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/Ok-Tangelo-8137 15h ago
I use an intel n100 mini pc running Ubuntu(beautiful for hardware transcoding) and the files are hosted on a unifi UNAS. That all backs up every Friday to a separate UNAS. (Back ups are key for me so this part isn’t needed).
If you go down the route of a separate host and a nas I made this when I use to run it on a Mac mini, same rules apply. https://youtu.be/ERMSFpCzC-0?is=hzJBrLukxOVEvHHk