I use jellyseer to grab movies and shows, there is also overseer for plex. I dont think you can run that in kodi, but looks like better approch to me anyway. There might be more options that Im not aware of

Is this jellyfin for porn? 😝

Backblaze B2 is 6$ a month for 1TB and first 10GB is free. You pay proportionally (it cost me 2-3$ for last 7-8 months for 20-150 GB that accumulated over time). Keep in mind that you will spend more if you download backup, but you should use cloud backup as last resort anyway. I backup to 2nd local disk and also to B2 daily with Kopia. Didnt need backup fortunately, downloading from B2 small files ocasionally just for testing setup

Its not just cheaper, I love it because I dont have to deal with Gshit company

There is an option to disable transcoding completely, try that. Also check is it working with subtitles disabled.

I used to have issues sometimes when I had rpi4 as media server

a few weeks ago you needed to update the docker compose file because they changed dependencies.

You are right, but they warned us about that few releases before in the mobile app and on the web. They reduced the number of containers again woop 🎇

Bad stories about nextcloud scare me 😂 I hope Im not gonna jinx myself, but my nextcloud runs super stable for almost a year. I get some errors while updating, but service doesnt stop working and its usually simple fix by following the message it shows.

I removed apps that I dont use (most of them) and web ui became super fast on my budget server

Actually all services are so smooth and almost no issues, maybe beginner luck 😉

If you are looking for microsoft compatibility check OnlyOffice, its amazing

Why dont you run 2nd posgres instance for immich only? Maybe there is a good reason that Im not aware of, but they changed database image in 1.91.0

I have no idea, but I heard only good things about both of them

Grmps is completely new to me, didnt even know about desktop app before I deployed docker. Found it on awesome selfhosted. So i used this one thinking its what everyone is doing 🙃

Tbh Im using syncthing for obsidian notes, but android app is disconnecting from server quite a lot. I have to open syncthing app on my phone to make connection again. Also keeping all files on the phone would fill up storage.

Nextcloud can sync between devices,so you can even use files while offline. There is recycle bin and many more features and apps available. I mostly use filebrowser just to manage files on the server. Both apps are amazing

I have nvidia 1060 and popos is working likea charm. Was thinking what distro to choose, but have no reason to look any further

I agree

I miss the days where you didn’t have to spend anything to pirate

Nothing changed with torrents afaik. Never tried streamio tho

I had an issue with only 1 SSD powered from USB, couldnt even run SMART test. Found that after I got corrupted system. Getting external power supply makes it more bulky and have to be careful with compatibility

I use syncthing, it works fine, but sometimes it doesnt sync, I have to open syncthing on my phone and also on PC to triger sync. If I open same file on both devices it just creates copy so you end up with 2 files Edit: I use obsidian for notes

You need gluetun! It supports almost all VPN providers

Start with hardware you have already, its high likely overkill anyway. If you have CPU that supports quicksync (intel 7th gen or newer iirc) you could remove GPU to reduce power consumption. QuickSync will make streaming easy.

Raspberry pi cant transcode so its not best for media server, but it can direct play so that might not be an issue at all. I upgraded from rpi to desktop PC because I had issues with power on rpi USB ports for storage. Its also impossible to upgrade RAM on rpi. Good thing about rpi is super low power consuption, but some small factor PCs can drain ~10W. My PC was at 22W with 3 SSD. You can get power meter like Shelly plug S to see power consuption yourself.

Any OS (I use debian) of your choice + docker and docker-compose. Then install portainer and manage all services from there.

• For pictures try Immich, its amazing.
• For cloud storage Nextcloud
• For media streaming consider Jellyfin (much better than Plex IMO)
• Check wiki.servarr.com if you are downloading content with torrents or usenet. It can automate everything and provide awesome UI for users. Next level torrenting
• If you have only 1-2 users consider Wireguard or tailscale to connect when not at home.

I was going this route and Im super happy with everything

Immich is awesome!