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[finished, read edit in post.]What NAS to get for running plex and is there anything I should know? (aussie.zone)

submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 11 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to make a plex nas so I don't have to deal with Netflix and streaming services, here are some questions I have.

What NAS should I get? I've heard Qnap is good, but I want to know around what nas I should get
Is plex somewhat simple to setup and is there other software I should look at?
Is there anything else I should know?

Edit: I ended up using an old laptop and running a file share from it then installing kodi on the other devices and using it as a storage point.

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Throwing my vote for QNAP in the ring.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

Very freedom-respecting. Probably the only consumer NAS vendor with instructions on how to install linux (bare-metal) on the official wiki. Their x86 boxen are 90% normal pc... with the remaining 10% being a bit nuisance.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

If you go with QNAP be careful with what you provide access to over the internet. QNAP seems to have security vulnerabilities quite often. It would probable best to only use a VPN to access any services/media on it.