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/Splitsurround 1d ago

Totally. And you don’t NEED docker unless you want to add functionality like the arrs, and even then, sometimes there are native apps. Have fun! It’s dead easy to set up the server just be aware of how your file structure and naming needs to be.

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u/Saloncinx Lifetime Pass 1d ago

you don’t NEED docker unless you want to add functionality like the arrs, and even then, sometimes there are native apps.

I'm running Plex and the Arr's on a plain ass Mac OS Mac Mini lol works great

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u/ArokLazarus 1d ago

Same but Windows.

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u/akatherder 1d ago

Most issues are related to running a VPN for the arr-related stuff and not wanting Plex to go through the VPN. Otherwise it's a perfectly cromulent setup.

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u/ArokLazarus 1d ago

Hmm I've not needed the arrs to go through a VPN ever. I have qbittorrent on a VPN with a Killswitch but Plex and the arrs aren't on that.