Install Tailscale on Media-PC2 (Ubuntu) and mount SMB shares from both the remote WD EX2 Ultra (via Tailscale) and the local Synology DS1522+ — so Plex and Jellyfin see all media as local files.
Ubuntu 24.04 (Noble)
Tailscale IP: 100.75.215.102
Hostname: media-pc2
Tailscale IP: 100.75.215.101
Hostname: mycloudex2ultra
1 Gbps symmetric (AT&T Fiber)
Local IP: 10.0.0.99
Media share + 16TB USB drive
2.5 Gbps symmetric (AT&T Fiber)
/mnt/wdnas/media/mnt/wdnas/adult-media/mnt/synology/media/mnt/synology/usbshare1
Open a terminal on Media-PC2 and run the official installer:
curl -fsSL https://tailscale.com/install.sh | sh
This installs Tailscale via apt and sets it up with systemd (auto-starts on boot automatically — no extra configuration needed).
sudo tailscale up
A login URL will appear — open it in a browser and authenticate with your Tailscale account. Then verify:
tailscale status | head -5
100.75.215.102 media-pc2 brentrosen@ linux - 100.75.215.101 mycloudex2ultra brentrosen@ linux - ...
You should see both media-pc2 and mycloudex2ultra in the list.
sudo apt install cifs-utils smbclient -y
List available shares on the WD NAS over the Tailscale network:
smbclient -L 100.75.215.101 -N
Anonymous login successful
Sharename Type Comment
--------- ---- -------
Public Disk
adult-media Disk
media Disk
IPC$ IPC IPC Service (2-Bay NAS)
sudo mkdir -p /mnt/wdnas/media sudo mkdir -p /mnt/wdnas/adult-media
Replace YOUR_USERNAME and YOUR_PASSWORD with your WD NAS credentials.
sudo mount -t cifs //100.75.215.101/media /mnt/wdnas/media \ -o username=YOUR_USERNAME,password=YOUR_PASSWORD,vers=2.0 sudo mount -t cifs //100.75.215.101/adult-media /mnt/wdnas/adult-media \ -o username=YOUR_USERNAME,password=YOUR_PASSWORD,vers=2.0
Verify both are mounted (they'll be empty on a fresh NAS):
ls /mnt/wdnas/media ls /mnt/wdnas/adult-media
Permission denied with vers=3.0, try vers=2.0 instead. The WD EX2 Ultra works best with SMB 2.0.Instead of putting your password in fstab (visible to all users), store it in a locked-down file:
sudo nano /root/.wdnas-creds
Type these two lines (use your actual NAS credentials):
username=YOUR_USERNAME password=YOUR_PASSWORD
Save: press Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter.
Lock it down so only root can read it:
sudo chmod 600 /root/.wdnas-creds
These entries tell Ubuntu to mount both shares automatically at boot:
echo '//100.75.215.101/media /mnt/wdnas/media cifs credentials=/root/.wdnas-creds,vers=2.0,_netdev,nofail 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
echo '//100.75.215.101/adult-media /mnt/wdnas/adult-media cifs credentials=/root/.wdnas-creds,vers=2.0,_netdev,nofail 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
Verify:
cat /etc/fstab | grep wdnas
//100.75.215.101/media /mnt/wdnas/media cifs credentials=/root/.wdnas-creds,vers=2.0,_netdev,nofail 0 0 //100.75.215.101/adult-media /mnt/wdnas/adult-media cifs credentials=/root/.wdnas-creds,vers=2.0,_netdev,nofail 0 0
_netdev flag tells Ubuntu to wait for networking before mounting. The nofail flag prevents the system from hanging at boot if the NAS is unreachable.10.0.0.99.sudo mkdir -p /mnt/synology/media sudo mkdir -p /mnt/synology/usbshare1
The media files live inside the homes share under a Media subfolder. The USB drive is the usbshare1 share. Each command will prompt you for your Synology password.
sudo mount -t cifs //10.0.0.99/homes/Media /mnt/synology/media -o username=Brent
sudo mount -t cifs //10.0.0.99/usbshare1 /mnt/synology/usbshare1 -o username=Brent
Verify both are mounted:
ls /mnt/synology/media ls /mnt/synology/usbshare1
Media Files Converted Media Files to Convert Recordings #recycle TV Shows Data Downloads IPTV Media Mark II Enterprises Movies Music Prison Break (2005-2017)
Same approach as the WD NAS — a separate locked-down credentials file:
sudo nano /root/.synology-creds
Type these two lines (use your actual Synology credentials):
username=YOUR_USERNAME password=YOUR_PASSWORD
Save: press Ctrl+X, then Y, then Enter.
Lock it down:
sudo chmod 600 /root/.synology-creds
echo '//10.0.0.99/homes/Media /mnt/synology/media cifs credentials=/root/.synology-creds,_netdev,nofail 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
echo '//10.0.0.99/usbshare1 /mnt/synology/usbshare1 cifs credentials=/root/.synology-creds,_netdev,nofail 0 0' | sudo tee -a /etc/fstab
Verify all four mounts are in fstab:
cat /etc/fstab | grep -E 'wdnas|synology'
//100.75.215.101/media /mnt/wdnas/media cifs credentials=/root/.wdnas-creds,vers=2.0,_netdev,nofail 0 0 //100.75.215.101/adult-media /mnt/wdnas/adult-media cifs credentials=/root/.wdnas-creds,vers=2.0,_netdev,nofail 0 0 //10.0.0.99/homes/Media /mnt/synology/media cifs credentials=/root/.synology-creds,_netdev,nofail 0 0 //10.0.0.99/usbshare1 /mnt/synology/usbshare1 cifs credentials=/root/.synology-creds,_netdev,nofail 0 0
Once all mounts are active, point your media apps at the local paths. All four paths appear as regular folders to Plex and Jellyfin.
WD EX2 Ultra (remote via Tailscale):
• /mnt/wdnas/media — family-friendly content
• /mnt/wdnas/adult-media — adult content
Synology DS1522+ (local network):
• /mnt/synology/media — TV Shows, Recordings, converted media
• /mnt/synology/usbshare1 — Movies, Music, IPTV Media
Plex: Settings → Libraries → Add Library → Browse to any of the paths above
Jellyfin: Dashboard → Libraries → Add Media Library → Folders → Browse to any of the paths above
# Tailscale IPs Media-PC2: 100.75.215.102 WD EX2 Ultra: 100.75.215.101 # Local network Synology DS1522+: 10.0.0.99 # WD NAS mount points (remote, via Tailscale) /mnt/wdnas/media # ← family-friendly content /mnt/wdnas/adult-media # ← adult content # Synology mount points (local network) /mnt/synology/media # ← TV Shows, Recordings, converted media /mnt/synology/usbshare1 # ← Movies, Music, IPTV Media (16TB USB) # Credentials files /root/.wdnas-creds # ← WD NAS SMB login (chmod 600) /root/.synology-creds # ← Synology SMB login (chmod 600) # fstab entries /etc/fstab # ← all persistent mount configs # Useful commands tailscale status # ← check Tailscale connection mount | grep -E 'wdnas|synology' # ← verify all mounts sudo mount -a # ← re-mount all fstab entries
Media-PC2 now has four SMB mounts — two from the remote WD EX2 Ultra via Tailscale and two from the local Synology DS1522+. All mounts persist across reboots. Plex and Jellyfin can serve content from both NAS devices as if everything were on a single local drive.