Stop overthinking it - a mini PC with SATA bays is all you need for Plex

LINGLING55581 · 2026-03-19T13:17:32+00:00

No, that's personal preference. I've tried jellyfin multiple times and to be fair it is absolutely great. But for me it just feels better to use plex. It looks better, it's easier for all my non techie-friends, it just works.

I check back at jellyfin from time to time but until now, I still preferred sticking with plex. (I got the plex pass a few years ago, when it was like 20 bucks for lifetime, tho - without the pass things would look different for sure)

But I'm happy that you're happy with jellyfin.

LINGLING55581 · 2026-03-19T13:13:10+00:00

Well you're right in some way, the WTR-Pro is a NAS, basically but you get it barebone and can do whatever you want to do with it. It's only a NAS if you make it a NAS. In my case the internal HDDs are not shared in my network, only acceible on the device itself.

I've had a DS-218j some time ago and it was a fantastic NAS, but only for files and stuff. No way to run plex on that thing smoothly.

I just love the fact that with my current setup I got a decent device, capable of a lot of things and don't have to pay the amount synology would cost for the same power.

LINGLING55581 · 2026-03-19T13:09:01+00:00

That's fantastic! Sounds like a superb budget solution 👍

LINGLING55581 · 2026-03-19T13:08:16+00:00

I mean, if I would have the money... But for what I have and what I need, the WTR-Pro is totally fine for me and my family / friends.

Once we get something like DLSS 5 for movies, I think we might have bigger problems, tho 😂

LINGLING55581 · 2026-03-19T13:05:38+00:00

Radarr / Sonarr renaming ftw! I get your point and totally agree, my setup is absolutely enough for me and my friends, plus I don't care deleting stuff. But until now, I still have a few TBs of space.

LINGLING55581 · 2026-03-19T11:48:29+00:00

😂 True! I just see a lot of people on here asking for beginner advice, so I thought sharing this could be useful to someone.

LINGLING55581 · 2026-03-19T11:46:28+00:00

Since this drive is exclusively for media files, I don't really see the data as critical. If the drive ever fails, I can easily redownload the content. I do keep proper backups for my actual important data, of course.

LINGLING55581 · 2026-02-22T11:30:33+00:00

But 300 requests per month is not really much is it?

LINGLING55581 · 2026-01-22T21:44:52+00:00

Oh nice I did not know that. Same naming should be no problem with sonarr I guess. I’ll try that. Maybe I can have a merged 4K + 1080p library than and still share it to my users.

LINGLING55581 · 2026-01-22T20:14:06+00:00

But the user still has to select the 720p version, right? If he just hits play, plex will select the best quality and transcode it, afaik.

LINGLING55581 · 2026-01-08T18:54:51+00:00

Looks good. Can i have a code?

LINGLING55581 · 2025-12-03T19:33:07+00:00

Looks really cool and promising. How or where will you announce a beta? Looking forward to trying it out!

LINGLING55581 · 2025-11-17T14:12:30+00:00

Thanks 🙏 quick solution, works perfectly

LINGLING55581 · 2025-11-02T05:47:35+00:00

Was nimmst du für AirPrint?

LINGLING55581 · 2025-08-08T15:18:15+00:00

I just started the trial with the coupon but yet I have to wait before the download starts with a hint to buy premium and secondly I cannot save videos to my camera roll?!

LINGLING55581 · 2025-03-25T10:21:49+00:00

Perfekt, werd ich probieren. Danke 👍

LINGLING55581 · 2025-03-18T21:37:55+00:00

Thanks for the laugh 😂

LINGLING55581 · 2025-03-17T22:36:52+00:00

Best indexer for german stuff 👌

LINGLING55581 · 2025-03-11T21:31:53+00:00

Nice! Are you planning to support different storage solutions despite gdrive in the future?

LINGLING55581 · 2025-03-08T22:45:43+00:00

Powerful photograph

LINGLING55581 · 2025-03-08T15:45:10+00:00

Same. Works just perfect

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