…The issue with consolidating everything on NAS It's one fail away from bringing everything down There's certainly an argument to be made for hosting everything on a single device. You…
…Relying on the integrated graphics of my NAS saved me extra bucks on the idle watts that would otherwise get siphoned by my Nvidia cards. And that’s assuming I can even…
…Related The best value GPU for Plex transcoding is way different (and older) than you'd expect You might already have one Transcoding is where local GPUs can be most useful A…
…Since the laptop was fairly old, it struggled whenever heavier media files needed to be converted on the fly. I also experimented with hosting Jellyfin on my NAS, but the hardware there…
…Not only am I saving considerably on draining our battery storage, but it's quieter and takes up less space. Choosing the right compact PCs Just pick one with everything you need…
…That's what finally pushed me towards installing Yamtrack on my NAS. This open-source tool solves a simple problem: keeping all my media tracking in one place. The tool is a…
…On the software side, older GPUs can be finicky with newer Linux kernels, especially AMD on older GCN cards. There are a few hardware acceleration quirks on Jellyfin and Plex, such as…
…So, when I came across this open-source app called Stashcast, it immediately piqued my attention, and I installed it on my NAS. Here's how it solves the precise problem I…