I reduced my NAS power bill by letting drives sleep, and the setup took one dropdown menu
…The real activity on my NAS happens for 4–8 hours per day, which is when my family and I are using Plex in the evening, or the nightly backup job kicks…
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The Nvidia Shield TV Pro is one of the few streaming devices with this useful port
…asking me to depend on wireless conditions around the television. You’d understand the importance of this port if you run a Plex server, use a NAS, or maintain a large UHD…
I ditched my dedicated GPU for integrated graphics and cut my power bill in half
…It was almost required since our existing playback device of choice didn't support all the formats stored on Plex. I ended up using a GPU, starting with an Nvidia GeForce RTX…
HexOS can finally manage your NAS locally instead of through the cloud, and it fixes its biggest flaw
…For the most common NAS use cases, media server plus automation, file sharing, smart home, those 28 apps cover almost everything a beginner actually wants. Plex, for example, has a one-click…
I ditched Plex, Google Photos, and iCloud for self-hosted alternatives, and Pangolin made it actually work
…Three subscriptions, three self-hosted replacements The easy part I was using Plex even when I hadn’t built my home Debian server . It was hosted on my old Synology NAS, and…
I couldn’t get Jellyfin remote streaming working until I found this app
…able to use Tailscale with Jellyfin on Microsoft's operating system. Related I thought I needed a NAS, then I used this device for Plex instead If you're just getting into…
I switched from streaming to self-hosting my media — it cost more than I expected
…Self-hosting is a luxurious hobby, not a cheaper way out Suggesting someone spin up a new Portainer instance for Jellyfin on their NAS is very different from suggesting they drop a…
Your old office PC is secretly a transcoding beast for Plex and Jellyfin with one cheap upgrade
…The Arc A380 is one of the best value GPUs for Plex and Jellyfin transcoding. You can buy one brand-new for $130, but if you can find one for $75 or…
Most NAS owners only use them for backups, but mine runs free apps 24/7 that would otherwise cost hundreds annually
…A media server isn’t the only storage-heavy app you can self-host on a NAS ROM files, images, e-books; everything is fair game for your storage server Jellyfin, Plex…
4 reasons Plex is pushing me further and further towards Jellyfin
…a free platform offers most of the features I need on my NAS. With Jellyfin growing more robust with every update, there’s little reason for me to stay rooted to Plex.