#Plex

2026-01-09

Also, maximum scene points for my #plex user who appears to be watching #twinPeaks over their breakfast today 😎

2026-01-09

Interesting: I've never seen #plex transcode subtitles before. Must be a new feature (I really must read the release notes more often).

In the past, if the subtitles were in a format the player didn't support, it would transcode the video and burn the subs in. This is a much more efficient way of doing it, and preserves video quality too.

A screengrab of the Plex dashboard as an episode of Twin Peaks is playing. The video is direct streaming, while the audio and subtitles are both being transcoded.
2026-01-09

Lựa chọn giữa Intel J5040 và N150 cho hệ thống Self-host (Plex, Jellyfin, Arr stack).

- NUC1 (J5040, 8GB RAM, 240GB SSD): $100.
- NUC2 (N150, 8GB RAM, 256GB NVME): $272.

Nếu chỉ dùng Direct Play nội dung 4K trên TV hỗ trợ sẵn và chạy các app cơ bản, J5040 là lựa chọn tiết kiệm điện và chi phí hiệu quả hơn. N150 mạnh hơn nhưng chênh lệch giá gấp 2.7 lần có thể không đáng nếu không cần transcoding nặng.

#SelfHost #HomeServer #Plex #Jellyfin #Hardware #Vietnam #TuHost #MayChuTaiGia

https://www.

2026-01-09

Đang cân nhắc mua NUC để tự host Plex/Jellyfin. Hai lựa chọn:
- **J5040** 8 GB RAM + 240 GB SSD, giá ~100 USD (Brazil)
- **N150** 16 GB RAM + 512 GB SSD, giá ~272 USD (Brazil)

N150 mạnh hơn, nhưng có đáng trả giá cho nhu cầu phát trực tiếp 4K Dolby Vision, tiêu thụ điện năng thấp, im lặng? Bạn nghĩ sao?

#selfhost #NAS #MediaServer #Plex #Jellyfin #TechVietnam #NUC #Hardware #đánhgiá #tựhost

reddit.com/r/selfhosted/commen

2026-01-08

Muốn thay thế Chromecast bằng mini PC Ubuntu, Raspberry Pi hay TV Box để xem Netflix, YouTube, Plex mà không quảng cáo, theo dõi? Cài Plex/Kodi (LibreELEC/OSMC) trên Ubuntu hoặc Raspberry Pi, dùng remote IR hoặc app điện thoại làm điều khiển. Hoàn toàn tự host, không cần Chromecast.

#selfhosted #tech #Ubuntu #RaspberryPi #Kodi #Netflix #Plex #tựchạymáy #côngnghệ #điệntử

reddit.com/r/selfhosted/commen

Jimmy B. :boba_tea:jimmyb@selfhosted.cafe
2026-01-07

Of note, it starts working fine after a few seconds... :nkoDead:

#Plex #bandwidth #network #media #streaming #silly

Jimmy B. :boba_tea:jimmyb@selfhosted.cafe
2026-01-07

I don't understand how #Plex can tell me there isn't enough #bandwidth on my #network to stream a video. There's a 1Gbit connection between the two local devices. This is nonsense! :nkoFacePalm:

#media #streaming #silly

Jimmy B. :boba_tea:jimmyb@selfhosted.cafe
2026-01-07

I just watched Stranger Things - Chapter Four: The Body (S01E04)!

#StrangerThings #Plex #media #TV #TVShow #FilterToHide

Jimmy B. :boba_tea:jimmyb@selfhosted.cafe
2026-01-07

I just watched How It's Made - Copy Paper; Jeans; Computers; Plate Glass (S01E05)!

#HowItsMade #Plex #media #TV #TVShow #FilterToHide

Jimmy B. :boba_tea:jimmyb@selfhosted.cafe
2026-01-07

I just watched My 600-lb Life - Tammy's Journey (S09E12)!

