Oh stfu. That seagate problem was so damn long ago and wasn't super widespread. So many storage servers use seagate. All of Linus's storage is seagate as well as many other TH-camrs.
I regretted buying HGST drives for my main NAS due to heavy vibration (don't know if that's normal or an issue with one or multible of the drives), so I bought WD Red's for my backup NAS. My little brother who manages the servers at the company he works for, recomended the Iron Wolf's though. I had a Barracuda IV die on me once, but then again, I have had newer WD drives than that die on me too. turns out that WD greens in a home server is a bad idea if you don't disable the Green features...
@@HepauDK I'm using the wd reds too, got mine (2 atm) like 3 years ago, never had a problem, my seagate drive in my pc starts rattling sometimes... dont know how long its gonna last :(
WG has been using SMR technology in some of their NAS drives. SMR is risky and many experts advise to avoid it in RAID setups. A lot of people are blaming WD for their NAS drives failing during RAID rebuilds because of the undisclosed SMR technology.
Wouldn't work well with my name... My server is just called pHomeServer. p because it's a physical machine, not a VM. Before that it was running as a VM and called vHomeServer accordingly. Much sexier name anyway.
Very helpful video. I recently got on the same page as my parents for NAS benefits. And despite all of us initially resisting it, due to physical distances we think something like this will help us a lot. So, now I have a solid idea of what to aim for now.
I'm still new to the channel, and i already love it. It's great for any nerds-in-training, or for a long time geek who needs a refresher course, or for anyone wanting to know just what makes their various bits of tech work. Thank you TechQuickie, and thank you Linus. Keep up the good work, man.
The simplest solution would be to go to Plex (google it), download and install the software on your PC, point it to the libraries you want to stream and have it scan em. You will be able to watch it for free on (other) desktops or Chromecast. For phone or tablet streaming, you gotta shell out money. For the PC specs, unless it's really old, anything really works. I had a Core 2 Duo machine and it could stream 720p pretty good. Though a faster machine might help with loading times.
I agree that I didn't come away with the step by step of Setting up a ... but the fact that I will need to embark on a shopping trip to buy items to do the final setting up.
Linus! Please make a 2022/2023 updated version of this 'media server' video. Something to hold a minimum of 200TB of 2160p/1080p + PCM WAV/FLAC content. I'm guessing this would have to mirrored by another 200TB worth of (back-up) drives, in case of failure?
There's no need tbh, just have enough drives for you to run RAID 1/5/6 and a powerful enough serverspace, though it wont be a home one anymore if this calibre
@@fdgdfgdfgdf3520 Well, along with the 24 other people who liked my comment, MAYBE have never set one up before. SO NO... this DOES NOT tell you HOW to do anything.
@@fdgdfgdfgdf3520 Do you hook it up to your home network? There are other videos where he had to set up the system in about 50 clicks. Is that not the same?? If I have these questions, then others do too.
This is techquickie, it NEVER does any sort of in-depth how-to. And if you aren't blind, THE VIDEO EVEN SAYS IT'S SPONSORED. So if you watched it to the end and are still surprised, welp, I hate to break it to you; you're an idiot.
slikrx, Suplagen: First, who reads the description first, if not ever of the many youtube videos they watch. Second, the HOW TO on the Optane Cache was actually more 'how to' and informative AND sponsored by Seagate but the first shot of a storage company was Samsung, then Intel, then Seagate, then Newegg screenshots of mostly WD (yes I re-watched it). Third, no techquickie is not 'in-depth' but stating 'how to' implies more start-up information. I'll refer back to the Intel Optane. And last, SPONSORED doesn't mean INFOMERCIAL. I'm not calling this an infomercial but it is closer to that than a 'how to'. I just think of this at a lower-level of content than LMG produces. And no, I'm not new here and no, I'm not an idiot (subjective right?) I've been running a home server for 7+ years now on the same hardware, first under Ubuntu 11, then 12, then 14, now Server 2012.
GiSWiG I didn't ask for or doubt your credentials in home server making or mention it at all for that matter. I'm saying if you expected an actual how-to from techquickie then you must be new because 99% of the time it's just basics as the name of the channel would imply. Meaning they only give suggestive ideas such as operating system and programs to use, hardware to implement, benefits over other similar technologies etc. Some of the videos will be naturally more in depth than others (I don't know how they choose which videos to go more in depth on) but generally I'd say this is the average content of their videos.
Linus, you should do a video about the best way to rip DVDs for use on a home media server. I have a FreeBSD box running Emby at home, and ripping my DVD collection has been the biggest obstacle for me.
The biggest thing about enterprise drives for me is not just the longer life span, but also the longer warranty [typically 5 year, vs 1 or 3 for others].
I just re-purposed an old HP Pavilion desktop we bought years and years ago. I installed Debian Linux, set up Plex, Minecraft, Rust and a private web service, upgraded it to 16 GB of RAM and upgraded the old dual core Athlon II X2 to a Phenom II X6 CPU so now it can handle multiple Plex streams while friends are playing on my Rust/Minecraft servers, all simultaneously with no issues. I moved the motherboard over into a newer case with better airflow, upgraded the power supply, and installed a 12TB Western Digital Gold drive for storing our media files. The whole thing is plugged into an UPS along with our router and the media converter owned by our ISP so even when the power flickers or goes out (which happens quite frequently in eastern Kentucky), the internet and everything stays running and I have time to notify people who are using the server at the time and perform a graceful shutdown instead of having everybody randomly disconnected in what could be precarious situations in Rust or Minecraft. The whole thing is managed over SSH so it just sits on a shelf I built for it back in a closet next to the UPS and router and the only time I ever have to touch it is to turn it back on after a power outage, or to clean out the dust once a month.
I have a plex server running from a nvidia shield with two 5-terabyte hard drives plugged into it (Movies + TV) and it’s the happiest I’ve ever been with a tech purchase. More than capable computer, and even handles transcoding like a champ!
