So im wanting to set up a plex or jellyfin server at home, is it worth me asking for a static IP or in peoples experience will having a dynamic one not make much difference?
A static IP address would not really make a difference with Plex as it is routed through their relay, and it’ll update via their DDNS
I am not sure about jelly fin however
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It depends, if you setup DDNS so that the domain record changes if the IP changes then you would be all good tbh.
Or if you use a VPN then I would advise static.
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As an example, I have had multiple IP changes in the last week as has everyone else however my Plex server has still remained available to use while on 4G, Without me having to do anything
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So in short, id be better off using Plex to save hassle?
Thank you both for the , as usual, quick responses
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Plex has a sub for some features which should be basic, Jellyfin dosent.
I have a plex lifetime but thats only because it was cheap at the time.
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Membership… Definitely something to consider
I’ve used nothing but Plex for the last 10 years and it’s been fine for me
Jellyfish is up-and-coming and I have tried it but I did not like the interface at all
However, I do have a lifetime Plex pass so I’m a little bit biased towards Plex
Jelly fin is supposed to be lighter on resources so depending on what you have, it might work better, Both Support hardware transcoding though if your system has a GPU
I’m just running this off a Synology DS1821 And it runs fine
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I habe an old ryzen 7 3700x and gtx 1080 that im planning on repurposing, so probably a bit overkill lol
Yeah, that’s probably overkill for Plex
If anything, my Plex server is a little bit under power because it’s a Synology without a GPU, So I can’t do transcoding via hardware however the software transcoding is fine
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I was thinking of using something like unraid and running plex and a couple of minecraft / game servers for my daughter and me
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I use unraid currently, but might move to HexOS as i got invited to the beta
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I’ve recently discovered that if you have Enable Relay switched on, and for whatever reason any remote viewers can’t access your server externally (which technically shouldn’t be a problem with the automatic addresses the Plex server makes available) the bitrate of the relay is horrendous (2mbps, low quality).
Setting up either a dynamic (or static) DNS entry seemed to help make this more reliable. I used this guide, specifically this section:
Trash Guides - Configure Plex
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I used to watch too much LTT lol
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Nothing wrong with that ahaha
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Linus would be happy about that! Given he invested $250,000 into it
NAS is a HP Proliant MicroServer N40L.
The boot USB stick finally died after ~12 years thanks to a TrueNAS update, so should probably look at replacing/upgrading at some point…
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This is how it starts… and before you know it you’re running a 2-node Proxmox cluster with TrueNAS and nightly backups.
Just so your folks can rewatch The Mentalist for the 8th time.
Edit: in Docker.
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