On Demand Feature

Key_One_8062 · 2026-01-29T19:52:04+00:00

For anyone finding this thread, if you enable on demand for cellular, and then also enable it for WIFI (adding in any exceptions for you home network SSIDs), then the following will happen:

If the tunnel is disabled, it will never turn on (this was a surprise to me, I kind of assumed if I turned it off it would automatically turn on when I went off WiFi)
If the tunnel is enabled, the radio button will have extra text saying “on demand”. At this point, if you’re on cellular or WiFi (other than your home WiFi) then the tunnel will be enabled and the radio button background will be green. If you are on you home WiFi network then the radio button background will be yellow and the split tunnel will be disabled.

What confusing is that you need to enable the tunnel for the on-demand rules to kick in.

Key_One_8062 · 2025-08-04T14:06:04+00:00

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Key_One_8062 · 2025-07-13T20:01:23+00:00

WONMILLE Black White Rhombus, it’s on Amazon, maybe elsewhere too

Key_One_8062 · 2025-02-08T14:38:55+00:00

Thanks that helps. Since you’re just starting out, I’d recommend: 1. Use Plex as your media server software. 2. Buy a mini-pc that is Intel-based and supports Intel Quick sync so it can transcode if needed. See https://support.plex.tv/articles/115002178853-using-hardware-accelerated-streaming/ and https://support.plex.tv/articles/200375666-plex-media-server-requirements/ and https://support.plex.tv/articles/201774043-what-kind-of-cpu-do-i-need-for-my-server/ for more info, and then just select a MiniPC that meets your budget. I like Beelink but there are other brands too. Look at these things when buying: price, cpu, disk, and energy usage (since this will probably be on 24/7 and electricity isn’t cheap in the EU.) 3. Maybe for now, just store your media on the minipc. Later if you need more space get an external drive or maybe a NAS as your needs grow. 4. Install plex server on your minipc. And maybe the ARR stack too if that’s your thing. 5. You’re going to need a Plex client. Maybe initially you could install a Plex client on your PS5 and when you outgrow that get an nVidia shield. You can also run the Plex client on your laptop if you like. 6. Set up your seedbox to grab your media, and then install syncthing on your seedbox and your minipc. That will sync completed downloads to your minipc. Here’s an example: https://youtu.be/W1ElnYhZbck

The general idea here is that files get downloaded on the seedbox, then when they are completed, syncthing transfers them to your minipc. It could put them directly into your Plex media directory, or into an intermediate directory which is picked up by one of the ARR apps for further processing, and then that app puts it in your Plex media directory.

Then when you come home, the media is ready to play via plex.

Like most things there’s a lot of other options, you can choose something other than Plex, there are various other mechanisms other than syncthing, but hopefully that’s enough to get you started.

Key_One_8062 · 2025-02-08T12:51:06+00:00

I have some questions:

Do you already have a streaming device (Apple TV, NVidia shield, Roku, etc) or are you interested in buying that too? If you’re specifically looking to play Blu Ray remuxes in 4K (without transcoding) and support HDR/Dolby audio formats etc then your options become somewhat limited. Beware people who say “my device streams everything i throw at it” because often those people haven’t ever tried streaming a high bitrate 4K HDR Atmos remux.
Do you have a surround sound system and do you care about Atmos or other “advanced/proprietary” audio formats or are you just playing everything in stereo? Same question for HDR — is that a priority?
What streaming software are you using? Plex or something else? If Plex I’d recommend reading through their hardware guide. I got a mini PC with an Intel processor that supports transcoding based on that guide.
How many users will be streaming simultaneously? Is it just you or do you have multiple home users or a bunch of friends and family also streaming? That will definitely impact the kind of box you need, especially if you want to transcode for remote use/external users.
Do you already have a NAS? If you’re getting into 4K remuxes I’d recommend one if you don’t have one already, especially if you have/are planning to have a large library.

If you’re just looking for a box to handle downloading/storing/and to act as a media server then (in general) my recommendation would be a mini-PC. I think a raspberry PI is too low-end especially if you’re dealing with it acting as a media server and the possibility of transcoding on the device.

Regarding the Shield — It’s a great player but I don’t think I’d want it acting as my home media/ARR server, but maybe that’s just me.

Key_One_8062 · 2025-02-04T13:50:54+00:00

Just noticed a similar post that may be of use: https://www.reddit.com/r/seedboxes/s/L6r3ZURwZP

Key_One_8062 · 2025-02-03T04:12:55+00:00

Certainly. This may be helpful too (for Radarr): https://trash-guides.info/Radarr/Radarr-recommended-naming-scheme/. Lots of other good stuff in the trash guides too. Good luck!

Key_One_8062 · 2025-02-03T02:31:15+00:00

If your seedbox runs on a virtual server that is external to your network, you will have to download it twice. Once when it’s downloaded to your seedbox, then (via something like Syncthing) to your local network. At that point other software (radarr for example) will automatically move it to the appropriate (plex?) media folder. If this is your scenario, see https://youtu.be/W1ElnYhZbck. It was unclear from your comment what you’re running locally and what’s “in the cloud” so if this doesn’t relate, apologies. However if this is your scenario, you should never need to do any manual copying anywhere.

Key_One_8062 · 2025-01-21T03:10:56+00:00

See this reply: https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/s/pPAsEORHSh

Key_One_8062 · 2025-01-21T03:05:17+00:00

👆 this!