@@TMWriting I know all about kodi and iptv etc, lol. Just trying to understand how these servers work in terms of accessing the content that I would normally just stream. But I hear ya
@@ddkin1937 the way to think about is you're accessing files that you're hosting locally, instead of accessing a third-party host like Kodi, or even Netflix. Plex is just the software that allows you to actually access your files in a media player. Where you get those files originally is... up to you.
I'm still sketched out by QC on Seagate drives. But they're more affordable than WD, but I'm glad to have bought WD stuff. No issues yet! Keyword is yet.
- FreeNAS 11 - SuperMicro mobo w/Intel Atom C2550 - 32GB ECC DDR3L - 6x4TB HGST Deskstars - Mirrored 16GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 for OS - Mirrored 64GB MicroCenter USB 3.0 for PLEX - 750w EVGA psu I had laying around from a sale So glad I built a NAS. Reliable network storage is easy and convenient. Also do on/offsite backups too.
Much easier and cheaper to use a old pc, fill it with hdd's and use plex/serviio/whatever media server and place it in a cold room, (cellars works fine) and use remote desktop connection. Set it up with a vpn and a torrent client and remote dl whatever you need.
I don't use any software, I just let file sharing/samba do the work. I don't have any smart TVs, so I built a smaller desktop in my living room to stream to just browsing the folders remotely, and it let's me browse the web and TH-cam as well. For my Chromecast devices, I use an app called LocalCast that pulls from the samba shares.
If I have to DLNA share I use a Windows program, I can't remember what it's called. I hate using DLNA because of the organization that's required. It's for this reason I no longer use my Xbox One and PS3 to stream media..
I love this channel. You guys always keep updated on tech I know of and things topics I want clear on. Would it be possible to do a video on mobile troubleshooting not just for end users
I was watching a different video with no sound at 2x speed because it was better to watch that way. I clicked on this video, and it was hilarious hearing you talk super-fast. It was funnier when I slowed it down to normal and heard a change in pitch.
This really is a Techquickie, I only wished you called after :( Edit, actually, I have a question: Would you recommend a home server now that we have entered the age of streams?
The best LMG channel period. Loving it! How about making a video about copying the Apple experience to Windows+Android combo? Connect devices, continuous work on files across multiple devices, syncing PC to PC over the LAN/WAN/other etc. Much appreciated if you do! Thank you for the great content!
Maybe not for tech quickie, but you could do a more complex video of how to setup a pfsense or freeBSD router/firewall with a NAS on it. One box, security, and local network storage. This would either be setting it up through a squid proxy or running two virtual machines in Linux. Just a thought as it combines multiple rigs into just one, which is a boon for the home techie.
Yep, I bought 3x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf drives and threw them in a Core 2 Duo machine with 4gb of RAM. I went with UnRAID for the OS because it supports different size drives, requires fewer resources than FreeNAS, and doesn't use ZFS for the filesystem which works best with lots of ECC memory. I have a 120gb SSD for a cache drive to speed up copying files to it as UnRAID file transfers are pretty slow. So far it's been working perfectly and was much easier to set up than what I first attempted - Debian Linux running SnapRAID.
Linus now that you touch this subject i would like to see you're take on comparing this SEAGATE MEDIA SERVER against competitors like DROBO , SYNOLOGY , and open source options like FREE NAS. thanks for the great content you provide us
This is gonna take some getting used to... I get all excited when I get a notification that a new LMG video is up on TH-cam, only to realize that I already watched it on floatplane......
I just use Infuse on my iPad and Apple TV for watching movies and tv shows stored in my NASs. It does everything starting from organizing and fetching data and arts to doing the transcoding on the client device. Pretty amazing but only for Apple ecosystem.
Seagate? "Seagate faces class-action lawsuit over 3TB hard drive failure rates" After I got STIFFED with Seagate 3TB HDDs I would never consider Seagate again. Ever!
Odroid HC1 is $50.00, add drive, load NAS software, configure done. If you are into hifi sound, transport with Raspberry Pi 3B+ ($30.00), and an Allo Digione transport ($100). You will also want an iFi iPower wallwart ($50.00) for the RPI3. You will have spend over a $k to improve on this system.
I use a Athlon 5150 (4x 1,6GHz) and 4GB RAM for my NAS. I use it alone and only as a NAS, but even a 1Gbit/s Data Transfer uses just 25% CPU amd 10% RAM ...
I have plex running on my Server (X3650 M3), hooked up to my NAS. So I was able to give it 24CPU threads to deal with transcoding the HEVC Blu-Rays that I rip and store on it.
I use my Huawei Modem via USB external drive, works just fine with Mac and PC, I will upgrade in the future when I start archiving good 4k/Blu-Ray shows
The problem with all this is that 10-20 years down the line, companies go out of business and software stops working. Also new OS' come into play that don't support older versions. Now all the work you did to organize the media server (in PLEX for example) is no longer accessible in the old obsolete software. The point is ALWAYS take the future into account. Setup your media to be non-dependent on software.
When doing my research, I also found this to be true, it shocks me that most people / users don't notice who actually holds the keys to the kingdom. Software that needs you to login to get access That's a big No-No! What if the internet is down for a bit, or your in a location that internet is just not possible no matter what. Well your SOL, thats why I chose Kodi with local attached storage. DAS - Directly Attached Storage aka USB external Hard drive. Like very large storage, QNAP TR-004 with the kodi library stored. No need for internet what so ever. Eminence 2.0 Kodi Front End and your good for at least a decade of entertainment. Cheers 8)
läderlappen you need to watch for the current when doing that though, you're dealing with only 500mA over USB 2.0 which will not allow you to plug too many storage devices. Even a single HDD will probably suffer from current starvation (they need 1A usually) and might not work at full speed, in that case you really don't want to plug in anything else to work in parallel from a single USB port
Been using a the new version of WD My Cloud 4Tb NAS for last 5 months. It has been a dream. Download on my desktop, playback on my Nvidia Shield TV. Could'nt be happier, much less bother that streaming from x to y blah blah.
