What are the best ways to start a home media server legally? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)

submitted 1 year ago by QuietStorm@lemmy.fmhy.ml to c/plex@lemmy.ca

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Ive been wanting to make my own home media server for a bit now along with doing some other things, but how do i do it can i use any tech device as a media server, do i buy a bunch of dvds and digitize them. what exactly are the steps that need to be taken?

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[-] Yoruio@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 year ago

To add, running without portforward lowers the amount of discoverable peers quite a bit, which usually results in a much lower download speed.