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I haven’t done it other than for testing, but you can pair a fire Stick remote to a PC using Bluetooth and it works with Kodi.


This looks interesting, I hadn’t heard of it before. Do you know if they support sas controllers?


Other people have made accurate posters here about MAS, but if you are concerned you can always set up a KMS server in docker.





Try getting a used server. You can find one on labgopher. For the budget you have, don’t expect something great but it’ll be a start.



That makes sense. I’m a lazy guy and I didn’t want to try testing so I went with a known quantity.


You should take a look at getting sas enclosures. They’re pretty cheap, like $200 for a 16 bay. That will be so much more reliable.





Seriously? I’m subscribed to eweka and news hosting for nntp, as well as nzbgeek and nzbfinder for my indexers. Nzbgeek has a lifetime subscription option. You can get anything you’re looking for. It’s a simple subscription process.

What are you considering as ‘top tier’ that won’t take a subscription?

Some sites for reference:

https://reddit.com/r/usenet/w/indexers?utm_medium=android_app&utm_source=share






Look at getting a sas array. They’re expandable and hold lots of drives. You can pick one up for around $200


Here’s my advice. The most important things are that you have a free GPU slot and another PCIE slot on whatever you get. You’re going to want a GPU for transcoding when disk space gets tight. You want the extra PCIE slot for a sas card. Disk shelves are surprisingly cheap, and you can keep adding disk that way. They daisy chain.

As far as the OS, I’m partial to Unraid and Truenas but seriously, anything you are comfortable with will work.


Whisparr is so much better with Postgres for its data back end
I have a library of videos that I've downloaded with whisparr running in a docker container. I've had a problem with the sqlite DB getting corrupted on a daily basis. I followed the guide on switching to postgres and it only took about 15 minutes, including setting up a postgres server. I really recommend anyone running it to do that. There's been a noticeable performance boost too.
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I’ve never heard of that, thanks. I don’t think I’ll be pirating games but this looks really good


Yeah, makes sense. I’m an old timer so I’m used to rolling my own. I definitely see how the details are useful for someone starting out.



That’s a long read. Here’s what I do

  • Install Lutris or Heroic
  • Install your game
  • Play your game

Fitgirl and steam unlocked are your friends.


Sure, but the thing is Jellyfin and Plex both work pretty close to what I want without having to customize anything. I’m happy for everyone that likes Kodi, it’s just not for me. I’ve used Kodi on and off from back when it only ran on the Xbox as XBMC. I know what it’s capable of. I just don’t want to put that effort into it.


Sure, but the basic mechanics don’t change much and I don’t want to take time with it. I want something that just works the way I like.