If you get a tp link router you can plug in an external hard drive with USB port in the back and then you can keep all your stuff in the hard drive and access your stuff when you need via Wi-Fi . So that’s what I do in my house in the Uk.
My boss gave me his old wd my cloud and I wasn't sure what to do it (was planning on taking out the hard drives). This video came up on my feed and now I set up as a Plex media server. Thanks.
How to make a media server on a budget: 1. Buy a (fairly) old PC with a really power efficient processor. For example, a desktop with an Intel Atom processor from the Ivy Bridge era. $50-100 would be a good target. 2. Install Linux and either Plex or your favorite media server software on it. 3. Put some hard drives in it. Now you will have a media center for way cheaper than a commercial media server, and probably with a way better processor as well.
Built a DIY NAS with dedicated HW RAID and ROCKSTORE OS (CentOS Distro). 8TB of storage and system rocks, even though using a very old dual core AMD CPU. I travel a lot, with PLEX and a ROKU stick, I can bring my library with me, even overseas.
That's basically what I've already done. I also use a Synology NAS, but I have Western Digital drives instead of Seagate. I'll have to check those high capacity drives out someday though.
I am a bit late, But old Dell Precision Workstations with the dual Xeons and ECC ram are extremely cheap right now and have more than 10 drive bays. I got mine for 50$ Throw in a couple hard drives, some ECC ram and it works amazing as a backup, game server hosting, cloud server and media streaming!
One of my Dad's friends has Parkinson's, so I'm watching this in hopes to help set something up for him so he doesn't end up with like 90 DVD's on the floor when he wants to watch a movie. Shame this is basically just a giant ad...
WD is crap .. not to mention much harder to recover, and most lack TLER. cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2015-drive-failures-barchart.jpg
You don't even need a separate computer at all. I just store my server as an application on my main pc that has a few TB of storage. Whenever I want to watch something on any of my devices, I just turn on the app on my PC, and then I can log into it on any of my devices where I'd want to watch something. Of course a separate computer would be nicer, cause I wouldn't have to turn on my main machine every time I wanna watch sth, especially with it's gaming-grade power draw, but still. I'm not ready to set up a separate server, as it would be additional luggage in my current "in between places" state, but I can still enjoy a media server via my PC. Also - you don't need to manually rename all of your episodes to fit plex's/jellyfin's naming criterias. That'd take ages for some. There are apps that automate this process on a show-by-show basis, additionally pulling some metadata for the shows off of the internet and putting them into these files just to make sure that your media server recognizes them perfectly. If anyone's wondering what's jellyfin - it is like plex, but open-source and completely local, so you don't have to make any accounts on some random company's server to use it. If you're coming off of netflix onto your local server you might be doing it to avoid such things after all.
Oh good. I was worried there would be a bunch of replies agreeing. Because my first thought upon seeing the words Windows Home group was indeed: _hahahaha... No._ 😦
WoW KIITOS (thank you in Finnish) built my very first PC Ryzen 7 1700 about 3 months ago and found it EASIER than I thought. So just started looking at building a home media PC on the 3rd and you did this on the 5th.... But never thought about doing a "SERVER" PLANNING will now be going ahead...... then I will see what how much the one I WANT costs and cry for a few day then. re plan....
I was looking at a 4-bay TerraServer NAS for $180. But that had 1 GB and I wanted some apps like SabNZBd and I wanted some in Docker containers. So I decided to build an unraid server. I bought a 4+ bay Dell PowerEdge T310 including Xeon x3430, 16GB DDR3, dual gigabit, redundant power supplies, and Dell's RAID card if I decide to use it for $190. It has 2 internal USB ports to run unraid from and expansion for a NVMe adapter and for an ax card. I can run my other PC through it to get pihole and openvpn and also use the VPN for bittorrent. I can rock Docker containers and also spin up a Win10 LTSC VM or do transcoding if I spend $30 on a GT 710. It will be here in 3 days so it should be fun. A lot more fun than a NAS. I can also finally give my old fx 6350 "file server" to my nephew for gaming.
The two biggest mobile carriers are also two of the biggest ISPs: Verizon and AT&T. As far as I know, mobile data is treated just like any other form of Internet, so that'll probably be affected in exactly the same way, and 5G will not be able to replace home connections for all the same reasons 4G can't. Google does have a history of supporting net neutrality, so I trust them insofar as I am capable of trusting a half-trillion-dollar corporation that tracks and sells the personal data of the entire planet. But I fully expect the other ISPs do to anything they can to prevent Google Fiber from living up to its potential. Google might be a monolith, but Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and Time Warner are monoliths, too.
Crystal Soulslayer wireless is not treated the same as traditional carriers under net neutrality. And even if they were, what would it matter when it's gone? And I don't think you understand 5G. It's speeds are 5x faster than a coaxial cable can deliver, so yes, it absolutely can and will replace traditional ISPs.
Internet is Internet. According to Fortune, mobile carriers have been required to abide by net neutrality since 2015: "...the [FCC] last year turned to a broader strategy based in laws that allow the regulation of telephone carriers, and the mobile industry was included for the first time." fortune.com/2016/09/12/att-verizon-testing-net-neutrality/ It could only replace traditional ISPs if those ISPs want it to. Again, the two biggest mobile carriers are also traditional Internet and cable providers. They will absolutely position their services in such a way to get everyone to pay for both landline and 5G if they can. ISPs have the capability to start pulling some nonsense _now,_ and 5G is unlikely to be implemented on a practical scale for years. (The same goes for Google Fiber, for that matter.) Consumers will also only use 5G exclusively _if_ it beats landline in terms of cost, reliability, and convenience, and it's unlikely to if it gets screwed up in the same way traditional landline service will. You seem to be putting a lot of trust in the free market. You shouldn't. The free market is why this is the third time since 2015 we've had to defend net neutrality from corporate interests.
