The PLEX / Emby / Jellyfin Thread (Home Media Server)

raksrules

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Since many of us have either repurposed some old hardware or have RPi or some NUC being used to create a media server, I thought about opening this thread where people can ask questions on the software side of things w.r.t any of the media server apps you use like Plex, Emby or Jellyfin or if any other that I am not sure of.
You can also comment on what kind of setup you have, how much storage you utilize for the server, best practices you follow, tips for fellow users.
Or people with queries can ask them here and someone else can help them.
You can also talk about applications that consume content from any of these media servers or connect with them directly or indirectly (sonarr, radarr, jackett etc).
 

hotshot05

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I am using Jellyfin on the Gigabyte Brix S (Intel J5005, 8 GB RAM, 2 TB HDD + 2 TB m.2 SATA SSD)
The HDD is used for torrent downloading mainly. Use the SSD to store the files in the folder from which Jellyfin picks it up.

Jellyfin android app works well. I had uploaded old travel videos (Panasonic camcorder videos which are in a strange format. Normal android phones need MX Player to play it. The Jellyfin android app can play those files without a hitch) and some shows and movies. All work well on Android app of Jellyfin.