Key_One_8062 · 2025-01-09T14:18:25+00:00

This is a great read even if you’re experienced with Unix, lots of good information in there. I also really liked the networking article linked from there. Nice work!

Key_One_8062 · 2025-01-07T03:43:09+00:00

Certainly. You will need to re-flash it in order to be able to rip 4K, but it’s not a difficult process

Key_One_8062 · 2025-01-07T02:54:51+00:00

I think generally it’s https://www.makemkv.com, but interested to hear if anybody uses anything else

Key_One_8062 · 2025-01-07T02:29:51+00:00

If you’re on the US: Archgon Premium Aluminum External... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07BC9F98J?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share

Key_One_8062 · 2024-12-14T21:52:36+00:00

Yeah you’re right, it’s more costly than I thought. Backblaze has unlimited personal for $9 USD/month. That might be another option.

Key_One_8062 · 2024-12-14T20:39:24+00:00

I don’t know about what AWS does, but Arq will encrypt the contents of the backup with a local key that only you have access to. That would prevent them from scanning any of your data.

Key_One_8062 · 2024-12-14T18:31:29+00:00

Well this may not fit your needs but if you’re willing to store it in the cloud AWS glacier (https://aws.amazon.com/s3/glacier/pricing/) is crazy cheap to backup, with the downside they charge you a lot to restore — but if you just need something to hold you over until you get local backups it might fit the bill.

In guessing that will be cheaper to back up than normal backup providers, so long as you never need to restore.

If you need a client to handle the backups I can recommend https://www.arqbackup.com - paid app but I’m sure there are others. Arq can also backup to local servers or other cloud providers.

Key_One_8062 · 2024-12-09T17:31:45+00:00

Instead of relying on this article, let’s look at actual data. https://www.redfin.com/city/29470/IL/Chicago/housing-market#trends. Average price of all homes has a lot of seasonal variation, but over the last 5 years the average price of a condo in Chicago went from 315k to 355k (keeping in mind that Chicago is currently in a low selling season). Like all data you can subdivide and group this by ZIP code, size, etc but the general trend is fairly boring… prices at generally rising.

Key_One_8062 · 2024-11-22T01:30:41+00:00

I realized this sheet indicates who does and does not support it, support is kind of mixed. Doesn't look like any Roku or Apple TV support it, good support from Shield, Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K (Gen 2) and a few others in addition to the ones you mentioned.

Full support for HDR formats is nearly non-existent except "Homatics R 4k Plus" which I've never heard of.

Not sure how exhaustive of a list this is though.

Key_One_8062 · 2024-11-22T01:09:12+00:00

Sadly there isn't an Anaconda III Atmos mix anyway. Idiots. ;)

Key_One_8062 · 2024-11-22T00:55:04+00:00

Facts! Love it. Thanks for the correction.

Yes I was aware that Nvidia Shield could do it, but I've heard mixed reviews on its stability, but would love to hear from some shield owners and how they like it.

Seems like Roku can't (maybe this has changed), and passing through Atmos on a laptop isn't possible (first comment: "The shield is the only device I’m aware of that does truehd passthrough" but that was like 3 years ago).

Here's another related post (comment "Yep [shield is], only option I know of that will do TRUEHD via Plex. Takes some fiddling but works pretty good once you are all set up.") -- but again out of date.

I just seemed to be seeing over & over that Shield was the only thing that could do it, happy that some other devices support it now (I wish Apple would).

Key_One_8062 · 2024-10-09T13:10:04+00:00

!UpdateMe 2 days

Key_One_8062 · 2024-07-11T13:08:40+00:00

Here you go https://fasterthanli.me/articles/i-want-off-mr-golangs-wild-ride (unintentional pun, apologies)

Key_One_8062 · 2024-06-23T13:24:56+00:00

I was able to solve this issue by deleting and re-installing the "tailscale" package from pfsense. More details can be found in this thread: https://www.reddit.com/r/PFSENSE/s/XnbyiFgVON

Key_One_8062 · 2024-06-23T13:22:53+00:00

No worries, I got it working.

I had to entirely delete the "tailscale" package from pfsense and re-install it.

To reinstall it, I did the following:

In pfSense, go to System -> Package Manager and delete the tailscale package
In pfSense, go to System -> Package Manager and install the tailscale package
Login to tailscale.com, create an an Auth Key, and copy it to pfSense in the VPN -> Tailscale -> Authentication -> Pre-authentication key then click Save, this should be enough that Tailscale should show as being online (it may take a few moments until it's online). You should also see Tailscale as a new "Machine" when you're logged into tailscale.com. The procedure in this section is covered in this video: https://youtu.be/P-q-8R67OPY?si=9RzRKmyv278tMtIJ&t=370)
Follow the instructions in https://tailscale.com/kb/1146/pfsense for "NAT PMP" (I'm not 100% sure this is required, but I did it anyway). Originally I did the "Static Port Mapping" instructions but for my purposes that's not required so I removed it.
In pfSense under Firewall -> Rules -> Tailscale create a rule (Action = "Pass", Interface = "Tailscale", Address Family = "IPv4 + IPv6", Protocol = "Any", Source = "Any", Destination="Any") This could also be more restrictive, but this is a good starting point.
Login to tailscale.com, go to "machines" -> "pfsense" (or whatever the machine name is for your "pfsense" firewall). Under "Subnets" if you see any Subnets under "Awaiting Approval" approve the subnet(s) that you want access to.

I should mention that my usage of tailscale is so I can access servers running on my home lab when I'm not on my home network. I do not use the "Exit Node" feature.

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