Crystal Soulslayer really, and what exactly has net neutrality done? Data caps recently implemented? Check. Raise prices of broadband so cable cutting is no longer cheaper? Check. No competition, just like before net neutrality? Check. Allowing giant ISPs to merge to continue lack of competition? Check. Allowing ISPs to sue to prevent municipal broadband? Check. Preventing ISPs from offering free service bundles like including free Netflix? Check. So other than preventing ISPs from charging Netflix and PornHub more money (in turn, passing those costs onto consumers) What was the point exactly?
Tech Lifts not necessarily, if you want redundant storage for 24/7 operation a Nas drive will usually last a lot longer, remember a lot of people might set these up for important information, and they might want to use the same drives for 5-10 years +.
+1 on ditching WD drives. The single only brand I ever encountered that failed was WD. Not just green, but red (especially red, they'll most likely not last a week), blue and any other color they smack on their pieces of shit.
for NAS-specific hard drives they are made so they can run in drive cages that hold many drives all running and doing the read write thing all at the same time but if you do not have 10+ of he non-SSD hard drives one beside another they are kinda a rip off
My favorite hard drive is still HGST (Hitachi). I've had WD drives before and it failed without warnings. The green drive is a joke and I've got one but never use it, it's just so damn slow when you are doing copy and paste.
lol, my uncle has a server that has been running for 10 years, has never turned off and has 10tbs of storage. Did I mention it has an intel atom processor and is linked to more than 5 (Overclocked intel i7 processor bassed) PC's that constantly share data? That thing is so quiet (it's fanless) and uses less than 100 watts on average. I love the thing.
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Brought to you by Seagate:
Step 1. Buy WD hard drives.
Same company.
Oh stfu. That seagate problem was so damn long ago and wasn't super widespread.
So many storage servers use seagate. All of Linus's storage is seagate as well as many other TH-camrs.
I regretted buying HGST drives for my main NAS due to heavy vibration (don't know if that's normal or an issue with one or multible of the drives), so I bought WD Red's for my backup NAS.
My little brother who manages the servers at the company he works for, recomended the Iron Wolf's though.
I had a Barracuda IV die on me once, but then again, I have had newer WD drives than that die on me too. turns out that WD greens in a home server is a bad idea if you don't disable the Green features...
@@HepauDK I'm using the wd reds too, got mine (2 atm) like 3 years ago, never had a problem, my seagate drive in my pc starts rattling sometimes... dont know how long its gonna last :(
WG has been using SMR technology in some of their NAS drives. SMR is risky and many experts advise to avoid it in RAID setups. A lot of people are blaming WD for their NAS drives failing during RAID rebuilds because of the undisclosed SMR technology.
i have my own plex server. and my name is Jeffrey so thus my server name is called Jefflix
Trippin damn, I'd sign up to that
I like this idea quite a bit actually...
Jefflix'n'Chill
Wouldn't work well with my name...
My server is just called pHomeServer. p because it's a physical machine, not a VM.
Before that it was running as a VM and called vHomeServer accordingly.
Much sexier name anyway.
Looking to set up my own Plex server, and my name (legit) is Richard so......... DickFlix???
The video is 7:20 long? Unacceptable. At least make it 10:80 long.
MaxArceus more like 14;40
heyOOOOOOOO!
How about 21:60?
43:20
Yeah at LEAST
Very helpful video. I recently got on the same page as my parents for NAS benefits. And despite all of us initially resisting it, due to physical distances we think something like this will help us a lot. So, now I have a solid idea of what to aim for now.
I'm still new to the channel, and i already love it. It's great for any nerds-in-training, or for a long time geek who needs a refresher course, or for anyone wanting to know just what makes their various bits of tech work. Thank you TechQuickie, and thank you Linus. Keep up the good work, man.
im from the future and welcome
Watched the video but still don't know how to "Set Up a Home Media Server"
I DO know that I need to click on a link to find out.
The simplest solution would be to go to Plex (google it), download and install the software on your PC, point it to the libraries you want to stream and have it scan em.
You will be able to watch it for free on (other) desktops or Chromecast. For phone or tablet streaming, you gotta shell out money.
For the PC specs, unless it's really old, anything really works. I had a Core 2 Duo machine and it could stream 720p pretty good. Though a faster machine might help with loading times.
I agree that I didn't come away with the step by step of Setting up a ... but the fact that I will need to embark on a shopping trip to buy items to do the final setting up.
So this was an ad for some nas products? I was waiting on you to show us how to set up a home media server. You never did that.
“How to build an NAS server: Buy Seagate drives and follow someone else’s instructions”
Haha excactly... This video was a complete time waste.
As the grinch says brilliant 😂
Linus! Please make a 2022/2023 updated version of this 'media server' video. Something to hold a minimum of 200TB of 2160p/1080p + PCM WAV/FLAC content. I'm guessing this would have to mirrored by another 200TB worth of (back-up) drives, in case of failure?
There's no need tbh, just have enough drives for you to run RAID 1/5/6 and a powerful enough serverspace, though it wont be a home one anymore if this calibre
That was a lot of "what", but not "how" like the title says.
@@fdgdfgdfgdf3520 Well, along with the 24 other people who liked my comment, MAYBE have never set one up before. SO NO... this DOES NOT tell you HOW to do anything.
@@fdgdfgdfgdf3520 Do you hook it up to your home network? There are other videos where he had to set up the system in about 50 clicks. Is that not the same?? If I have these questions, then others do too.
@@fdgdfgdfgdf3520 You just answered the question to my original post.... This is WHAT to buy.. not HOW.. thanks for contributing
@@d-stopphotography492 that guy really played himself there lmao
@@Kroldor Ha. yeah #Enjoyed
This is not a HOWTO video. It is an introduction with ads.
This is techquickie, it NEVER does any sort of in-depth how-to. And if you aren't blind, THE VIDEO EVEN SAYS IT'S SPONSORED. So if you watched it to the end and are still surprised, welp, I hate to break it to you; you're an idiot.
