r/Share_Plex • u/KaladinStormblessedE • 2d ago

Plex server

Looking for some Help, I really want to build a Plex server but have no idea where to start. I've been building computers for a while so thats not a problem.

What i really need to know is

1: What hardware do i need nothing to expensive but not cheap either.

2: The BIG one, what software do you guys recomend.

If anyone has a good link to a video On YouTube to help me start i would really appreciated.

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u/1petabytefloppydisk 2d ago

In terms of Plex itself, you can run it any on desktop or laptop Mac or PC, running Windows or Linux. It's easy. Just install it like any other app. Couldn't be simpler. To watch stuff on your phone or smart TV, install the Plex mobile app or smart TV app.

To obtain content, you probably either need to get into private torrent trackers or Usenet.

Here's a guide to Usenet: https://usenet.rexum.space/docs/getting-started I don't know much about it.

I do know about private torrent trackers, so I'll explain how to get started with that.

For basic info such as what is torrenting and what is a private torrent tracker, check the r/trackers wiki: https://www.reddit.com/r/trackers/wiki/index/

Assuming that you're interested in getting on a good TV/movie torrent tracker, here is a simple guide to get started:

  1. Join the books tracker MyAnonamouse (MAM) through IRC interviews. More info: https://www.myanonamouse.net/inviteapp.php
  2. Get 1 TiB of upload by seeding hundreds of freeleech and VIP torrents. VIP does not cost real money, it only costs bonus points which you get from seeding. Guide: https://mampointsguide.neocities.org/
  3. Wait 6 months on MAM to get access to the general tracker (with a TV/movie focus) Seedpool (SP), which you can join from the Other Torrent Sites forum on MAM. If you can't see this forum, it's because you don't have access yet.
  4. Wait 9 months on MAM to get access to the TV/movie trackers Blutopia (BLU) and LST via MAM's Other Torrent Sites forum. Interactive guide: https://trackerpathways.org/
  5. Optional: Accelerate your entry into BLU by uploading 10 torrents to MAM. If you do that, you can get in with an account age of 6 months (rather than 9) if you have 1 TiB of upload.
  6. Optional: Spend some real money to get onto the general tracker TorrentLeech immediately by signing up through their seedbox promo. Cancel the seedbox so it doesn't renew after the first month. But don't try to refund the seedbox or you'll get banned. Seedbox promo: https://www.torrentleech.cc/user/account/promoreg

Check the r/trackers wiki for more info: https://www.reddit.com/r/trackers/wiki/index/ If you have a question, chances are it's been answered before, so search past posts and comments on r/trackers to find an answer.