Makes sense. If my CCwGTV wouldnt have needed rebooting several times a week, I would have held out a lot longer too.
I just can’t justify shelling out $250+ for the Shield now that it’s this old. Found nothing used nearby.
Just picked up the Google Streamer. It’ll do for now and at least I know it works for what I need
Yeah I just came home with one. I dislike the small upgrade from the CCwGTV, but I needed something now to keep the peace.
I’ll stick with it untill something much better turns up. Cheers mate
Yeah it’s been suggested by others and I’d love it myself, but it won’t fly having a keyboard in the living room.
The server is a N100 running Proxmox and working like an absolute champion! Love these things.
Thanks for the input anyways. We totally agree, I’m just not in charge anymore
Hehe yeah, if I could choose we’d have a NUC in the living room, but I’m outnumbered in this house. Apps and remote control are must-haves
Yeah the ads are crazy, but at least with Android devices you can often have a different launcher.
The Apple TV is tempting me more and more and would be the perfect device, had it only supported side loading or SmartTube. It’s a deal breaker for me, pushing me towards either Google with Projectivity launcher or trying to wait out a new Shield device.
Glad to see your happy with it though. I think I’ve yet to talk to anyone who isn’t, which says a lot about it as a product.
Glad to hear you enjoy it!
Halt and catch fire. Expected nothing from it but we are really enjoying it.
Except Norway, where 3-phase IT is still dominant. TN is only being built in newly established buildings/areas.
IT being phase/phase = 230V, with no neutral wire.
Upside is it being more robust to ground faults, but you lose 11/22 kW possibility on EV chargers. 7,2 kW is max (32A @ 230V).
Looking forward to it being gone, tbh…
Sh.itjust.works has been brilliant, tbh.
High uptime, reasonable admins.
Very happy with it
Nope. I’ve given up trying to nudge people in, what we deam, the «right» direction.
If they don’t see any problem in giving away their privacy for convenience, then that’s their prerogative.
Hell, I am still unable to de-google completely myself.
Considering setting up a Matrix server for when Discord goes full entshitification. Maybe some will join then.
If you’re going to run the NAS as the media server, you need to go with Intel to get quicksync. This because any file not compatible with your clients will require transcoding and you want that done with hardware, not software. It’s a lot faster. I’m using Synology as the referance point. No idea what the Qnap lineup looks like.
If the NAS is only the file host, then I’d say get at least 4 bays so you have some room to grow and that the CPU is less relevant. Depending on your use case, RAM could be more relevant if you’re running loads of containers. I’d at least get one with an extra slot and/or non-soldered RAM, just in case. You most likely won’t ever need more than stock, but the option is nice. I’m running stock still.
I have the 923+ and have been very happy with it, but Jellyfin is migrated to a N100 NUC. The NAS runs the .arr-suite, qBittorrent, autobrr, Flaresolver, all in Portainer, and I’m installing two 4k cameras soon for Surveilance Station. It’s barely breaking a sweat.
Sorry for the long answer
Sounds like you are on a good path then, mate.
I agree with the route you are taking. It’s a great blend between price and performance. My only “last advice” would be to overspec the NAS a little, as it would suck having to replace it next year as your needs change.
Have fun with your project and feel free to reach out should you have any questions.
Mind me asking what your budget is?
Don’t get me wrong, but it seems you’re just starting out and to avoid biting over to much, it might be smart to look at at least some turn key solutions. Building a custom NAS with loads of drives is fun, but can get complicated.
I’d say get a pre-built NAS if you can afford to and run everything there. It’s easier and has loads of support available.
If you feel like you want more power, then consider adding a NUC or even full server later on and migrate over.
Forget about network speed. Wired is always fast enough. You’d strugle finding new hardware without Gbit these days anyways.
At least that’s how I started and with a N100 NUC running Proxmox now, I don’t see myself needing to upgrade for a long time. Learning Linux along the way is fun.
Good luck!
I’ll give this a watch, thanks for posting.
Lots of good memories in Worms!
Make that at least two of us.
This instance has been nothing but great since day one, from stability and transparency to level head mods and admins.
They deserve a bit of praise every once in a while.
Thanks for everything you do!
Sounds like you are setting up exactly what I have running!
GMKtec G3 (N100 Intel CPU) running in Proxmox with NFS access to my NAS.
It works like a dream, transcoding everything I throw at it with ease.
Just a quick piece of advice: Repaste that sucker the moment you get it. I threw some Noctua paste I had laying around and it worked wonders. The only time the fan kicked on was when I added the libraries and Jellyfin had to sort out 6 TB of media from the NAS. Took maybe 10 minutes before it was done and ready to go.
Let me know if you need some help setting it up. Proxmox and Tailscale (if you want that) had me stuck for a few hours trying to understand TUN.
I’m a little late to the party, but a fairly easy way to combat that fear is to install Tailscale (free) on your server and have them do the same on the AppleTV. It’s supported from version 17 I believe. It uses Wireguard to encrypt so your ISP won’t see squat.
I’m hosting a server for friends and family too and I refuse to open ports for it. It works super well and is fairly easy to setup.
Jellyfin and the .arr suite.
It’s absolutely incredible and I am so greatful to anyone with the skillset and dedication to develop and maintain things like these.
Currently playing with Proxmox and HomeAssistant too.
Hat of to all of you legends involved in FOSS
Yeah no mate, you don’t get to hide behind the argument that because it doesn’t have a 100% success rate, we might as well execute them. Murder is always unnacceptable
Never seen this, pretty cool!
It still needs to be app based for the family to approve sadly, so it’s either Android og Apple. Super advice for those with less stringent “rules” though, hehe. Cheers!