GiSWiG if you expected an actual tutorial from a tech quickie then I'm sorry but you're gonna have a bad time. You must be new here
slikrx, Suplagen: First, who reads the description first, if not ever of the many youtube videos they watch. Second, the HOW TO on the Optane Cache was actually more 'how to' and informative AND sponsored by Seagate but the first shot of a storage company was Samsung, then Intel, then Seagate, then Newegg screenshots of mostly WD (yes I re-watched it). Third, no techquickie is not 'in-depth' but stating 'how to' implies more start-up information. I'll refer back to the Intel Optane. And last, SPONSORED doesn't mean INFOMERCIAL. I'm not calling this an infomercial but it is closer to that than a 'how to'. I just think of this at a lower-level of content than LMG produces. And no, I'm not new here and no, I'm not an idiot (subjective right?) I've been running a home server for 7+ years now on the same hardware, first under Ubuntu 11, then 12, then 14, now Server 2012.
Russ Orler
Windows? For a NAS? Bad idea. Install a good Linux distribution instead so you can have a much better server.
GiSWiG I didn't ask for or doubt your credentials in home server making or mention it at all for that matter. I'm saying if you expected an actual how-to from techquickie then you must be new because 99% of the time it's just basics as the name of the channel would imply. Meaning they only give suggestive ideas such as operating system and programs to use, hardware to implement, benefits over other similar technologies etc. Some of the videos will be naturally more in depth than others (I don't know how they choose which videos to go more in depth on) but generally I'd say this is the average content of their videos.
Yeah, this video is where my NAS project started.
0:38 holy shit that girl was in my english book. I remember because i drew a mustache because i was too bored
I’m convinced there’s a 3-year-old techquickie for every topic I’ve ever wondered about
Linus, you should do a video about the best way to rip DVDs for use on a home media server. I have a FreeBSD box running Emby at home, and ripping my DVD collection has been the biggest obstacle for me.
The biggest thing about enterprise drives for me is not just the longer life span, but also the longer warranty [typically 5 year, vs 1 or 3 for others].
I find this video interesting, as my seagate hard drive crapped out on me last night.
I just re-purposed an old HP Pavilion desktop we bought years and years ago. I installed Debian Linux, set up Plex, Minecraft, Rust and a private web service, upgraded it to 16 GB of RAM and upgraded the old dual core Athlon II X2 to a Phenom II X6 CPU so now it can handle multiple Plex streams while friends are playing on my Rust/Minecraft servers, all simultaneously with no issues. I moved the motherboard over into a newer case with better airflow, upgraded the power supply, and installed a 12TB Western Digital Gold drive for storing our media files.
The whole thing is plugged into an UPS along with our router and the media converter owned by our ISP so even when the power flickers or goes out (which happens quite frequently in eastern Kentucky), the internet and everything stays running and I have time to notify people who are using the server at the time and perform a graceful shutdown instead of having everybody randomly disconnected in what could be precarious situations in Rust or Minecraft. The whole thing is managed over SSH so it just sits on a shelf I built for it back in a closet next to the UPS and router and the only time I ever have to touch it is to turn it back on after a power outage, or to clean out the dust once a month.
Linus needs to do a 2019 version of this...best Plex media server!
“I agree.” !!
my media server is also hosting roller coaster tycoon 2 online. recycled dell poweredge server, works like a charm!
I didn't realise the 6 tb hdd I had in my pc was normally used for servers, that's cool.
If it's a Seagate IronWolf, IronWolf Pro, WD Red, WD Red Pro or Toshiba N300, yes.
I use my NAS for uh.... Linux ISOs... yeah
Milkshake *Sweats nervously
I like to call it a trial period with no end
Thanks to these crappy data caps, more people will want home media servers or NAS.
Thanks for covering this topic
True story. Google Photos doing away with unlimited free storage was my last straw.
So this video was basicly a commercial, but a realy well done one at that.
Always upfront about when the video is sponsored. That's why I trust you guys!
I have a plex server running from a nvidia shield with two 5-terabyte hard drives plugged into it (Movies + TV) and it’s the happiest I’ve ever been with a tech purchase. More than capable computer, and even handles transcoding like a champ!
Do you just down load the content? I really dont get it
@@ddkin1937 no comment. 🤭
@@TMWriting I know all about kodi and iptv etc, lol. Just trying to understand how these servers work in terms of accessing the content that I would normally just stream. But I hear ya
@@ddkin1937 the way to think about is you're accessing files that you're hosting locally, instead of accessing a third-party host like Kodi, or even Netflix. Plex is just the software that allows you to actually access your files in a media player. Where you get those files originally is... up to you.
I'm still sketched out by QC on Seagate drives. But they're more affordable than WD, but I'm glad to have bought WD stuff. No issues yet! Keyword is yet.
- FreeNAS 11
- SuperMicro mobo w/Intel Atom C2550
- 32GB ECC DDR3L
- 6x4TB HGST Deskstars
- Mirrored 16GB SanDisk Ultra Fit USB 3.0 for OS
- Mirrored 64GB MicroCenter USB 3.0 for PLEX
- 750w EVGA psu I had laying around from a sale
So glad I built a NAS. Reliable network storage is easy and convenient. Also do on/offsite backups too.
Much easier and cheaper to use a old pc, fill it with hdd's and use plex/serviio/whatever media server and place it in a cold room, (cellars works fine) and use remote desktop connection. Set it up with a vpn and a torrent client and remote dl whatever you need.
I just run a light Linux and turn on file sharing. Works great, and I made it out of old parts!
What do you use to dlna share? So you can watch on tv's around the house. Plex works fine on linux.
I don't use any software, I just let file sharing/samba do the work. I don't have any smart TVs, so I built a smaller desktop in my living room to stream to just browsing the folders remotely, and it let's me browse the web and TH-cam as well. For my Chromecast devices, I use an app called LocalCast that pulls from the samba shares.
If I have to DLNA share I use a Windows program, I can't remember what it's called. I hate using DLNA because of the organization that's required. It's for this reason I no longer use my Xbox One and PS3 to stream media..
It's always a quickie with Linus.
TechQuickie is much better at 2x play speed!
Christopher Courtney Much of TH-cam is better at x2. Although, I wouldn't necessarily agree that Tech Quickie is...
