Before You Build a Media Server, Watch This

Welcome to the first proper episode of Self Host Sunday, a weekly series where I’m building out a fully automated media server from scratch. In this episode, I’m laying out the mission statement for the series: creating a media server that can automatically find, organise, download, manage and serve your media library across your devices. We’ll cover the basics you need before getting started, including: What this series is trying to build The hardware you can use, from a NAS to an old PC or mini PC Why I’m using a UGREEN NAS for my setup Storage considerations What Usenet is and why it matters What indexers are The accounts and subscriptions you may need What we’ll be setting up in future episodes Whether you’re completely new to self-hosting or you’ve been meaning to finally organise your media server properly, this episode is the starting point. New episodes every Sunday. Got a recommendation, request or question? Email me: alex@retropup.com 🐾 PupLinks: → Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/retropup84752 → Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/retropupz → Discord: https://discord.gg/Hj6Qr2CwfD → X/Twitter: https://x.com/ItsRetroPup → Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/itsretropup.bsky.social #SniffTest #Gaming #RetroPup #SuperWEIRD #quicklook