Any good media server OS'S or programs? reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- meemkade · 2023-11-17 14:36 At my school, we recently got what was going to be a decommissioned PC, and I wanted to maybe turn it into a media server that I could stream videos/movies from, Are there any good programs or operating systems that I could use? The computer is running Windows 10, and I don't care about installing a new OS, as long as it's manageable. Sorry in advance if this is the wrong subreddit. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Joyfulsinner · 2023-11-17 14:49 The main program for streaming videos would be plex, emby, and Jellyfin. I use Jellyfin and it works for my needs and it’s free. I think you can host it directly on windows and if not you can use docker. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- meemkade · 2023-11-17 15:01 Which one do you think is the fastest? My videos can get up to 80 GB ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Ok_Isopod_3239 · 2023-11-17 15:09 I use jellyfin and I don´t think size matters ;) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- devilsproud666 · 2023-11-17 15:10 Emby or Jellyfin. Plex is not really in their core game anymore. Jellyfin is based on Emby. Emby has the most supported clients and is easier to use. Jellyfin is great to but requires more tinkering. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sturgeon01 · 2023-11-17 15:23 They'll all handle video of that size or larger without issue, as long as the hardware you're running it on is from the current century. Depending on the hardware you may have issues with transcoding (converting videos to a different format for incompatible devices, like .mkv files on a web browser), but your software choice won't make any difference there. It's mostly just down to small feature differences and open-source vs closed. I personally use Jellyfin on an Ubuntu server, but it sounds like you might not be so experienced with this stuff so I'd recommend Plex as it's a tad easier to set up. You can do it all on Windows, but if you're interested in learning more about how computers or networks work, then you can't go wrong with any of the popular versions of Linux. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- gazbill · 2023-11-17 15:35 Personally if its media only, would install an Ubuntu server with Docker and run Plex container and other softwares in containers to support it. Plenty of guides on the net on how to set this up and it's a very robust system. I've been using Plex for decades and there is nothing better in my opinion. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- chilanvilla · 2023-11-17 15:49 Been using Plex for years. Works great for me. Easy to setup. lots of clients. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appropriate-Cake-790 · 2023-11-17 15:51 Jellyfin is the way. I think you can run the server on windows 10. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- dash199t · 2023-11-17 16:35 You will loose a Lot of resources to Windows alone. Just do Not so it. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Appropriate-Cake-790 · 2023-11-17 16:37 Sure, but it is a simple way to try and learn if jellyfin is ok for him... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- sintheticgaming · 2023-11-17 16:40 Jellyfin is what I use now. I was using Plex for the longest time, but I personally feel like they keep moving away from their roots so I ditched them for Jellyfin for about 2 years now and it’s been great I haven’t looked back. I still run Plex, but it’s for a few of my users that refuse to move off it 🤣 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Buffsteve24 · 2023-11-17 16:44 Plex ---------------------------------------------------------------------- meemkade · 2023-11-17 17:06 Everyone's saying jellyfin, is a Nvidia Quadro k600 good? ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thekrautboy · 2023-11-17 17:13 Filesize has nothing to do with being fast or not... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- meemkade · 2023-11-17 17:20 Is that so? I tried to use plex in the past and larger videos took forever to load. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thekrautboy · 2023-11-17 17:23 Bitrate is the important factor, not the filesize. And those took probably longer to "load" because they were 4K etc. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- devilsproud666 · 2023-11-17 18:04 Yeah sure you can use Jellyfin but make sure your playback devices are on the official support list. For your gpu it’s important to know if it’s supports your codecs of choice. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- ElevenNotes · 2023-11-17 19:07 I think plex had to transcode your video, that will take long depending on your hardware on any media server. If you can directly play (no transcoding) you can stream a 200G 4k HDR10 with no problem what so ever.