My old mini PC runs Proxmox for free, and it beats any NAS OS you have to pay for
…you a working Plex library quite quickly, and if that's what you want, I'd happily point you to a more off-the-shelf NAS with one of those operating systems…
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Intel Quick Sync is the reason I will never buy another Nvidia card for my Jellyfin server
…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…
Ugreen's new NAS trades CPU appeal for the hardware I actually want in a NAS
…The smaller DXP2800GT has one 10GbE port, which is still a strong spec for a two-bay NAS at this price. One 10GbE port is already enough for a lot of home…
I thought a 10GbE home networking upgrade was overkill, but it's the best upgrade I ever made
…I had a NAS with Plex on it, as well as some backup solutions for my computers and mobile devices, which were plugged directly into my router. The entire apartment was connected…
The worst gaming GPU in your drawer might be your best home server upgrade
…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…
The future of Android-powered TV streaming sticks looks uncertain
…The budget box I have includes an Ethernet port for more reliable connectivity and better LAN streaming for self-hosted media using Jellyfin, Plex, or Emby from a separate server or NAS…
I built a 4K Jellyfin server from an old gaming PC, and it transcodes everything I throw at it
…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…
I built a 4K Jellyfin server with Intel Quick Sync for under $200, and it's enough to replace my old GPU setup
…The bind mount workaround involves connecting the underlying Proxmox host with the SMB share on my NAS, and doing so is fairly easy via the Storage section on PVE’s Datacenter tab…
I set up Jellyfin for movies, but YouTube videos became the real reason I use it
…And now I may find myself watching a lot more content on Jellyfin. Adding YouTube videos to my NAS There's a self-hosted service for that The first part of getting…
A hacker locked away 25 years of Microsoft data — here's why self-hosting matters
…We recommend following a 3-2-1 strategy , which sees three data copies stored on two devices and one kept off-site. For my NAS, I have a full backup stored in…