduled backups, remote access over the internet, or even act as a media server with software like Plex. In short, a NAS allows for centralized storage with data protection and storage expansion capabilities. In this review, I provide the reasons for why the Netgear ReadyNAS had become my favorite NAS, and share comprehensive tips on making the most of it. Two of my favorite uses of a NAS are to (1) provide data protection and (2) to stream my movie, TV, and personal video collection in the style of Netflix via the free Plex Media Server application. The Netgear ReadyNAS series had reliably safeguarded my data and also had been hosting the Plex Media Server: a free software that presents your movie, TV, music, and personal video collection in a beautiful, Netflix-like interface. They still should work with old UMS versions though.Losing important data - documents and treasured photos - can be a frustrating, sad, and time-consuming ordeal! I had encountered multiple losses over the past, two decades, and that experience prompted me to look into Network Attached Storage (NAS) devices to provide data protection and disaster recovery. ⚠️ Note: Most, if not all, of the plugins hasn't been updated for a long time, and are not anymore maintened by their developpers, so you should probably just remove/delete them if issues arise while using them.

Overviewīelow is a list of popular plugins for UMS. Click on the button for the plugin in the "General Configuration" tab, under "Plugins". Some plugins have options that can be edited.

When UMS is started, all installed plugins are read from the directory.

A plugin file can be installed by copying it into the "plugins" directory.
