Seconding this one

Super simple once you look at how the config file is formatted.

Seconding the other user’s post, it’s just storage. You can use it temporarily for the Plex server but I highly recommend offloading that task to a real computer.

A used Optiplex is usually the go-to because it’s low power and capable of doing the job. Just make sure it has enough RAM to handle the containers you wanna put on it.

Docker is a little bit of learning but you’ll get the hang of it. I found docker-compose to be much easier to learn. Portainer or Dockge can help by giving you a GUI, if that’s your preferred style (like me).

Plus it’s pajeetware

fuck yourself.

Jellyfin has no shareholders to push the enshittification

Oh this is awesome

Is there a simple way to turn this into a persistent notepad among all computers? So if I access this on my phone it shows the same as what was on my computer?

I don’t think it monitors stuff consistently, or if it does, I don’t know how to utilize it.

YouTubeDL-Material supports playlists and subscriptions.

I like MeTube. It can download from a ton of sources, not just YouTube.

I use it all the time to rip videos from tiktok or Instagram whenever my friends share something with me, since I don’t use those services.

For something like a Plex server, Intel is better because of QSV.

Signal dropping SMS support is just so confusing. Keep SMS until many people have converted. You can always remove SMS later when it finally fades away.

SMS support was dropped because people were using Signal thinking their conversations were encrypted and it was only through unencrypted SMS. It’s hard to sell the privacy part of Signal when it’s not actually guaranteed, so they got rid of that.

sqlite should be okay but redis helps with loading. It caches pages or something, basically does all the work of building the web pages before they’re actually requested so it isn’t done on the fly.

My Nextcloud set up on my i5-4690k was painfully slow as well because I didn’t have redis. I never got it set up properly and gave up.

Did you set up redis as well?

$38 is great. I’d wager if a raspberry pi can do it, so can this machine. A pi can run Nextcloud and some other services together just fine.

I’m Immich

omg hi immich I’m such a huge fan

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I don’t know lol

Just checked for your CPU and it has QuickSync! I thought it was just 8th Gen and onward.

https://ark.intel.com/content/www/us/en/ark/products/97121/intel-core-i57500t-processor-6m-cache-up-to-3-30-ghz.html

Am I going to run into transcoding issues with 7th gen i5 on several streams?

I have a 4th gen i5 and it can handle about three transcodes concurrently. You should be fine on that, especially if your users direct stream.

all but one of them have modern Roku or Apple TV devices.

These devices should be capable of direct streaming any video format. You’ll have to tell your users to change their streaming settings to always play original quality on remote stream. Plex defaults to 720p for remote streams.

should I use the 258GB M.2 already in the box for the config and database, or use the 2TB 970 EVO SSD?

The 256 GB should be enough. My Plex folder uses about 90 GB right now with all the posters and stuff. It’s been running on a SATA 256 GB SSD for almost 7 years now. My library is also pretty large, pushing 8 TB total now.

There’s no harm in keeping it in.

• RAM is mostly independent from streaming capabilities. The recipient needs RAM to store the buffer but the host machine would do fine with 16 GB.

• SSD for config and database, no exceptions. HDD is great for the media itself.

• Other suggestions: a machine with an 8th gen or later CPU, non-F variant. Those CPUs have an integrated GPU that can transcode several streams simultaneously without the slightest struggle. To utilize this, you’ll need to buy a Plex Pass and enable hardware encoding.

The iGPU on 8th Gen and later CPUs can do Intel QuickSync, which can handle several 4k transcodes simultaneously. It’s excellent for hosting a Plex server.

Is there trim in the crease or it is a sharp corner?

It’s more than likely just a sharp corner.