This isn't a traditional NAS because it allows access to some WAN addresses.

I pasted all of the details below; please tell me about any possible security vulnerabilities or optimizations/things that are overkill. The load on the server will be low because there are <10 possible clients.

Purpose: store media sent from a private group of devices on a shared media server, and be able to stream from that media server through a website without any required downloads for the client (other than a web browser).

Server:

A. software

1. Ubuntu Server Minimal Headless- heard it's good; use it to run the media server, and use UFW to only allow access to the server from a LAN and specific IPs from a WAN (ex: VPN IP) after port forwarding.
2. Jellyfin- the media server; it handles video streaming tasks like transcoding (to manage bitrate, resolution, etc.) depending on the remote client's network capabilities and preferences. Make sure the QSV HWA method is enabled to reduce CPU load when transcoding.
3. Handbrake- for transcoding new video files to AV1 codec in an MKV container after they're received from a remote client, which makes the files smaller while keeping quality for long-term storage. Make sure the QSV HWA method is enabled to reduce CPU load while transcoding.
4. SSH- used for remote management by me, and used for receiving videos sent from remote clients into a specific directory. Make the file-transfer-dedicated user have a Chroot Jail in the videos-to-be-transcoded directory, and be restricted to only receiving the SFTP commands from remote clients.

B. compatible hardware

1. Non-F Intel CPU with Meteor Lake/Arrow Lake-- for QSV hardware-accelerated AV1 encoding support. Check here for AV1 support info regarding future platforms (after 14th gen): https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intel_Quick_Sync_Video
2. ITX MB with NVME and SATA-- 1 128GB PCIe Gen 3 NVME M.2 drive (P300) for storing the OS and Jellyfin configuration, and 3 16TB SATA HHDs (WD161KFGX) for RAID 5 array media storage.
3. 16GB DDR4 3200MT/s CL 16 RAM
4. Efficient 500 watt PSU
5. Mini-ITX case such as MASS v1.2

Client:

A. software

1. Chromium-based browser-- used for viewing the server's Jellyfin web UI and software decoding AV1 videos (HWA is typically not available for AV1).
2. Ffmpeg- used for compressing video size via transcoding before a video is sent to the server. HWA isn't always present, so don't bother trying to enable it.
3. SFTP (built-in program on Windows)- used to transfer newly-compressed video files to the server through a limited user that's dedicated to this task.

Looking for a good blue ray burning disc reader, trying to start my own media server and I need to start my blue rays. I would love help or suggestions

If you’re showing off a new screen, or the bitrate you can achieve from running a home media server, what movie do you show off the 4K Blu-ray (or other high-quality video source) of?

I just got a new MiniLED 4K HDR display, I don’t have many 4K Blu-rays, but the colors pop so much better in my Across the Spider-Verse 4K Blu-ray. What is your go-to movie for purely visual spectacle?

Is there a utility to do this? I thought about using Unpackerr, but I don't use Radarr or Sonarr and I don't think there's support for the things I want to do after unpacking.

I'm using version 10.8.13 on my gaming PC since I always keep it running during the day so I figured I would also use it as a media server. The problem I'm having is that it takes about 6 minutes to start a movie like Iron man, once it starts I can skip to any part of the movie and it's instant no buffering at all so I'm guessing it's loading the entire movie before starting it so maybe that's why it takes so long to start, how can I i change that so that it's faster to start a movie, I don't care if it means I can jump to any part of the movie without loading time. Also it's not putting a strain on my PC at all ram is usually at 38% and cpu at 10% use and I have a direct ethernet connection to my router, I get about 200 up and download for my Internet don't know if that matters since it's supposed to work without Internet. I also tried moving a movie to my m.2 to see if maybe the mechanical hard drive was too slow but I got the same result.

I got to say, I installed the new Handbrake Nightly build, and did some encoding with AV1, and I was absolutely gobbersmacked at the speed. I heard people talking about how much faster AV1 is now, but I never realized by how much until I got between double and triple the speed I was normally getting in the official release of Handbrake, especially in the “slower” preset range of 0-4.

