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Script to install Video Station in DSM 7.2.2
Synology's Video Station package has been installed more than 66 million times so there are a lot people very annoyed that Synology decided to abandon Video Station when DSM 7.2.2 was released. Many of those people are saying they will never buy another Synology NAS. So I decided to make it possible to install Video Station in DSM 7.2.2 for people who really want Video Station.
This script installs Video Station 3.1.0-3153 and Advanced Media Extensions 3.1.0-3005
Now also installs Media Server 2.1.0-3304 which supports video and audio conversion.
HEIC for Synology Photos: After running this script and enabling HEVC decoding in Advanced Media Extensions Synology Photos will be able to create thumbnails for HEIC photos again (you can then uninstall Video Station and/or Media Server if you don't need them).
Video Station installed in DSM 7.2.2
See How to run from task scheduler
How to enable SSH and login to DSM via SSH
sudo -s /volume1/scripts/videostation_for_722.sh
Note: Replace /volume1/scripts/ with the path to where the script is located.
Enable HEVC decoding:
You can install FFmpeg 6 from SynoCommunity. See Easy Install to add SynologyCommunity package repository to Package Center.
Then you have a choice of two official Wrappers:
1) Download the latest release from https://github.com/AlexPresso/VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher and unzip it.
- Then run VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher with the `-v 6` option:
```YAML
sudo -s /volume1/scripts/VideoStation-FFMPEG-Patcher/patcher.sh -v 6
```
2) Check it out for more details: https://github.com/darknebular/Wrapper_VideoStation
bash -c "$(curl "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/darknebular/Wrapper_VideoStation/main/installer.sh")"
With Video Station installed:
Without Video Station installed: