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One of the best benefits of running your own Plex server is being able to watch your movies and shows wherever you are. Many folks will just log in to Plex on the hotel TV (assuming it has the Plex app) while traveling. I don't like doing this. For...

I thought my recent good luck with my Plex server upgrade was great, then I won a Minisforum MS-A1 ! I was listening to some YouTube videos while working the other day. I came across a channel @VirtualizationHowto that I hadn't seen before. The...

Recently while visiting a friend for their retirement ceremony I came across a deal too good to pass up. I was in Oklahoma for the event. It was an Air Force retirement. The base is a smaller one so I knew I had to check out the BX. I have always...

I have been working on getting my Jellyfin setup configured. I am not planning on switching from Plex just yet. I just wanted to be ready in case I needed to. It is also just fun to tinker with stuff. :) One thing that I really like in my Plex...

I recently stumbled across a YouTube video . They had created a simple bash script that allowed you to pull up a searchable list of movies and launch them from the terminal. I thought it was really cool. So I decided to extend that idea to allow me...

This might be the perfect Pi-hole setup! With this new setup I have redundancy for my DNS as well as the simplest VPN setup ever. Now when I am on the go not only can I access my home network with ease I am also able to take advantage of the ad...