This includes creating a VPN tunnel or using a domain or some other method which makes Plex 'appear' as a local device to your client devices.
The only thing that has become locked behind a paywall now is Plex' built-in relay system that allows you to remotely connect using minimal configuration (just logging in, basically). You could still connect remotely via Tailscale, for example, and access things that way.
> Previously, if you used an unverified drive, the system would warn you in Storage Manager after setting up DSM, informing you that the drives were not verified by Synology and that using them might put your system in an unsupported state — potentially limiting any after-sales or technical support the brand could offer. The 2025 series, however, currently will not even allow you to initialise the system out of the box if you are using non-Synology hard drives.
> ...right now only Synology HDDs and SSDs are listed on the official DS925+ compatibility page