If you do use a laptop it would be best if it had a USB-C port for the fastest transfer rate with an external drive. Unless your laptop has a lot of extra storage. Thanks for watching!
I seen people talk about plex.. But my big question is how do people get media into the server. Not sure how to get the show or media. Just started your video and hope it talk about this ..
You are getting so close, after these videos the one you need to watch is this th-cam.com/video/lRtONIyMd6s/w-d-xo.html Plex Configuration Tips and Tricks to Manage Your Media Server. This should answer most of your questions.
You pirate it. Use a VPN and go on yts or magnetdl and just search up whatever movie or show you want. Throw the files into a folder and point Plex to it. Plex takes care of the rest.
From what I've seen, people either download their shows/movies or convert them from old DVDs. Either ur own DVD collection or go to thrift stores, garage sales, ur local library, etc to get them
Make MKV. It’s a free software with a great forum. This is for ripping your own DVDs. You’ll have to buy some hardware for Blu-ray/4K content. The forum does well at guiding you.
I love Plex! It is the best media server I have ever seen! It is easy. I just download a video. Put it on my movies/tv shows folder and bam! I have a impressive poster, cast lists, reviews etc.
I have plex running but missed the part where you get the movies from? So do i buy the movies and use plex for them to be organised and usable from distance ?
I’m running a similiar PC for my Plex server for a few years now. But not using Windows… You dont need to install the server like this, i’ve installed TrueNas Scale (free NAS OS) on my PC as a hypervisor and running Plex as an app. Plex has an offical, up-to-date app for TrueNas and that way i have both a NAS and Plex running :-) much more power efficient then running Windows 24/7…most of the time on idle TrueNas runs with 0-2% CPU usage :-)
This is a good idea, usually there is a trade off, in this case a learning curve for most people. A simple install on windows is quick and easy but more power to ya. Thanks for sharing and for watching!
Love my plex server - did a video on it as well... it gets addictive though at what hardware and all and the libraries get large!!! I even have an HDHomerun Prime (cable tv) and HDHomerun Quattro quad OTA tuner that tie into plex and can watch tv outside of my house or region. Testing DVR now.
great video. Super helpful! I am thinking about building out my own HPZ620. Would you mind posting the specs you would recommend? Processor, RAM, Graphics (Unless this is negligible). Thanks.
You know, it doesn't take much, if this will be a dedicated PLEX server the graphics card doesn't matter. I would recommend 16gb of ram for any windows server but a little more wont hurt. The Processor in these will be enough regardless but the one thing that will matter is the speed of you drives. I would be sure the OS is running on an SSD the other drives can be regular 7200rpm drives but these system will also do SAS drives 2x fast so the performance will be better the faster the drive speed. Great question, Thanks!
Plex takes care of that, you see your local Plex server connects to the Plex internet services and keeps you connected. Be sure to watch my other Plex videos to learn more. Thanks for watching!
Did you do anything else with the windows firewall? I've been trying to figure out why mine doesnt get detected in other devices but the server only works on the host pc.
Plex is a great media server, but a desktop PC dedicated is overkill unless you have a lot of streams going on at once. A Mini-PC with a USB external drive housing that passes through to the PC will be pretty inexpensive and very up-gradable. I have Linux on a desktop computer with Plex running as a Docker container, it uses a tiny fraction of the processor and memory. I have 8 other containers running and it's still nearly idle. Sure there's a learning curve for the Linux and containers setup, but worth it, and once set up, will run for years without attention. If you do containers, and backup your configuration, you can move to another computer pretty easily.
You know, I could not tell you how to get the max but sharing in house you can use about anything but outside is going to require a fast upstream internet connection, I have 20mbps upstream with 2 or 3 family members watching at times no problem. Thanks for watching!
Yes, you first copy your movies to the folders on your system and then install PLEX. In the setup you point the directories to your drives or folders and it will search for all media on the drive or folder and add them to your PLEX menu.
