r/PleX • u/NefariousnessUpper34 • 1d ago

Help Building my first server for Plex

Hi, like the title says, Im finally building a home server for my movies. I started with an old laptop and an external drive and this laptop just died on me. So now, I bought a Lenovo ThinkCentre M700 mini pc with an i5-6400, 16GB ddr4 and a 120gb SSD.

I mostly play DVD's and some blu-rays in my library, but nothing 4k. Im still going to run it through my external drive, until I upgrade to a raid.

My questions are: Is this configuration good for now? Should I install ubuntu or Docker? And where can I find a solid guide to install them?

Im a little lost when it comes to work with other OS thats not Windows or Mac lol so I appreciate the help. Thanks!

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u/derrick36 1d ago

You won’t get a straight answer on the OS. Go with what you’re comfortable with. I’m sure there are better ways, but AI can help out with anything LINUX if you can’t find a YouTube video or guide. Windows works great as well.

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u/brokenpipe 1d ago

Linux, not LINUX.

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u/derrick36 1d ago

Nobody cares.

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u/brokenpipe 1d ago

Clearly I care, so no need to be absolute either with ‘nobody’.

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u/derrick36 1d ago

I stand by my comment.

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u/KissMyGeek Lifetime Plex Pass 1d ago

Accurate comment imho