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    Anybody ever set up a Plex server?

    A friend of mine at work has been telling us for awhile about his Plex server. He�s got all his family pics on there and all the movies and shows you could want. I�ve got tons of DVDs and even more I can snag and upload from my family and friends. Thinking about setting them all up on a Plex server as an attempt to work towards trimming down my cable streaming avenues.

    Anybody ever set one up? I�m trying to decide what kind of hardware I�d need and exactly how to go about it
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    We use a Plex server for our media collection, with about a dozen accounts in the US and Australia that stream from us. If you'd like, I can give you my husband's discord info, since he's the one who set it up.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Mama Bear View Post
    We use a Plex server for our media collection, with about a dozen accounts in the US and Australia that stream from us. If you'd like, I can give you my husband's discord info, since he's the one who set it up.
    Does he run it himself? The way I understood it was you needed your own server set up so that you can build it out from there. I don't think I could run it off of my laptop since there's not nearly enough memory. I was looking into buying storage and a different server to run it off of - but the cost adds up there and I'm trying to save for wedding/honeymoon right now.

    This would be an /eventually/ project, but one that I think would be fun to work towards.
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    Quote Originally Posted by I_royalty_I View Post
    Does he run it himself? The way I understood it was you needed your own server set up so that you can build it out from there. I don't think I could run it off of my laptop since there's not nearly enough memory. I was looking into buying storage and a different server to run it off of - but the cost adds up there and I'm trying to save for wedding/honeymoon right now.

    This would be an /eventually/ project, but one that I think would be fun to work towards.
    Yeah, he runs it. We have a whole bunch of NASs that we're transitioning into a big-ass server rack because it's gotten so large. A laptop might suffice if you're talking just photo sharing or whatever, but definitely not for a streaming service if you want multiple simultaneous users. It can definitely be pricey (though US prices for this sort of thing are better than ours) - we paid $2100AUD for a 72TB rack - but we feel it's worth it. Saves a lot of people a lot of money in the long run.

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    I use Plex to stream movies off of my laptop to my PS4. Its actually super simple to do, and it works quite well. My dad suggested I do that, since its difficult to get behind my tv to change HDMI hookups. I have a cheap (read: shitty) laptop, and it runs no problem. If you need any help, I can do my best to assist!






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