TechQuickie As Fast as Possible
He needs to sretch it out 4 ad revenue
play it at .25 speed xD even better imo
then he would sound like a chipmunk LOL well he kind of already does LOL
Did anyone else got the pulseway ad..... BTW so happy that he mentioned India
they could give you 10y data recovery warrenty because absolutely no-one would use it without being exposed for piracy lol..
On the consumer side, yeah probably. But companies would cash in on that in a heartbeat.
I don't think they care TBH
Well those criminal scum don't deserve any warranty whatsoever
Victor Muraviev everyone has pirated something at some point in there life.
Ever downloaded some music off TH-cam?
Piracy
@@VMARCHIVE shut up boomer
3:40 OUI! all of those bit streams are the same! Even though they are all running different protocols!
I love this channel. You guys always keep updated on tech I know of and things topics I want clear on.
Would it be possible to do a video on mobile troubleshooting not just for end users
Dude you're amazing please do a collab with linus tech tips
Love the video Linus. You helped me join the pc master race as I have just built my first pc 😀
Peter Allen Congrats dude! You'll probably love the journey of tweaking and upgrading later on down the line as well.
nice
I was watching a different video with no sound at 2x speed because it was better to watch that way. I clicked on this video, and it was hilarious hearing you talk super-fast. It was funnier when I slowed it down to normal and heard a change in pitch.
Hey can you make a video avoid DIY media server from ground up , like buying all the hardware and putting it all together
This really is a Techquickie, I only wished you called after :(
Edit, actually, I have a question:
Would you recommend a home server now that we have entered the age of streams?
The best LMG channel period. Loving it! How about making a video about copying the Apple experience to Windows+Android combo? Connect devices, continuous work on files across multiple devices, syncing PC to PC over the LAN/WAN/other etc. Much appreciated if you do! Thank you for the great content!
Maybe not for tech quickie, but you could do a more complex video of how to setup a pfsense or freeBSD router/firewall with a NAS on it. One box, security, and local network storage. This would either be setting it up through a squid proxy or running two virtual machines in Linux. Just a thought as it combines multiple rigs into just one, which is a boon for the home techie.
3:11 That NAS optimized HDD tip was actually a really good tip.
Yep, I bought 3x 4TB Seagate Ironwolf drives and threw them in a Core 2 Duo machine with 4gb of RAM. I went with UnRAID for the OS because it supports different size drives, requires fewer resources than FreeNAS, and doesn't use ZFS for the filesystem which works best with lots of ECC memory. I have a 120gb SSD for a cache drive to speed up copying files to it as UnRAID file transfers are pretty slow. So far it's been working perfectly and was much easier to set up than what I first attempted - Debian Linux running SnapRAID.
Linus now that you touch this subject i would like to see you're take on comparing this SEAGATE MEDIA SERVER against competitors like DROBO , SYNOLOGY , and open source options like FREE NAS.
thanks for the great content you provide us
This is gonna take some getting used to... I get all excited when I get a notification that a new LMG video is up on TH-cam, only to realize that I already watched it on floatplane......
Thanks Linus! You finally made the video I've been asking for for 3 years!
I like this way better than the other comedy of your other channel
I ordered a NAS yesterday. That was nice video! I will try that
I just use Infuse on my iPad and Apple TV for watching movies and tv shows stored in my NASs. It does everything starting from organizing and fetching data and arts to doing the transcoding on the client device. Pretty amazing but only for Apple ecosystem.
Seagate? "Seagate faces class-action lawsuit over 3TB hard drive failure rates"
After I got STIFFED with Seagate 3TB HDDs I would never consider Seagate again.
Ever!
I have a 3TB Seagate that's been chugging away in my hot surveillance enclosure for four years. No signs of trouble yet.
@@Treddian You're lucky because those HDD had a ~40% failure rate. Look it up.
And now wd is going through there law suit though not as bad more lying the mismanagement at least
Odroid HC1 is $50.00, add drive, load NAS software, configure done.
If you are into hifi sound, transport with Raspberry Pi 3B+ ($30.00), and an Allo Digione transport ($100). You will also want an iFi iPower wallwart ($50.00) for the RPI3.
You will have spend over a $k to improve on this system.
*uses raspberry pi for NAS*
I run Plex server on my Pi, but it streams the media from a dedicated NAS box. Where do you store your media?
Just on my gaming pc on a separate drive :P (and I mean one of the REALLY cheap ones, 1 type A
Woodfiend how slow is that...
I use a Athlon 5150 (4x 1,6GHz) and 4GB RAM for my NAS.
I use it alone and only as a NAS, but even a 1Gbit/s Data Transfer uses just 25% CPU amd 10% RAM ...
Only if it had sata
I have plex running on my Server (X3650 M3), hooked up to my NAS. So I was able to give it 24CPU threads to deal with transcoding the HEVC Blu-Rays that I rip and store on it.
Plex for the win
I prefer Emby
I use my Huawei Modem via USB external drive, works just fine with Mac and PC, I will upgrade in the future when I start archiving good 4k/Blu-Ray shows
Cool, perfect for my 100TB Math 📁
You mean your "Math and Favorite Bible Verses" folder?
Can Linus adopt this channel?
One of the few Linus vids I dislike. Extremely vague, and quite honestly did not help me much at all.
In other words, you're a complete idiot.
In other words, I need to go take a shit
@@maxypaxy13 In other words, you're an asshole.
To be fair the title was a bit misleading
Can't believe people would still want this in 2021
Cricket 😎
*How to Set Up a Home Media Server* ~ Figure it out bitch!
Unholykill3 you totally don't get point
😂
But i can 😎 'cricket'
Dr. Chili Pepper does Canada still plays cricket?
Kp _rider gci acs cable one time warner comcast
The problem with all this is that 10-20 years down the line, companies go out of business and software stops working. Also new OS' come into play that don't support older versions. Now all the work you did to organize the media server (in PLEX for example) is no longer accessible in the old obsolete software. The point is ALWAYS take the future into account. Setup your media to be non-dependent on software.
