What do you run Plex Media Server on?
I'm looking for a way to keep something plugged in all the time to run Plex Media Server so I don't have to keep a laptop on. It will live in a little cubby above the refrigerator with the router. I...
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punomatic wrote:Chris Bryant wrote:I run a Pi3 at home for my Plex media server. It works fine. I can stream from it even when I am away from home, as long as the local wi-fi network where I am has adequate bandwidth. My Pi is connected to my home router via ethernet cable, and I stream to several Rokus, an Apple TV and a smart TV.
Just run cat 5 from the pi to the router- it will be plenty fast.
I also have a Pi in my TT that I use as a local server with all of my movie and music collections on a USB HDD. We are never without electronic entertainment at our beck and call.
I also use the Pi in the TT as a client to stream from my PMS on the Pi at home.
Does all your stuff direct play? or your saying it can handle the transcoding as well? sd content or hd content as well?
