Do You Actually Need a Home Server? Setting up a Cloud Media Server!
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To try everything Brilliant has to offer—free—for a full 30 days, visit https://brilliant.org/Wolfgang/ . You’ll also get 20% off an annual premium subscription. GitHub Repo: https://github.com/notthebee/cloud-homeserver Follow me: Mastodon https://tilde.zone/@notthebee GitHub https://github.com/notthebee Twitch https://twitch.com/notthebeee Support the channel: Patreon https://patreon.com/WolfgangsChannel YouTube Members https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCsnGwSIHyoYN0kiINAGUKxg/join Ko-fi (one time donation) https://ko-fi.com/wolfgangschannel Videos are edited with Davinci Resolve Studio. I use Affinity Photo for thumbnails Video gear: Camera https://geni.us/IdnhpP (Amazon) Main lens https://geni.us/MF3Ej (Amazon) Secondary camera https://geni.us/aQ3l (Amazon) Secondary lens https://geni.us/jh0Oy7Y (Amazon) Microphone https://geni.us/tgiSqL (Amazon) Key light https://geni.us/Gi1zE2 (Amazon) Softbox https://geni.us/F86pM (Amazon) Secondary light https://geni.us/aciv (Amazon) Other stuff that I use: Monitor https://geni.us/KUzcmcP (Amazon) Monitor arm https://geni.us/Ei4x (Amazon) Laptop stand https://geni.us/hG7Y39 (Amazon) Keyboard https://geni.us/KSR6En (Amazon) Mouse https://geni.us/JpQG (Amazon) Audio interface https://geni.us/sdhWsC (Amazon) As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 01:27 Brilliant.org 02:39 Why host a media server on a VPS? 03:27 Which VPS should you choose? 05:30 Limitations & downsides 06:51 Obtaining the media 07:25 Software & "hardware" setup 08:38 Buying the VPS and Storage Box 11:39 Setting up a firewall 13:25 Setting up the base system 15:55 Mounting the Storage Box 18:22 Installing Docker 18:54 Getting a domain name 19:25 Configuring the services 23:58 Setting up users for Authelia 25:30 Testing video playback in Jellyfin 27:55 Resource usage 28:44 Outro This video is sponsored by Brilliant.org
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