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agame Nov 4, 2023

How to begin setting up a media center?

How to begin setting up a media center? - lemm.ee

I have 16TB NAS dedicated to storing TV shows. It is just a cabinet with ryzen 2600 and no graphics card. I have installed openmediavault in it to access it via smb to other devices. I am an absolute noob in setting up a server. Please tell me how I should go on about turning it into a media consumption machine. P. S: I usually use VLC on android and MPV on linux to consume the media.

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oNevia Nov 4, 2023

Jellyfin or Plex are great front ends that can help organize all your media.

I personally use Plex, but have heard Jellyfin is comparable 😀

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meseek #2982 Nov 4, 2023

Plex is way harder to set up. Their UX is a mess and hasn’t changed in 20 years. All carried over from its chaotic days as an open source project.

Jellyfin can be challenging at times, but it’s a much more modern take on the premise, as mirrored by its UX.

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yuunikki Nov 4, 2023

Can you even watch jellyfin away from home?

Obviously

I already have plex lifetime pass

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PeachMan Nov 4, 2023

For the record, a Plex pass isn’t required to watch remotely…but if you like Plex, sticking with Plex is fine. Jellyfin is cool and open source, but it doesn’t have any killer features that Plex is missing. They both do basically the same thing, it’s the minor details that are different.