Plex

4007 readers

1 users here now

A community for discussing Plex Media Server. Plex Media Server is a smart software that makes playing movies, tv shows, and other media on your computer simple.

Ask questions, get support, and be part of the community here on Lemmy!

Join the c/Plex community on Matrix!

Rules

Rule 1 - Don't be a dick

Don't be a dick. This includes any kind of trolling, baiting, etc. Bigotry may result in an instant permaban.

Rule 2 - No misleading or non-descriptive titles

No misleading or non-descriptive titles. Try to be brief but detailed.

Rule 3 - Keep post and comments relevant

Posts must be related to Plex and Plex-related products, apps. etc. Try to keep comments relevant to the parent comment and to the post.

Rule 4 - Keep discussions of "media aqcuistion" limited to means and methods only.

Discussions regarding media acquisition should be limited to the "how" not the "what", as this is not the place to discuss piracy of specific media. There are other communities for that, and we don't want to get this community defederated from instances where it's a forbidden topic. Posts/comments discussing specific acts of piracy ("How do I find X show?" or "Where can I download Y film?")will be removed. For further clarification see this post

Rule 5 - No asking / offering Plex shares.

No asking / offering Plex shares. There are other communities for that.

Rule 6 - No low-effort / spam / meme posts

No low-effort / meme posts. These are considered spam, and will be removed. Repeat offenses may result in a ban.

Rule 7 - No referral / self-promotion / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts

No referral / self-promotion / affiliate links, personal voting / campaigning / funding, or selling posts. These are considered spam, and will be removed. Repeat offenses may result in a ban.

Useful Resources

Plex FAQ - Frequently Asked Questions about using Plex Media Server and client apps with many useful links
Plex App Setup Guide - Visual guide for first-run setup of Plex apps on smart devices
c/Plex Add-ons Guide - Detailed info on many of the most popular Plex add-ons with links to setup guides and other resources. Mantained for this community.
Servarr Wiki - The consolidated wiki for Lidarr, Prowlarr, Radarr, Readarr, and Sonarr.
TRaSH-Guides - Guides mainly for Sonarr/Radarr/Bazarr and everything related to it.
Awesome-arr - a complete list of Plex-related companion apps, user scripts, etc.
Plex Hardware Transcoding Cheat Sheet - NVidia GPUs
Organizing and Naming Your Media Files
Troubleshooting Server Connections
Plex User Forums

^This^ ^is^ ^a^ ^community^ ^page^ ^and^ ^is^ ^not^ ^affiliated^ ^with^ ^Plex,^ ^Inc.^ ^in^ ^any^ ^way.^

founded 1 year ago

MODERATORS

[email protected]

Server suggestions? (self.plex)

submitted 11 months ago by ryknow to c/[email protected]

5 comments fedilink hide all child comments

Hey all, just wondering what others are using for a rack mount server option. I don't want to break the bank, and I have a P2000 I plan to use for transcoding. I had picked up a Hyze Zeus server, but unfortunately, the GPU won't fit in that box. I plan to have this machine dedicated to Plex. All of my data will be stored on my trunas server and server up to plex via NFS shares, so the server doesn't need much storage capacity. I would prefer the server to be a 1u rack mount... but if 2u is going to offer the best option, I will settle for 2u.

you are viewing a single comment's thread
view the rest of the comments

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

I think you are definitely getting into overkill territory here with a server rack dedicated to Plex and a GPU. Most igpus on Intel chips can transcode 10+ 1080p streams and 2ish 4k streams. Unless you have 100 users seems over kill to me.

Edit. I'm on Unraid with about 30 users, and I only give Plex and all my other containers 6 cores from an i7 10700k.