| ▲ | tjpnz 2 hours ago | |
It's still straightforward. 1. Buy a Mac Mini (actually the hardest part given shortages). 2. Download Jellyfin. Drag and drop it into your applications dir. 3. Point it at your downloads dir. 4. Install Jellyfin on your Android TV/whatever. Yeah, I've done more to it than that (I'm on HN after all), but for people used to torrenting there's nothing here that would present much of a challenge. | ||
| ▲ | yathern 2 hours ago | parent | next [-] | |
You absolutely don't need a Mac Mini - Plex/Jellyfin runs great on a cheap Intel N100/N150/N95 Mini PC (with hardware transcoding). Prices are still up from two years ago - but you can find them for $250 if you know where to look. | ||
| ▲ | throwaway894345 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Pretty sure "the hardest part" is populating the downloads dir with quality downloads (including navigating the maze of public and private trackers, dealing with ad spam, trackers that don't actually download anything), finding subtitles that match your download, naming files according to Jellyfin's conventions, using a VPN to cover your tracks (probably one that supports port forwarding if you don't want to be limited in the content you can actually download), etc. It's not insurmountable, but it's not easy. I can find Mac Minis all over Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace. | ||