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Nomad: ESP-32 media server (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone to c/selfhosted@lemmy.world

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OK, this is cool

https://www.instructables.com/Jcorp-Nomad-Mini-WIFI-Media-Server/

What is Jcorp Nomad?

Nomad is a self-contained, battery-friendly media server that fits in your pocket. 

It creates a local Wi-Fi hotspot with no internet connection needed, allowing you to stream your own movies, shows, music, books, and more directly from a microSD card. It’s perfect for camping, road trips, classrooms, or any scenario where connectivity is limited or unavailable.

TL;DR: Low power ESP-32 media server, that creates a local WiFi hotspot, media front end and serves upto 8 streams simultaneously.

Disclosure: no affiliation with project, other than wishing I'd thought of it first. I love me some ESP-32 black magic.

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[–] Kratzkopf@discuss.tchncs.de 1 points 7 hours ago (2 children)

Fitst of all: very cool project! And also I know that this is the selfhosted community, but can someone explain to me the benefits of a server in my pocket compared to just having all the media directly on my phone? I mean I have a 1TB microSD in there, can open nearly everything with VLC and have not bottleneck in the wireless connection.

[–] SuspiciousCarrot78@aussie.zone 1 points 3 hours ago

How will your phone stream movies to the TV, little billy's tablet and Grandma's laptop, while letting Suzie listen to her favourite music and Davey read his CBR comics?

What does your phone draw, BTW, when watching media or casting it? Is it less than 0.8 of a watt?

Ya dig? :)

[–] nexttech@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

It's so other people can watch and stream your media from their devices as well.

or if you have other devices like laptop you can access media from it too