I want to make a plex nas so I don’t have to deal with Netflix and streaming services, here are some questions I have.
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What NAS should I get? I’ve heard Qnap is good, but I want to know around what nas I should get
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Is plex somewhat simple to setup and is there other software I should look at?
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Is there anything else I should know?
Build a basic i5 desktop.
It’ll cost less, be much faster and easier to upgrade; the “NAS” platform is so overrated.
The benefit of a NAS is being significantly easier to setup and use.
The commenter didn’t bother to ask what OP’s familiarity with any of this was, just said “build a thing”.
Not everyone that wants to start self-hosting needs to start building shit from day 1. Training wheels are ok.
Replace “build” with “buy” if you want.
Even a used ex-business desktop would be faster and cheaper.
Depends on how much you want to spend on your own setup. Unraid, while paid, is brain dead easy.
I personally combine lower end NAS boxes with 4x4 mini PC’s. I like the separation of concerns, as well as the tiny footprint.
Or AMD 6000 series if power draw and quietness are important. Add Proxmox with ZFS to run all your apps in containers or VMs.
For something like a Plex server, Intel is better because of QSV.
This also lets you use ecc ram too.