What do you run Plex Media Server on?

RSD559 wrote:

phemens wrote:

RSD559 wrote:
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've looked at a WD Passport Pro wireless NAS, but it turns the WIFI off whenever you have it charging. That's worthless. I'm looking at using a Raspberry Pi 3, but it's WIFI may be too slow to communicate with the router and the Roku device at the same time. We use Plex to keep up with the few network TV shows we watch anymore (commercial free). Anyone do anything similar to this? Let me know about your setup. Thanks.

I have the WD Passport Pro wireless. Just got it, but I believe it only turns off the wireless if connected to a PC, since it uses the USB connection for data transfer. I picked up a 12v to 5v converter to hard wire the charger into the 12v system in the RV, seems to work well.
I use Kodi on a Raspberry Pi and an Nvidia Shield to access the HD. The advantage to the Passport is that I can access the media on any other device - iPad, etc.

I checked for WIFI when I plugged the charger in and plugged it into the USB 3.0 port. No WIFI. Tried the USB 2.0 port too. No charge.
And no way to plug it into the Router. I don't believe I will need any transcoding, since we only stream our TV shows to our Roku.

The Passport definitely outputs wifi when charging. I'm using the 5v AC adapter to the USB 3.0 port. The device will not allow wifi when plugged into a device using USB, and the PC to USB does not output sufficient voltage to charge while connected. Hope that helps.