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

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.

  1. What NAS should I get? I’ve heard Qnap is good, but I want to know around what nas I should get

  2. Is plex somewhat simple to setup and is there other software I should look at?

  3. 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.

  • arglebargle@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    1 year ago

    What is using the ram? The arrs? My media server uses hardly any ram with plex, jellyfin, and a lot more…

    • Konraddo@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      11 months ago

      Yup, the arrs and transcoding also takes up a bit of RAM. I mentioned RAM because some entry level NAS isn’t designed for anything other than file storage.