@edenatwork: Turning you DVDs into a personal streaming service part 1: what you need. Honestly you don’t need a lot to get started so don’t let anyone stress you out with talk of buying a NAS right out of the gate 🙂
it's a slippery slope, everyone. I started doing this about 15 years ago and I just built a computer and I'm up to 62TB lol
2026-04-28 20:11:00
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Benjamin Figueroa :
At what point do I uploads ads for myself?
2026-04-28 22:36:09
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Zoe Yokai :
PLEX - and then you can invite your friends to your server and vice versa. We don’t need the streaming apps!
2026-04-29 00:37:14
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DBL_O_13 :
Yeah, not sure if I’ll have the patience to do this on all of these titles… 😆🤣
2026-04-28 23:46:19
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Toco :
God I miss when tou could get a bluray, DVD and digital copy all in one purchase
2026-04-28 15:48:52
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Wizzy :
I recommend Plex over any other media server
2026-04-29 13:48:58
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Ninth_prey2 :
As someone who has done this, keep in mind hard drive space. With 1k movies, in 720p, and 33 tv shows, 8T went FAST! And an 8T hard drive now sells for over $250 thanks to AI! I originally bought it for $130. So, if you’re about to get into this, I feel for you. It’s not going to be cheap up front, but you’ll save a lot of money in the long run. My home server cost me about $300 to get started. I was paying $130 a month for my streaming services, so the server has paid for itself multiple times over in the two years I’ve had it.
2026-04-28 12:37:04
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DarkMom29 :
FYI - MakeMKV is not free. It gives you a trial, but at a point you will need to spend $60 to a lifetime subscription.
2026-04-28 10:53:16
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daingoding :
You will also need hundreds of terabytes of hard drive space…
2026-04-28 18:38:58
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joshua-nichols :
I really want to do this, but I have thousands of discs and I fear it might be too much. I love your process!
2026-04-28 23:03:35
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Wanderlust&Whimsy :
just Dont get rid of your DVDs after that!! just keep your DVD player. you never know when an external harddrive will fail. and it is When, not if 😫
2026-04-28 14:19:29
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bigcolesmom :
You’re about to change my life with this THANK YOU
2026-04-27 19:49:55
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Stacey :
Since when is there an AI description when I tap the caption 😡
2026-04-28 23:11:57
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Butcher Shop Customs :
I would also need a few terabytes of storage and 17 days to rip the 2000+ DVD'S I have 🤣 would be kool to have them all on one computer though
2026-04-28 16:19:53
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redneckhippy :
Jellyfin is the best thing I've ever done
2026-04-28 23:07:13
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Maddie :
Making my own Disney vault
2026-04-28 23:52:15
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ThaConstitutionalist :
Fun fact: Check out your local libraries DVD collections to start out!
2026-04-29 19:56:31
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Sarah Scrolls 📖 :
Good time to utilize the physical media at the library!
2026-05-02 15:50:39
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wellieno :
I need to run through the thrift store and library
2026-04-28 11:16:30
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Ash :
I’ve been downloading all of my dvds with MakeMKV and storing them on an external hd, but also using Handbrake to compress the files so they don’t take up as much space and converts them to an mp4. I haven’t gotten to the plex/jellyfin server yet though 😅
2026-04-27 19:54:32
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Andy_Tabasco :
lol did this in 2008 and created my own home media server. lol glad ppl are catching up.😅
2026-04-28 23:45:26
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:D :
Been doing this for years 😁
2026-04-29 01:51:06
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Ryne Online :
Take it 1 step further and we have Napster again, but streaming instead of downloading.
2026-04-28 09:08:38
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Mdavis83 :
I actually go one more step to use handbrake to condense the size. you will lose some of the quality, but it saves on size. also, you will need to have an external hard drive if you have a decent size of movies.
2026-04-28 16:17:13
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