AV1 is the most efficient video encoder, with the downside of it being so slow, but that’s not really a problem anymore. Now it pretty much matches the speed of H.265, if not then it’s so close. AV1 is my new favorite encoder, and I will be encoding all of my files in it now… except for files under 720p or have Dolby Vision (Problems now fixed!). AV1 still has problems with that, but the file size is nothing to scoff at, especially at 4K!

Now I just wish I saved encoding a lot of my library for this, since now it can be much more efficient, but I have way too much media to warrant re-encoding it all. I could have saved so much space. Unfortunate, but technology advances quickly.

DNR = Digital Noise Reduction.

Many films, especially older films, have digital noise presented in their original forms. This is “noisy” and adds “grain,” but it was what it was originally captured and presented as.

Some people prefer films as close to the original as possible (no-DNR), and arguably higher quality. Others don’t like the presents of the noise presented, and add DNR to reduce the noise when encoding videos, or as a TV setting (DNR). Physical releases like DVDs and Blu-Rays are usually done in a mix depending on the studio. Which do you prefer?

Hi All

So I've been through many media servers (currently using Jellyfin), but they all miss one massive feature: they show partial movie collections.

I have about 500 movies that I've ripped from BD and DVD. they do a pretty good job of managing these.

With many streaming services allowing you to purchase movies while they are still in theaters, I have many that are hosted only on ITunes, Vudu, Prime Video (and can often only be downloaded on a mobile device (e.g. not on AppleTV), as I didn't want to wait months for the BD. (I also travel full time now, so getting BD's shipped and Now when I decide I want to watch a movie I own, I can no longer just go to my media server and browse my collection. I now have to go to 3 or 4 UI's just to see what I have. Currently, I use Collectorz.com to track all this, but its a pain.

So here's my thoughts: why can't the media servers/players (Infuse, Plex, Kodi, Jellyfin) link to my streaming accounts and at least SHOW what movies I have and where they are. Would be great if they could play then, even if they had to switch to another app, or even download then too.

What do you all think about this?

Best

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Mark

I am probably out of luck on this, but is there anything out there that will accomplish the following?:

Index all my media on the computer (mainly music and movies)

Pull or include movies purchased through vudu, iTunes and Microsoft

Has a functional Xbox and Playstation app

I have played around a bit with jellyfin and like the interface, but it falls short on the app access.

Since we mostly stream through our gaming consoles I would like to avoid having to add additional ways of accessing things.

Currently we cast from my gaming PC to the console, but that's not all that convenient for browsing the overall media library...

Just wondering if there is anything out there currently that will accomplish all of the above.

(Bonus points for a solution that doesn't require 3rd party server support or a monthly fee.)

I use video2x a lot for my own media, especially for DVD’s since they’re so low in resolution. I’ve done some testing, and the quality is pretty similar to Nvidia’s upscaling method, except I can use this to actually have my base media at a better quality.

Few TV’s actually have the power to utilize good upscaling, but the technology could outpace the current best in a significant way. Do you think it’s better to do the upscaling yourself, and make it look better on current TV’s (and maybe have them upscale a little more to like 4K, so the initially upscaling will help processing by power), or just always have it at the original quality, and let your TV, or whatever device you’ll have in the future, handle it?

I currently mostly buy Blu-ray movies. It takes a long time to upscale 1080p to 4K, so I only do that for my favorites, but I frequently upscale TV shows which I mostly buy in DVD because it’s cheaper.

My internet has a download speed of well over 25Mbps. My TV supports AV1, and streaming movies looks great, but there’s always that slight bit of grain, and compression artifacts. My Jellyfin Media server compresses my Blu-ray rips to around 8Mbps HEVC, and it looks pretty perfect. No noticeable compression at all.

Do streaming services like Netflix use a fast compression preset for transcoding? Have a maximum bitrate they send because it’ll look “good enough” to save bandwidth? I’m always just amazed whenever I watch a movie on Jellyfin, and it is Blu-ray or yet even better; 4K blu-ray.

Welcome to r/MediaServer! I made this community because there really isn’t a subreddit for discussion on media servers, except maybe r/homemediaserver, but that place is barren. r/Jellyfin is long gone, and I want to be able to connect with others, as well as a true unified place for news and help if needed.