It does compress the movie quality right? I have the latest sony QD Oled and I enjoy uncompressed movies but currently I directly connect the SSD to the tv. Will this solution compress the video or quality etc ?
I don't think so, but google the question, Reddit will definitely have an answer for you, as far as I know, people even run remux and Blu rays movies on Plex without compression, but yeah Reddit will have the right answer for you if it turns out I am wrong
You can select to not compress when watching devices on your home network, but if you want to insure this is what your are getting, I recommend turning off sharing outside of your network. Thanks for the question!
@@GTKTheater I am confused about transcoding if you assist me, I want my videos to be uncompressed but there is an option for “transcoder quality” Which one is better for maximum quality? And there is also transcoding x264 level cant figure out which one is better for the best quality possible 😞
You can simply edit or create new directories and point them back to your folders and PLEX will index them again in your menus. Thanks for the question.
i have plex and Love it i have my server on a pc however my old pc would shut off on me when i would leave it on for my plex server 24/7 would you know why this would happen i took it to geek squad several times they said nothng was wrong but it kept doing it i have a new computer it works fine no issues staying on all the time the previous computer was an OMEN PC its great Computer but not for Plex the one i have now is a Dell all in one PC its great anyways keep up the great videos about plex
Hey, I live in a dormitory and my internet is provided, without access to a router, by boingo. They restrict the amount of devices I can have the network. Do you know if that would present a problem for remote casting?
The people are access Plex, not your dorms router. If the people accessing your Plex are dorm mates, they are already attached to the router, and it’s not relevant. Then they are connecting to your server via Plex. On everyone’s end but yours, it’s no different for them than going to Netflix… you’re just controlling the content
Yeah. You just buy the movies you want when they come out and add em to your server. Better than streaming cuz things you like won’t get randomly taken down.
Your Plex will need to be connected to the internet to reach the Plex services. You may need to also identify your local IP range in your Plex settings. Thanks for watching...
You know, it would work better than putting it on windows but for now this was simple and easy. Something most people can follow. Thanks for the comment!
You may not be aware of this but, form a technical standpoint the term Server refers to the software regardless of the hardware. If I were to just install PLEX Media Server on my PC it would still be a PLEX Media Server because the PC is running the PLEX Media Server software. So the title is accurate, and I am sorry that your take issue with the semantics, but I still I wish you all the best and hope you hang around, you never know when I will put out cool original idea you can use.
@@GTKTheater and everyone looking for a video to set build a cheap and easy server obviously knows a lot about it. That’s why they are YouTubing it. A better title would be installing a plex server. Anyone seeing that title would think I are actually building the machine since that’s where all the cost comes from
Had my own server for years now, back when 3D TVs were really popular.
Great Video!
Thanks for the comment, and the testimonial!
Really good explanation, thank you. I might try to make my own server with an old laptop
If you do use a laptop it would be best if it had a USB-C port for the fastest transfer rate with an external drive. Unless your laptop has a lot of extra storage. Thanks for watching!
I seen people talk about plex.. But my big question is how do people get media into the server. Not sure how to get the show or media. Just started your video and hope it talk about this ..
You are getting so close, after these videos the one you need to watch is this th-cam.com/video/lRtONIyMd6s/w-d-xo.html Plex Configuration Tips and Tricks to Manage Your Media Server. This should answer most of your questions.
You pirate it. Use a VPN and go on yts or magnetdl and just search up whatever movie or show you want. Throw the files into a folder and point Plex to it. Plex takes care of the rest.
Thank you. I was about to ask the same question.
From what I've seen, people either download their shows/movies or convert them from old DVDs. Either ur own DVD collection or go to thrift stores, garage sales, ur local library, etc to get them
Make MKV. It’s a free software with a great forum. This is for ripping your own DVDs. You’ll have to buy some hardware for Blu-ray/4K content. The forum does well at guiding you.
I love Plex! It is the best media server I have ever seen! It is easy. I just download a video. Put it on my movies/tv shows folder and bam! I have a impressive poster, cast lists, reviews etc.
