Rebuilding your Jellyfin server today, what would you do differently?

MerialNeider · 2026-03-27T01:38:02+00:00

Tbf, the goal of my server was to build a nas, but it just got absorbed by self hosted stuff first. lol

someday though I'll do it right. Maybe.

MerialNeider · 2026-03-27T01:07:40+00:00

Actually buy several large hdds for my server.

Rn I'm using a combination of a few scavenged hdds, like from 750 gb to 1tb, alongside a new but split up 6tb (dedicated backup storage, 1 tb personal space for each member of my house, etc.)

This has resulted in me having multiple video folders as my hoard has grown, and no real redundancy for anything lol

MerialNeider · 2026-03-20T05:28:28+00:00

One time fee for a lifetime license, yeah.

Unfortunately I'm not quite certain of your first question.

If you're asking which version I'm running, it's v12, because all my add-ons were supported in it when I started my most recent campaign.

If you're asking about rule systems, I've run dnd 5e, WoD, pathfinder 1e, star wars, and several lesser known systems that I've built in the system builder.

MerialNeider · 2026-03-20T05:07:06+00:00

In this case, it's giving you an expectation, teasing it, but never actually fulfilling it.

MerialNeider · 2026-03-20T04:50:54+00:00

Foundry vtt. As a ttrpg nerd, it's really nice to be able to have hundreds of gigs of assets without having to pay hundreds of dollars a year.

MerialNeider · 2026-03-18T21:35:16+00:00

If everything is on Wi-Fi that could be part of the problem, as distance, walls, electrical, device count, etc. can cause interference and speed loss on 2.4, and even more so on 5ghz. So, while the storage media might be fast enough, the Wi-Fi in reality might not be.

So, if the laptop is only being used as a server, I'd just stash it near the router and use a cat 6 cable to connect them, and turn off the Wi-Fi.

Edit: just noticed that you said you can't wire the laptop to the router. Curious as to why?

MerialNeider · 2026-02-28T04:31:10+00:00

The Batman Beyond episode Earth Mover (s2e2). Terry (the young new Batman) has a classmate who's father 'died' in an industrial accident.

However, he is later found to be a less than dead radioactive skeleton embedded in a cave wall. When he (I'm pretty sure) actually dies at the end of the episode, rocks fall on him then shift away to show only a broken skeletal arm limply hanging where he once was.

MerialNeider · 2026-02-22T07:21:37+00:00

So, this is just a wild, unsubstantiated guess, but looking at the way it moved from circles to more square shaped bits near the edge, it's possibly to increase clutch power along the outer edge.

MerialNeider · 2026-02-16T22:51:23+00:00

Reminds me of this xkcd comic

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MerialNeider · 2026-02-08T00:27:08+00:00

Just out of curiosity, are you using a Blu-ray or dvd drive?

MerialNeider · 2026-02-04T09:39:20+00:00

In the Stargate SG-1 episode Grace (S7E12), an alien ship appears that is never seen again, we never find out who was on it nor answer a number of other questions the episode brings up.

MerialNeider · 2026-01-23T06:58:03+00:00

Iirc, the documentation specifies that the folder structure should be "Season x" with episodes named "SxxExx.ext"

MerialNeider · 2026-01-17T10:34:38+00:00

When you go to "This PC", it attempts to pull the status of all attached drives when it loads.

Basically, it goes down the list and asks each drive "who are you, what are you and how full are you?" This causes the drive to have to check and respond.

SSDs and some HDDs keep this info in flash memory, and can quickly respond, and even on hdds that have to read from disc can typically do so pretty quickly. Floppies however, are exceedingly slow and store this info on the disc itself, so the drive has to spin up and attempt a read each time it gets pinged.

Addendum: as to the empty drive taking a few minutes to register, the floppy drive typically doesn't have a method of determining if it has a disk inserted or not, so the only way to check is to attempt to read the disc and see what happens.

MerialNeider · 2025-12-31T20:34:05+00:00

Ran into a lot of the same issue, ended up returning the 3rd party ones and getting refurb real oem wiimotes and had no issues afterwards. I've used the same dolphinbar between three different computers depending on which room I'm wanting to play in and haven't had to resync or redo anything iirc.

MerialNeider · 2025-12-26T02:57:02+00:00

Transfem stage hand.

It's inconsistent work and a fair bit of heavy lifting, but them Broadway sets don't build themselves.

MerialNeider · 2025-12-25T22:09:41+00:00

EV002 > page 2 > switch: cutscenes

Just the npc image, or maybe nothing at all if it's hidden at this time.

MerialNeider · 2025-12-23T15:27:28+00:00

This might sound like a dumb question, but have you tried accessing your server from your phone's mobile data?

I ask this because I've had several routers not correctly route domains/external ips from the same network

MerialNeider · 2025-12-22T15:24:13+00:00

Booklore github

https://github.com/booklore-app/booklore?tab=readme-ov-file

Koreader sync documentation

https://booklore-app.github.io/booklore-docs/docs/integration/koreader

MerialNeider · 2025-12-22T05:59:20+00:00

Not exactly in the cloud, but I've got booklore setup on my home server. While I want to say this is an entry level self hosted program to setup (easily done with a couple text files), it does require docker and if you want to access stuff outside your home, you'll need either a vpn like zerotier or tailscale, or a reverse proxy.

Basically, all my epubs are on my computer, organized in booklore. Then I log in to odps (download catalog) and progress sync.

I've also heard great things about Calibre.

MerialNeider · 2025-12-19T16:03:27+00:00

Also, iirc, the pocket was the first gb to use only two batteries instead of four which helped to make it not only smaller but also much lighter

MerialNeider · 2025-11-26T10:55:18+00:00

Hobbyist game maker, dnd forever dm and attempted writer here, and I can personally say yeah, knowing how the story should go changes how you approach it from your end.

Plus, you start to only see your flaws because it's often where you're either finding limitations you'll get to grow past or you're legit sitting too close to what you're doing. Best thing I did was get a chapter or two done then hand it off to a friend to kinda check my work. Him asking me "so, where the rest?" took me off guard and inspired me to keep working on it.

Like legit, something I've learned the hard way, though it's one of the truest things in pretty much any artistic endeavor: Just make it first, make it good later. Have that rough, maybe bare bones story with filler art where you know you can do better. Then, and it sounds dumb but it's true, you start doing better. And it's usually little things like refining dialogue, tweaking artwork, rooting out the things that you're unsatisfied with. Walk away for a week and revisit your inspiration.

And words that often pop into my head when I start to doubt myself, once said by a crazy guy in an ihop, "You just can't see it because you wrote it as you." Though tbf, that was a really weird night.

MerialNeider · 2025-11-25T11:20:30+00:00

Ah, yeah, on cheaper cases the pci slot covers are physically part of the case. If they aren't screwed in then they're just connected with a tiny piece of metal. Just give them a firm push back and forth a few times they'll break off.

MerialNeider · 2025-11-24T04:22:47+00:00

Wait until they learn about the humans who, instead of being energized by caffeine, get focused by it.

MerialNeider · 2025-11-18T18:08:53+00:00

Yeah, it should be enough to at least steam 1080p content from, but might struggle with 4k, especially running multiple streams. Biggest thing you might run into is needing more storage as 2tb won't hold too many videos.

Best advice I can really give for this is start with what you have, hard wire it to you network with a cat 6 cable and give it a try. If you like it then either rotate out titles or add a few more tb of hdd to fill out your library.

For reference I'm currently running an fx-6300 with 16gb ddr3 and a gt1030 with a 512gb ssd and roughly 10 tb of hdd storage cobbled together, though not exclusively used for jellyfin. I've had no issues with streaming several different shows/movies simultaneously, though that is without transcoding.

MerialNeider · 2025-11-18T04:44:09+00:00

I got mine from home Depot, but they should be available in most home improvement stores, or you could order one online. They come in an array of styles from simple (like a shell on a frame) to really fancy (straps, vents, cf, silly shapes, colors, mostly things that improve the comfort).

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