DLNA Server

[AlGi 2]

Do you have a DLNA server? Which HW and SW did you use?

I currently have a Win10 desktop PC with Windows Media Server (non-dedicated) and I was thinking about build a custom dedicated server (PC hardware).

Thanks

[marzen224 1]

I have been using Plex Media Server for a LONG time, it is by any doubt (of my own opinion) the greatest out there. There is also Emby but for my setup it dosent work out very well. PMS also has a DLNA server built in so you would be able to access it via WMP, but its best if you have a browser or want to download the app, get the app even-though it does require you to activate it. But yeah, Plex is great to use as a home media server.

[Cookie Monster 673]

So i don't use a DLNA server, BUT i have a DLNA supported NAS.

The way I have setup my system, is the following

• 2x Raspberry Pi 2 (One for the bedroom, one for the living room) -These are my "players"
• 1x Server (When I say server, we are talking and old shuttle pc that has 4GB of ram, and a Dual Core Pentium II so about 15 years old) - System runs Ubuntu Server
• 1x QNAP TS-212 (6TB of storage that needs an upgrade)

So the NAS stores all my movies, all my Series all my backups.

The Server itself runs with docker and its own setup of docker containers. These containers:

• Radarr - This organises all my movies /(1500+ at the time of writing)
• Sonarr - This organises all my TV Shows (About 100 different TV Shows with total a little bit over 10 000 episodes in total)
• Traefik - Creates Dynamic SSL Certificates for free per container - This makes it easier to redirect traffic with SSL to a website running in docker.
• Portainer - Web Interface to control docker containers and images.
• Transmission - Bit Torrent Download
• Jackett - API To search for torrents etc for Radarr and Sonarr.
• MariaDB  - Used so I can use resume, pause play cross device.
• Custom Google Home Server - Makes me able to interact with Kodi with voice commands "Kodi play Home Alone in the living room" will start home alone movie in the living room.
• Home Assistant - To control the lights and anything custom i want to do with smart devices.

So as you can see it sounds REALLY REALLY hard but once you have the 1 docker file i invested in making this. I can create my backup and restore in about 30 min inc linux install.

But its all on automatic, and I can use my phone to look for any movie or tv show and the rest is automatic and the process goes like this.

Finds a movie -> Radarr Searches for torrents (To my speccs) -> Sends the torrent file to Transmission -> Downloads -> Radarr gets notified its completed -> Copies, Renames Folder and file (to my standard) -> Triggers Kodi to update changes. -> Sends a Notification to my phone and Kodi that XYZ Movie is now ready to be watched.

I can also download anything while i'm on holidays if i wanted.