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 ...

An old laptop needn't lie in a drawer gathering dust. It can still serve a useful purpose as a Plex Media Server. But does Plex work better on Windows or Linux, and what should you use for your Plex ...

Whether it's music or movies, my content is all over the place. From rare films I have on DVD to music that's been trapped in iTunes for the better part of a decade, it's a nightmare. Nothing lives in ...

Plex always has been the Mac-friendly offshoot of XBMC. I've never considered using an Apple product for my home media center, so I've never really put much thought into it. Things have changed ...

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Sick of paying for streaming services like HBO Max and Netflix? Black Friday might be your last chance to grab discounted hardware for a Plex media server. I should note that Plex hardware transcoding ...

Full disclosure, I'm totally new to linux, networking and servers. I suppose I should start with what I want to do to see if all of it is even possible and what the best (read: easiest) course of ...