Thanks for the testimonial, and the comment!
I have plex running but missed the part where you get the movies from? So do i buy the movies and use plex for them to be organised and usable from distance ?
I’m running a similiar PC for my Plex server for a few years now. But not using Windows… You dont need to install the server like this, i’ve installed TrueNas Scale (free NAS OS) on my PC as a hypervisor and running Plex as an app. Plex has an offical, up-to-date app for TrueNas and that way i have both a NAS and Plex running :-) much more power efficient then running Windows 24/7…most of the time on idle TrueNas runs with 0-2% CPU usage :-)
This is a good idea, usually there is a trade off, in this case a learning curve for most people. A simple install on windows is quick and easy but more power to ya. Thanks for sharing and for watching!
Love my plex server - did a video on it as well...
it gets addictive though at what hardware and all and the libraries get large!!!
I even have an HDHomerun Prime (cable tv) and HDHomerun Quattro quad OTA tuner that tie into plex and can watch tv outside of my house or region. Testing DVR now.
I use the HD Homerun and DVR works great, I love that it cuts out the commercial for me. Thanks for the comment!
great video. Super helpful! I am thinking about building out my own HPZ620. Would you mind posting the specs you would recommend? Processor, RAM, Graphics (Unless this is negligible). Thanks.
You know, it doesn't take much, if this will be a dedicated PLEX server the graphics card doesn't matter. I would recommend 16gb of ram for any windows server but a little more wont hurt. The Processor in these will be enough regardless but the one thing that will matter is the speed of you drives. I would be sure the OS is running on an SSD the other drives can be regular 7200rpm drives but these system will also do SAS drives 2x fast so the performance will be better the faster the drive speed. Great question, Thanks!
how to watch the videos remotely ? My ISP doesn't support port forwarding.
Plex takes care of that, you see your local Plex server connects to the Plex internet services and keeps you connected. Be sure to watch my other Plex videos to learn more. Thanks for watching!
Did you do anything else with the windows firewall? I've been trying to figure out why mine doesnt get detected in other devices but the server only works on the host pc.
Did you get it fixed, and did you watch my other video on how to watch PLEX anywhere? th-cam.com/video/ytZm14I9GAM/w-d-xo.html
@@GTKTheater No :( I gave up on it. I figured it was a network thing which I'm not too good at.
Need help. Want to get my own plex media server
Can you link the actual computer and hard drives you use? I’m having a hard time finding them.
Thanks for this!
Thanks for Watching!
Vibe mountain goes hard
Tanks!
Plex is a great media server, but a desktop PC dedicated is overkill unless you have a lot of streams going on at once.
A Mini-PC with a USB external drive housing that passes through to the PC will be pretty inexpensive and very up-gradable.
I have Linux on a desktop computer with Plex running as a Docker container, it uses a tiny fraction of the processor and memory. I have 8 other containers running and it's still nearly idle.
Sure there's a learning curve for the Linux and containers setup, but worth it, and once set up, will run for years without attention.
If you do containers, and backup your configuration, you can move to another computer pretty easily.
Thanks for sharing, and I agree and will release another video soon with a new simple build that I am working on. All the Best!
Great! Thanks
You're welcome!
How what components are the most important to get the max number of streams possible? Any recommended older model pc to use or any components to buy.
You know, I could not tell you how to get the max but sharing in house you can use about anything but outside is going to require a fast upstream internet connection, I have 20mbps upstream with 2 or 3 family members watching at times no problem. Thanks for watching!
@@GTKTheater if u cant tell someone how to do something why are u making videos on it?
plex is cpu intensive unless u have plex pass to get the most streams possible u would want an i7 processor
Do you need to get the movies or shows into the folders in the first place ? If so, how so ?
Yes, you first copy your movies to the folders on your system and then install PLEX. In the setup you point the directories to your drives or folders and it will search for all media on the drive or folder and add them to your PLEX menu.
