So I want to setup a QNAP 253D+ as I do not want to pay for streaming platforms however I can't find an app to set it up.
Plex is what everyone is recommending but that requires outside authentication with plex. So if I want to stream from my NAS to the TV I have to authentication with Plex and I want to avoid that. I do not know when Plex is going to decide I can't watch Aladdin on my home system do to racism or something like that.
That just seems like a highly unlikely worst case scenario. But, like you said, its fairly straightforward to defend against. Harder for windows users to set permissions but not impossible.
What? No it isn't. Setting file permissions on Windows has always been trivial.
What are the steps for giving plex read permissions but denying write permissions, while allowing other applications write permissions?
Create local user account on Windows for Plex' use.
Install Plex service, input account and password into Plex Service Wizard
Properties of your media folder, add security rule for that user to DENY write, inherit to child objects.
On Unix you'd probably do it with group permissions, but it's essentially the same thing. Harder than getting poked in the eye, sure, but pretty simple.
makes sense, I only had to mess with windows permissoins on systems that weren't mine when they got in the way
edit: or why the fuck can't I delete that file?!?