I Built the FULL Automated Media Server Stack in One Video

Welcome back to Self-Host Sundays! In Episode 2, we’re building the core media server stack. This is where the project starts to come together, as we set up Docker and install the main apps that will power our automated media server. In this video, I’ll walk through setting up: Docker — the container platform that keeps everything organised SABnzbd — for handling Usenet downloads Sonarr — for managing TV shows Radarr — for managing movies Plex — for streaming your media library Jellyfin — a free and open-source media server alternative The goal of this series is to build an automated media server from scratch, using a setup that can run on a NAS, mini PC, old laptop, desktop, or home server. By the end of this episode, we’ll have the main stack installed and ready, giving us the foundation for future episodes where we’ll configure automation, libraries, remote access, requests, monitoring and more. Whether you’re brand new to self-hosting or you’re finally getting around to organising your own media server properly, this episode should give you a clear starting point. PREVIOUS VIDEO: https://youtu.be/dS2KAfN99BQ Chapters 00:00:00 What we'll be building 00:00:43 WATCH MY PREVIOUS VIDEO FIRST! 00:00:55 Initial NAS Setup (Skip to the folder structure setup if using another device) 00:09:30 Folder Structure Setup 00:11:50 Docker Setup 00:39:43 SABnzbd Setup 00:45:20 Radarr Setup 00:56:00 Sonarr Setup 00:59:05 Plex Setup 01:03:10 TESTING IT ALL OUT 01:05:30 Jellyfin Setup LINKS: My Yaml Files: https://github.com/ItsRetroPup/media-server-tutorial Usenet Server: https://www.usenetserver.com/ Usenet Subreddit Indexers Wiki: https://www.reddit.com/r/usenet/wiki/indexers/ RECOMMENDED EQUIPMENT (Affiliate Links): UGreen DXP4800 Pro: https://amzn.to/4dL74gh Seagate Ironwolf Pro 16tb: https://amzn.to/4uCOkFp Samsung 990 Pro 1TB M.2: https://amzn.to/4dBCIN5 #cordcutting #mediaserver #plex #jellyfin #radarr #sonarr #sabnzbd #usenet #automation #ugreen #synology ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 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