It does compress the movie quality right? I have the latest sony QD Oled and I enjoy uncompressed movies but currently I directly connect the SSD to the tv. Will this solution compress the video or quality etc ?
I don't think so, but google the question, Reddit will definitely have an answer for you, as far as I know, people even run remux and Blu rays movies on Plex without compression, but yeah Reddit will have the right answer for you if it turns out I am wrong
You can select to not compress when watching devices on your home network, but if you want to insure this is what your are getting, I recommend turning off sharing outside of your network. Thanks for the question!
@@GTKTheater I am confused about transcoding if you assist me, I want my videos to be uncompressed but there is an option for “transcoder quality” Which one is better for maximum quality? And there is also transcoding x264 level cant figure out which one is better for the best quality possible 😞
I am going to release more videos on the subject over the next few days, stay tuned. Thanks
I have plex, and had my video folders connected. Now I have lost connection to my folders and movies. How can I get acces to my movies again.
You can simply edit or create new directories and point them back to your folders and PLEX will index them again in your menus. Thanks for the question.
i have plex and Love it i have my server on a pc however my old pc would shut off on me when i would leave it on for my plex server 24/7 would you know why this would happen i took it to geek squad several times they said nothng was wrong but it kept doing it i have a new computer it works fine no issues staying on all the time the previous computer was an OMEN PC its great Computer but not for Plex the one i have now is a Dell all in one PC its great anyways keep up the great videos about plex
Maybe overheating?
That is a loaded question, it would be overheating, it could be a Bios setting overriding your operating system, that would be my guess. ;-)
@@GTKTheater how would I find this I’m not that tech savvy would it be in settings
@@thehowman8567 Also check power and sleep settings in windows.
Hey, I live in a dormitory and my internet is provided, without access to a router, by boingo. They restrict the amount of devices I can have the network. Do you know if that would present a problem for remote casting?
It shouldn't be a problem, they are counting the number of devices not connections to your system. In my humble opinion. Thanks for the question!
The people are access Plex, not your dorms router. If the people accessing your Plex are dorm mates, they are already attached to the router, and it’s not relevant. Then they are connecting to your server via Plex. On everyone’s end but yours, it’s no different for them than going to Netflix… you’re just controlling the content
So with this we don’t need Netflix or any other subscriptions if we have all the movies we want in our plex?
That's how I see it, I haven't had Netflix in years... Thanks for the comment!
Yeah. You just buy the movies you want when they come out and add em to your server. Better than streaming cuz things you like won’t get randomly taken down.
when i try to play a movie it says "Error code: s1001 (Network)" and i can't play the movie.
Your Plex will need to be connected to the internet to reach the Plex services. You may need to also identify your local IP range in your Plex settings. Thanks for watching...
Need help. Want to get my own media server
You have come to the right place, much more to come, thanks for watching!
You didn't go the unraid path?
You know, it would work better than putting it on windows but for now this was simple and easy. Something most people can follow. Thanks for the comment!
Great video! Anyone have Servers they share? $$$$?
Thanks for the comment!
This didn’t show how to build a server at all. It should be titled how to install plex
As the hardware and OS for each persons build would be different, I focused on the PLEX side of the build. Thanks for the comment!
@@GTKTheater that isnt a build
The title is build a server cheap and easy not how to install plex. Very poorly worded and misleading title
You may not be aware of this but, form a technical standpoint the term Server refers to the software regardless of the hardware. If I were to just install PLEX Media Server on my PC it would still be a PLEX Media Server because the PC is running the PLEX Media Server software. So the title is accurate, and I am sorry that your take issue with the semantics, but I still I wish you all the best and hope you hang around, you never know when I will put out cool original idea you can use.
@@GTKTheater and everyone looking for a video to set build a cheap and easy server obviously knows a lot about it. That’s why they are YouTubing it. A better title would be installing a plex server. Anyone seeing that title would think I are actually building the machine since that’s where all the cost comes from
@@GTKTheater actually i have watched many videos on building servers and that is not correct
Skill issue
the title says hardware choices ie how to build it