When doing my research, I also found this to be true, it shocks me that most people / users don't notice who actually holds the keys to the kingdom. Software that needs you to login to get access That's a big No-No! What if the internet is down for a bit, or your in a location that internet is just not possible no matter what. Well your SOL, thats why I chose Kodi with local attached storage. DAS - Directly Attached Storage aka USB external Hard drive. Like very large storage, QNAP TR-004 with the kodi library stored. No need for internet what so ever. Eminence 2.0 Kodi Front End and your good for at least a decade of entertainment. Cheers 8)
• Get a Raspberry Pi
• Install Samba
• Done
That does not really solve the problem of where you store your media files right?
Woodfiend It does. You can just plug in a USB-(Hard)Drive. Or four of them. Or even more when you are using an USB-Hub.
The illustrious Boba the Fett But that solves his question. I know there will be bottlenecking. I should have said that, you're right.
i have a raspberry pi3 with a usb harddrive...
5mb/s down and up...
bananapi is better for this job
läderlappen you need to watch for the current when doing that though, you're dealing with only 500mA over USB 2.0 which will not allow you to plug too many storage devices. Even a single HDD will probably suffer from current starvation (they need 1A usually) and might not work at full speed, in that case you really don't want to plug in anything else to work in parallel from a single USB port
I built my media server on a Raspberry Pi 3 model B. Currently optimizing it with a 9TB Hard Drive
Should have been called "what is a NAS" or "A quick guide to NAS", but cool video anyway.
NAS is more than just streaming media
0:21 Cricket?? Love it
I just swap hard drives from room to room with USB 3.0 cradles\docking stations. Poor man's wireless system.
USB 3 doesn't sound wireless
Been using a the new version of WD My Cloud 4Tb NAS for last 5 months. It has been a dream. Download on my desktop, playback on my Nvidia Shield TV. Could'nt be happier, much less bother that streaming from x to y blah blah.
I’m trying to figure out how to build an offline homemedia server on a separate offline WiFi to transit to fire sticks
Me too. How did that go?
Looking for off grid solutions
If you get a tp link router you can plug in an external hard drive with USB port in the back and then you can keep all your stuff in the hard drive and access your stuff when you need via Wi-Fi . So that’s what I do in my house in the Uk.
5:38 tweakers, uitzending gemist and dumpert are Dutch sites. Since i am, i laughed at this
My boss gave me his old wd my cloud and I wasn't sure what to do it (was planning on taking out the hard drives). This video came up on my feed and now I set up as a Plex media server. Thanks.
Linus/Tech Quickie I have a question: Do you actually mind your fans downloading your videos and storing them offline?
Alex Doughty weirdo
How to make a media server on a budget:
1. Buy a (fairly) old PC with a really power efficient processor. For example, a desktop with an Intel Atom processor from the Ivy Bridge era. $50-100 would be a good target.
2. Install Linux and either Plex or your favorite media server software on it.
3. Put some hard drives in it.
Now you will have a media center for way cheaper than a commercial media server, and probably with a way better processor as well.
Why can't phones use fingerprints after restarting
Vinusha Jayaratna Encryption. The phone can't get to fingerprint data until you unlock the encrypted device.
iceybluegaming thanks
What a random comment
Why?... just... why? 🙃🙃
Just in case someone hasn't chopped your finger off!
Been using Plex with one of my very old first gen i7 systems and it works a charm.
Fucking a right, Thumbs up for plex.
Built a DIY NAS with dedicated HW RAID and ROCKSTORE OS (CentOS Distro). 8TB of storage and system rocks, even though using a very old dual core AMD CPU. I travel a lot, with PLEX and a ROKU stick, I can bring my library with me, even overseas.
Windows + StableBit DrivePool + Plex/Emby FTW
Christopher Courtney FreeNAS with zfs is my preferred solution. Zfs is definitely the leading file system ATM.
That's basically what I've already done. I also use a Synology NAS, but I have Western Digital drives instead of Seagate. I'll have to check those high capacity drives out someday though.
well... im running a kilobit network
I am a bit late, But old Dell Precision Workstations with the dual Xeons and ECC ram are extremely cheap right now and have more than 10 drive bays. I got mine for 50$ Throw in a couple hard drives, some ECC ram and it works amazing as a backup, game server hosting, cloud server and media streaming!
I hate edited comments...
stop.
go fuck urself
Original.
me
Edit: too
*I hate bold edited replies*
2017: "more than a small ARM CPU can handle"
2021: LOL
One of my Dad's friends has Parkinson's, so I'm watching this in hopes to help set something up for him so he doesn't end up with like 90 DVD's on the floor when he wants to watch a movie.
Shame this is basically just a giant ad...
I got a TechQuickie ad before watching a TechQuickie video
*Western Digital* > -Seagate-
eh, seagate isnt bad, my drive is already 5 years old and is still running fine (1TB seagate)
My last 2 Seagate drives are only a couple years old and both of them failed within a few months from each other. But I'm glad yours is working well.
Toshiba masterrace
WD is crap .. not to mention much harder to recover, and most lack TLER. cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/2015-drive-failures-barchart.jpg
You don't even need a separate computer at all. I just store my server as an application on my main pc that has a few TB of storage. Whenever I want to watch something on any of my devices, I just turn on the app on my PC, and then I can log into it on any of my devices where I'd want to watch something. Of course a separate computer would be nicer, cause I wouldn't have to turn on my main machine every time I wanna watch sth, especially with it's gaming-grade power draw, but still. I'm not ready to set up a separate server, as it would be additional luggage in my current "in between places" state, but I can still enjoy a media server via my PC.
Also - you don't need to manually rename all of your episodes to fit plex's/jellyfin's naming criterias. That'd take ages for some. There are apps that automate this process on a show-by-show basis, additionally pulling some metadata for the shows off of the internet and putting them into these files just to make sure that your media server recognizes them perfectly.
