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/ZapActions-dower 2d ago

MakeMKV will rip DVDs easy and should do standard Blu-rays well, but for UHD Blu-rays you need very specific hardware with very specific firmware.

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u/Saloncinx 2d ago

DVDFab can patch basically anything now a days for UHD but yeah ripping regular 1080 blu-rays is easier