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…Let's say your NAS is also your VM host, media server, automation hub (hello, Home Assistant!), DNS filter, and more. It's asking a lot from the hardware, and while it…
…I was finally able to do complex tasks, like having an IKEA motion sensor trigger a Philips Hue light that sends a notification to my iPhone, and dimming my Plex media player…
…It lets you keep SteamOS intact while still running things like file servers, media servers, or other self-hosted apps. Once I stopped trying to force a traditional setup and leaned into…
…Unfortunately, we weren't able to take one of these efficient and impressive servers home to upgrade our local Plex server and make it a Netflix rival. Maybe next time. Best Deals…
…Depending on your needs, the ZimaCube can become a full-fledged (AI) server, a media center, a NAS, an external storage device via direct PC connection, an editing workstation, and so much…
…Multimedia Server: A server app for streaming content hosted on a TerraMaster server, similar to the Media Station of Synology. TerraMaster doesn’t have playback apps on the front end, but Multimedia…
…It's one of the few devices that can double as a Plex Media Server, handling transcoding without the need for a separate PC. This tells you how much power it actually…
What is Hound? Hound is a self-hosted, open-source media server, like Plex/Jellyfin, but with the extra ability to stream content through P2P (torrent) or HTTP/Debrid without downloading first. With Hound, you have the f…
Lurked here for a while, learned a ton from posts like the one I'm hoping this becomes. Time to give back. Quick context: I'm IT support by trade. Not a developer, not a sysadmin. Everything in this post I figured out by…
…There have been more instances than I can count where the Synology Photos app hadn’t backed up months of media, while I assumed it did in the background. Google’s ecosystem…
…Always check the exact CPU/GPU and Plex compatibility before buying. Should I choose NAS software based only on the interface? No. Interface polish matters, but backup tools, security controls, snapshots, app…
…Is the Flashstor Gen 3 good for Plex? It has a more promising media platform than Gen 2 because of the Ryzen APU and integrated Radeon graphics, but Plex transcoding behaviour should…
