4 self-hosted alternatives to apps you're still paying for every month
…You'll want a dedicated storage solution, and if you don't want to pay for the hardware to set up a NAS or something similar, a private server might be more…
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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…
I went back to Google TV after the Fire TV let me down, and I haven't looked back
…to unusually formatted media that Plex or Jellyfin might need to transcode. Clients on Google TV may also struggle playing certain media from a server or NAS. It's a straightforward, no…
I stopped adding containers to my NAS when I realized what actually belongs there
…Storage-heavy services are usually better on the NAS Media servers are the obvious place to start. If Jellyfin or Plex spends most of its time reading movies and TV shows stored…
Synology spent years earning your trust and cashed it in on hard drive compatibility
…A NAS isn't a finished product Upgrades are part of owning and operating a NAS My Synology NAS is way more than just a centralized file server. My home runs on…
Almost everyone self-hosts for the same 4 reasons, and HexOS covers all of them now
…I run it on my server to keep certain directories mirrored between my desktop, my laptop, and the NAS. The curated install gets the server running, and from there you pair it…
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…
Sony's digital purge just made NAS ownership a necessity, not a luxury
…Private server nodes now match the absolute interface luxury of public cloud platforms, offering single-click containers for self-hosted media aggregators like Jellyfin or Plex. This means accessing all of the…
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…
My old mini PC runs Proxmox for free, and it beats any NAS OS you have to pay for
…A home server is more than a NAS Though a home server can be a NAS, too The likes of Unraid and HexOS are solving a narrower problem than the one I…