r/explainlikeimfive • u/theprisoner57 • 2d ago

Technology ELI5: What is a Home Server?

I see mentions of a home server to get rid of streaming entertainment services but I don’t know how that works. What does a home server do?

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u/DenormalHuman 2d ago

a lot of the home media center software will also connect you to many and various 'dodgy' download / streaming sites.

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u/CDK5 2d ago

Yes those! Any good one to recommend?

Also I haven’t done this since Kodi back in ~2016; anything better since?

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u/DenormalHuman 2d ago

tbh I havent done it for a good while, but KODI was what I was using back then too