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Re: Plex Media Server on Cloud

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Post by unixhero »

e40 wrote: post #61
nichochar wrote: post #54

Plex is one of my favorite services. One of those companies that makes it easy for me to donate.

I was really annoyed, though, when they released version 1.0 and removed access to all previous downloads. Turns out, 1.0 (on Debian) was broken and I could no longer FF on my Roku. The forums were filled with people complaining, but they would not make the older, good release available. After a week or two someone provided it to me via dropbox. You might ask why I didn't have the previous download? Because the way I…

Corner case

Yawn, move on

Re: Plex Media Server on Cloud

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Post by radiorental »

ksec wrote: post #78

I am going to assume, a lot of people are storing Copyrighted Materials. 1. This essentially allows you to store all your favorite collection, what happens if Google Drive decide to wipe all those out? 2. Why not do this on a NAS?

> 2. Why not do this on a NAS?

NAS boxes capable of running Plex media server are not inexpensive.

Re: Plex Media Server on Cloud

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Post by morganvachon »

voltagex_ wrote: post #77
morganvachon wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I figured it would be too slow for daily use for my own needs, based on my current setup. I have a Nvidia Shield TV as the Plex server and living room Plex client, with a home-built NAS running OpenMediaVault for media storage. The Shield and NAS are both connected to Gigabit Ethernet, and I occasionally run into slowdowns if I'm trying to watch in the living room, my wife is watching in the bedroom via Roku, and my…

Which CPU was it? I doubt Plex are using the latest ffmpeg, but I saw big jumps between the i7 920, 2600k and then finally the 6800k. That said, my current Plex box is an Atom C2758, which seems to handle 1-2 streams just fine (1 direct, 1 transcode).

Core2 Quad Q8400. That machine is now being used as a Linux/BSD testbed every now and then, and it's still plenty fast enough for modern desktop duties.

The other concern the Shield mitigates is power inefficiency; that C2Q is a power hungry beast, and the entire Shield box uses less wattage at full load than the Intel CPU alone at idle.

Re: Plex Media Server on Cloud

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Post by deadbunny »

e40 wrote: post #61
nichochar wrote: post #54

Plex is one of my favorite services. One of those companies that makes it easy for me to donate.

I was really annoyed, though, when they released version 1.0 and removed access to all previous downloads. Turns out, 1.0 (on Debian) was broken and I could no longer FF on my Roku. The forums were filled with people complaining, but they would not make the older, good release available. After a week or two someone provided it to me via dropbox. You might ask why I didn't have the previous download? Because the way I…

> I removed the previous container before I verified all features were working

I think I found your problem.

Re: Plex Media Server on Cloud

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Post by toobulkeh »

Veratyr wrote: post #31
machbio wrote: post #21

this is a failed project - there was a lot of expectation when they initially started with Amazon Cloud Drive..with a technical limitation that they faced with Amazon Cloud Drive - they completely eliminated Amazon Cloud Drive from its storage options..I called it failed, because there is no way, I will pay loads of money to Dropbox or Google for the Terabyte of my Homelab videos.. Amazon Cloud Drive would definitely…

You can get unlimited data from Google Drive and Dropbox for about the price of 1TB, you just need to use a business account. This seems to be the main solution for the people I know who are using this.

Google Drive severely limits file download speed, and uploads aren't that great.

Re: Plex Media Server on Cloud

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Post by throwaway91111 »

Veratyr wrote: post #85
throwaway91111 wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Wait, what happens if you upload unencrypted copyright content? I legally own quite a bit of that, as I suspect most people do.

Amazon has on some occasions banned users for merely uploading it: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/4j5fsi/after_s...

Well-why use the service if the company can snoop through it at will? Seems to defeat the purpose of having a private data store. All you need to do to see someone's data is work for customer support at amazon.

Re: Plex Media Server on Cloud

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Post by Veratyr »

throwaway91111 wrote: post #97
Veratyr wrote: post #85

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Amazon has on some occasions banned users for merely uploading it: https://www.reddit.com/r/DataHoarder/comments/4j5fsi/after_s...

Well-why use the service if the company can snoop through it at will? Seems to defeat the purpose of having a private data store. All you need to do to see someone's data is work for customer support at amazon.

Because the service is cheap, comes with a ton of storage and is convenient. Few average people care about their privacy online.
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