#My600lbLife #Plex #media #TV #TVShow #FilterToHide

2026-01-07

🖥️ Mới mua mini PC Windows cài sẵn, muốn làm media server Plex. Nên chuyển ngay sang Proxmox để quản lý tài nguyên, tiết kiệm điện, hay dùng Windows tạm thời? Nếu chuyển sau có lo mất dữ liệu? #Proxmox #Windows #MediaServer #Plex #SelfHosted #MáyChủNhỏ #MáyChủMedia

reddit.com/r/selfhosted/commen

2026-01-06

DataHorders – dịch vụ CDN toàn cầu dành cho Plex, Emby, Jellyfin, giảm buffer cho người dùng ngoài mạng. 4 châu lục, độ trễ <20 ms, SSL tự động, WAF, failover 99.9 %, API. Giá $40/tháng, 20 TB, $2/TB vượt. Xây bằng Next.js, PostgreSQL, Redis, Nginx, TypeScript. Đang hoạt động, cần ý kiến. #CDN #Plex #Emby #Jellyfin #DataHorders #Tech #MediaServer #Vietnam #TechVN

reddit.com/r/SideProject/comme

Daniel M. ReckDanielMReck@mas.to
2026-01-06

@dima I ran with #Plex for a couple of years, and it was fine I guess. I was always uncomfortable with having to authenticate to an external third-party service in order to watch the media that was on my own device.

When I built a new #NAS a year ago, I moved to #Jellyfin. The documentation is solid and it was painless. My only regret was that I wasted time fighting Plex.

@implementcontrols

Michal Špondrmichal@spondr.cz
2026-01-06

Někdy koncem září jsem si pořídil #QNAP #NAS TS-264 s 8 GB RAM. Kromě samotného úložiště mi na něm běží v Dockeru domácí #Nextcloud (fotky mě a ženy, kalendář, zkouším i Talk na psaní zpráv a volání, poznámky, RSS čtečka, sync podcastů) a #Dokuwiki instance, obojí přístupné z internetu přes #Cloudflare démona. Používám i #Plex na domácí filmy.
No a zdá se, že CPU se dlouhodobě drží na využití 7 %, RAM se využívá z 34 %. Obavy, že to nebude stíhat, se ukázaly jako mylné, jsem s tím spokojen.

Graf využití RAMGraf využití CPU
Jimmy B. :boba_tea:jimmyb@selfhosted.cafe
2026-01-06

I just watched Stranger Things - Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street (S01E02)!

#StrangerThings #Plex #media #TV #TVShow #FilterToHide

Tonight's quick project - installed and configured jellyfin, removed plex.
#jellyfin #plex

Victor García 👨🏻‍💻😸vggonz@mastodon.denibol.com
2026-01-05

Adelantándome a la escasez de memoria, me he pillado una #Raspberry Pi Zero 2W con sólo 512 MB de RAM. Es una cucada de tamaño. :ablobcatheartsqueeze:

De momento lo voy a utilizar para dos proyectos:
- "Engañar" a un cliente #Plex para que se piense que el servidor Plex está en su misma red local cuando realmente está en otra ubicación a través de un túnel con #Wireguard. La reproducción remota, incluso de un servidor autoalojado, se convirtió en una característica de pago hace unos meses 😠 . Y desgraciadamente Plex me sigue pareciendo muy superior a #Jellyfin y tiene clientes para PS5 y Xbox.
- Reutilizar un altavoz #bluetooth que tengo para que sea accesible a través de #Airplay desde un #iPhone y la Pi haga de puente.

En el futuro igual me hago con una caja con pantalla y la convierto en una consola portátil con emuladores de 8 y 16 bits :blobmaracas:

2026-01-05

Ich habe heuteabend endlich mal #ErsatzTV eingerichtet. Also eine erste Einrichtubg… Jetzt kann ich nach Belieben Fernseh-„Sender“ einrichten, die das Fernsehen ausstrahlen, was ich sehen möchte. Gabz wie ein Präsident! #Plex #Fernsehen #Nostalgie

Client Info

Server: https://mastodon.social
Version: 2025.07
Repository: https://github.com/cyevgeniy/lmst