If anyone's wondering what's jellyfin - it is like plex, but open-source and completely local, so you don't have to make any accounts on some random company's server to use it. If you're coming off of netflix onto your local server you might be doing it to avoid such things after all.
Windows homegroup works flawlessly for everything 😂
hahaha. NO.
HyperActivePlayers haHAA
No way
HomeGroup sucks ass. My favourite are old school windows/samba shares. Shared for "everyone" = no password required.
Oh good. I was worried there would be a bunch of replies agreeing. Because my first thought upon seeing the words Windows Home group was indeed: _hahahaha... No._ 😦
WoW
KIITOS (thank you in Finnish)
built my very first PC Ryzen 7 1700 about 3 months ago and found it EASIER than I thought.
So just started looking at building a home media PC on the 3rd and you did this on the 5th....
But never thought about doing a "SERVER"
PLANNING will now be going ahead......
then I will see what how much the one I WANT costs and cry for a few day then.
re plan....
When he said, "speaking of plex", I think a ad is coming
Do you too?
Funny that I just now see this video, after setting up an Emby media server on my NAS last week.
I was looking at a 4-bay TerraServer NAS for $180. But that had 1 GB and I wanted some apps like SabNZBd and I wanted some in Docker containers. So I decided to build an unraid server. I bought a 4+ bay Dell PowerEdge T310 including Xeon x3430, 16GB DDR3, dual gigabit, redundant power supplies, and Dell's RAID card if I decide to use it for $190. It has 2 internal USB ports to run unraid from and expansion for a NVMe adapter and for an ax card. I can run my other PC through it to get pihole and openvpn and also use the VPN for bittorrent. I can rock Docker containers and also spin up a Win10 LTSC VM or do transcoding if I spend $30 on a GT 710. It will be here in 3 days so it should be fun. A lot more fun than a NAS. I can also finally give my old fx 6350 "file server" to my nephew for gaming.
Well....... we can stream stuff until it becomes super expensive #netneutraility
Granete Jo not going to happen. And if it does, the current ISPs will be replaced with 5g or Google fiber at a faster pace.
The two biggest mobile carriers are also two of the biggest ISPs: Verizon and AT&T. As far as I know, mobile data is treated just like any other form of Internet, so that'll probably be affected in exactly the same way, and 5G will not be able to replace home connections for all the same reasons 4G can't.
Google does have a history of supporting net neutrality, so I trust them insofar as I am capable of trusting a half-trillion-dollar corporation that tracks and sells the personal data of the entire planet. But I fully expect the other ISPs do to anything they can to prevent Google Fiber from living up to its potential. Google might be a monolith, but Verizon, AT&T, Comcast, and Time Warner are monoliths, too.
Crystal Soulslayer wireless is not treated the same as traditional carriers under net neutrality. And even if they were, what would it matter when it's gone? And I don't think you understand 5G. It's speeds are 5x faster than a coaxial cable can deliver, so yes, it absolutely can and will replace traditional ISPs.
Internet is Internet. According to Fortune, mobile carriers have been required to abide by net neutrality since 2015: "...the [FCC] last year turned to a broader strategy based in laws that allow the regulation of telephone carriers, and the mobile industry was included for the first time."
fortune.com/2016/09/12/att-verizon-testing-net-neutrality/
It could only replace traditional ISPs if those ISPs want it to. Again, the two biggest mobile carriers are also traditional Internet and cable providers. They will absolutely position their services in such a way to get everyone to pay for both landline and 5G if they can.
ISPs have the capability to start pulling some nonsense _now,_ and 5G is unlikely to be implemented on a practical scale for years. (The same goes for Google Fiber, for that matter.) Consumers will also only use 5G exclusively _if_ it beats landline in terms of cost, reliability, and convenience, and it's unlikely to if it gets screwed up in the same way traditional landline service will.
You seem to be putting a lot of trust in the free market. You shouldn't. The free market is why this is the third time since 2015 we've had to defend net neutrality from corporate interests.
Crystal Soulslayer really, and what exactly has net neutrality done? Data caps recently implemented? Check.
Raise prices of broadband so cable cutting is no longer cheaper? Check.
No competition, just like before net neutrality? Check.
Allowing giant ISPs to merge to continue lack of competition? Check.
Allowing ISPs to sue to prevent municipal broadband? Check.
Preventing ISPs from offering free service bundles like including free Netflix? Check.
So other than preventing ISPs from charging Netflix and PornHub more money (in turn, passing those costs onto consumers)
What was the point exactly?
just watched this and Damn that Game of Thrones joke was RIGHT on the money.
Noticed it too! 😂😂
5:42 wie de fuck gebruikt uitzending gemist
De enige app die mij aansprak was dumpert.
Dell Poweredge R710. Now is your time to shine in my home baby!
These NAS-specific hard drives are a scam. Just buy the standard ones. They are much cheaper. Just stay away from WD green drives.
Tech Lifts not necessarily, if you want redundant storage for 24/7 operation a Nas drive will usually last a lot longer, remember a lot of people might set these up for important information, and they might want to use the same drives for 5-10 years +.
+1 on ditching WD drives. The single only brand I ever encountered that failed was WD. Not just green, but red (especially red, they'll most likely not last a week), blue and any other color they smack on their pieces of shit.
for NAS-specific hard drives they are made so they can run in drive cages that hold many drives all running and doing the read write thing all at the same time but if you do not have 10+ of he non-SSD hard drives one beside another they are kinda a rip off
I know they are, but with today's rubber mounts and high-tech low vibration drives, its still unnecessary.
My favorite hard drive is still HGST (Hitachi). I've had WD drives before and it failed without warnings. The green drive is a joke and I've got one but never use it, it's just so damn slow when you are doing copy and paste.
lol, my uncle has a server that has been running for 10 years, has never turned off and has 10tbs of storage. Did I mention it has an intel atom processor and is linked to more than 5 (Overclocked intel i7 processor bassed) PC's that constantly share data? That thing is so quiet (it's fanless) and uses less than 100 watts on average. I love the thing.
Why is this called "How to set up...."
Click bait Linus is all this is.
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