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#Plex server build how to#

Here are some tips for how to manage your hard drives and data. Ombi is a super simple web UI for sending requests to Radarr and Sonarr Tips for managing your hard drives It also checks RSS feeds to automatically download new shows as soon as they're uploaded! Radarr Is a fork of Sonarr that does all the same stuff but for Movies It automates the process of searching for torrents, downloading them then 'moving' them to your library.

#Plex server build tv#

Sonarr is a tool for automating and managing your TV library.

Jackett is a tool that Sonarr and Radarr use to search indexers and trackers for torrents Transmission also lets you easily run bash scripts whenever a torrent finishes which is huge. I used to use Deluge but honestly found it pretty buggy and unreliable. There are a few alternatives, but I chose Plex here because they have a client available on nearly every platform. Plex is a 'client-server media player system'. Everything for each of these services will live in the container except the configuration files which will live on our host. There will be a section describing the installation and configuration for each one of these :)Дocker lets us run and isolate each of our services into a container. You can follow along, but when I start talking about mounting hard drives and writing bash scripts you may have to figure stuff out on your own! Table of Contents I.

#Plex server build install#

While all of the services we install will be running in Docker, this setup expects you are using Ubuntu 18.04. My goal here is to document as much of it as possible, and be as available as I can in the comments here so I can help out anyone else starting their home server adventure!Д«y the end of this guide, you will have a server that lets you access your media wherever you want, automatically grabs movies and tv shows when they are requested via a web UI and is optimized for seeding.

#Plex server build trial#

A couple of weeks later I realized this wasn't just a project, it was a full-blown hobby.ДЄfter a ton of trial and error and a couple of hard drive wipes later, I've finally achieved a setup that I am truly happy with. Something like WD Reds or shucked WD white label drives are good options.A few months ago my dad gave me a spare computer and after a bit of research I set out on creating a home media server.

I would recommend better quality drives than WD Blue's for a NAS.

#Plex server build 1080p#

I personally use a GTX 1660 and it can support 20 1080p Transcoes or 5 4K trancodes (though I do not permit 4K transcoding). If you need higher core count than 8 cores /16 threads then you'll need to use an Nvidia GPU for the HW transcoding. Even my i3-7100 (backup server) can handle 15+ 1080p transcodes. youre not doing VM's or anything like that), then I'd recommend you go with a recent Intel CPU that has an iGPU on it. If you don't need high core count on this server (ie. If you have Plex Pass (and I recommend anyone running a Plex server does), you can use a HW accelerated Transcoding thus making your CPU needs based on non-transcoding workloads. Furthermore it takes about 4-5 times as much processing power/RAM to transcode 4k than 1080p so it really boosts up your HW requirements. Right now any 4K HDR content will look extremely washed out. There is no HDR tone mapping in Plex yet and who knows when that will happen.

I would like to be able to transcode 1080p minimum but ideally 4k with about 3-5 concurrent users, meanwhile also running my NAS.Д«ottom line is I have no clue what to get and would be very grateful for any pointers in the right direction My budget is absolute max around $2000 AUD but if it is better to go for a cheaper option I'd be happy to consider it. I have also never looked into commercial gear like xeon CPUs before so it might be a good idea to go down that route. My last build was an intel cpu but I know Ryzen is a very competitive option. But other than that i have pretty much no clue what to get. I've settled on a nice case, Rosewill RSV-L4412, and I'm probably going to pick up 4x 2tb wd Blue Hard drives to start with. The last time I built a computer was about 5 years ago so all my knowledge about what is best to buy is very out of date. I've recently decided to build a dedicated Plex Server and NAS instead of piggy backing off my gaming rig so I wanted some advice. Hey Guys first time posting on the forum,