So I finally settled on the following.... (Goal is to server 2 to 3 people w/ transcoding, run a VM or two, and run Plex, CouchPotato, SickRage, etc).... Way, way, waaay overkill on PSU. Seasonic G ...

tl;dr is: scrounge up some hardware, preferably on a recent-ish Intel platform with an igpu (i think 8th gen+ is the sweet shot), and then get a slew of storage. Pick a base operating system (I like ...

If you’ve been collecting digital media for any amount of time, you may have found it frustrating to catalog or access in a simple way, especially if your media comes from multiple sources or services ...

Plex Media Server is a free and open-source media center software that lets you easily create a local or an internet media server, onto which you can stream almost anything. This easy-to-use software ...

Discrete GPUs also offer flexibility beyond Plex. If your server doubles as a workstation, runs machine learning workloads, or handles other GPU-accelerated tasks, the additional horsepower isn’t ...

A couple of months ago, I took the plunge and built a Plex server. And now, I’m taking it to the next level. I’ve canceled my streaming services, compiled my physical media, and organized it all with ...

Plex is one of the top media server software for your media consumption needs. Be it a PC or a NAS (Network Attached Storage), you can use it to store and organize all your media on one device, and ...

Internet connectivity is crucial for Plex, but tweaks let you access media offline. Two methods allow offline access: ...