A modern NAS replaced my smart home hub, backup solution, and media server
…The NAS combines my media and photos and makes them useful. For media, the NAS acts as a personal server. I store my library of Blu-rays locally and stream it to…
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The only reason I still recommend Synology is DSM, but even that's falling behind
…Sure, Plex or Jellyfin are better, but Video Station offered an excellent backup. Moreover, it's just odd for a NAS not to ship with a default, built-in video streaming solution…
Intel Quick Sync is the reason I will never buy another Nvidia card for my Jellyfin server
…Related You probably already have the best GPU for Plex and Jellyfin transcoding Transcoding is well within your reach, even on older hardware Hardware-accelerated transcoding is pretty important for media servers…
The worst gaming GPU in your drawer might be your best home server upgrade
…If you're running Jellyfin or Plex to stream media to devices around your house or over the internet, your server is almost certainly transcoding videos. Transcoding happens when files need to…
TrueNAS SCALE tried to do everything, so I gave it one job and moved the rest to Proxmox
…TrueNAS SCALE is brilliant as a NAS, but the OS is also tailored toward hosting apps and services. I quickly got Jellyfin, Plex, Nextcloud, Frigate, and other apps up and running in…
Stop upgrading your CPU for media server transcoding; a used GPU does it better
…leverages his deep background in NAS, storage solutions, and PC internals to help readers master their tech. Sign in to your XDA account My homelab Debian server runs on an old PC…
My NAS ran out of space, but the real problem wasn't the size of my drives
…for a local NAS might not be a smart choice A NAS can be more than a NAS Services, storage, and more Modern NAS systems are more like servers than destinations for…
I replaced enterprise gear with a $50 compact PC, and my power bill thanked me
…Going from a single prebuilt network-attached storage (NAS) device to used enterprise gear and a server cabinet, I learned a lot about how best to configure a smart home and what…
I finally ditched Letterboxd for this self-hosted movie tracker and I am never looking back
…Goodreads, and my actual media server had no connection to any of these at all. That's what finally pushed me towards installing Yamtrack on my NAS. This open-source tool solves…
I built a private podcast feed for all my random YouTube saves and I am never going back
…It's not another Plex server , nor is it a long-term archive project like TubeArchivist or one of the many YouTube downloader apps. It's not even trying to replace YouTube…