• BigDaddySlim@lemmy.world
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      4 days ago

      Care to explain? I run TrueNAS because it was the easiest for me to setup at the time. I’m not smart and it was a simple and free solution. Plex because Jellyfin wasn’t where it is now, but also because again, I’m not smart and I have family outside my network use the server. Setting up wire guard and all that makes my brain hurt, let alone getting my mother to understand how to connect to Jellyfin.

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        3 days ago

        Just surprised after you wrote all that for running various difficult methods of Linux to then say you run TrueNas and Plex. I think Jellyfin on a Linux server is a better and easier option and would be familiar to you.

        Ah yeah, the family. That’s the biggest reason for Plex I guess

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          3 days ago

          Fair, like I said I’m not smart so I was only following a YouTube tutorial on how to install Arch, first time the guy was using Gnome which I didn’t like so I had to find another that showed KDE. All those experiments and even the Plex server setup were built alongside YT tutorials and an IT friend who also has a Plex server helping me with upgrades when I needed to add a SAS card for additional drives.

          I’ve honestly just been winging it here lmao

          • ocean@lemmy.selfhostcat.com
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            3 days ago

            I totally don’t believe you aren’t smart enough to :) your Linux desktop experience will carry over.

            I personally found TrueNas too difficult for anything other than serving as a NAS.

            How’re you liking KDE? I’m the opposite, I prefer gnome but want some KDE features. So mixed.