Set-up for Downloading / Streaming - eviltoast

I torrent to my laptop to watch films and shows (VPN with a killswitch). Want a dedicated setup so bought a Raspberry Pi 4b thinking of KODI setup. Is KODI the way to go, or is there a better way to stream or download movies via the Raspbery Pi4? What can you suggest for my home-made box to replace Disney, Netflix, Amazon Prime etc.? Looking for safe pointers and hopefully can search for the “how to” parts if needed.

  • Baconsaur@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 year ago

    My setup here: a headless RPI4, running :

    • RPI OS lite;
    • a transmission server so I can add torrents from my computer, or phone using a browser;
    • a VPN running all the time;
    • a Jellyfin server.

    On my TV and other devices, I’m running a Jellyfin client. My experience with Plex is not as good as with Jellyfin, as Plex struggles to play some MKV files.