Exactly, bandwidth doesn’t degrade over distance, so why would the uplibk bandwidth be the issue for Asia when its fine for Europe.

I use Syncthing and Resilio Sync for this stuff.

Both of them sync according to rules you define.

I sync my mobile devices to home this way, and access the folders on the server via SMB shares (which are unrelated to ST or Resilio).

No web interface required, as you just use whatever network sharing you want at home.

What “extra steps” are you running into with SyncThing? Its really flexible (especially Syncthing-Fork for Android). Maybe it or Resilio can be configured to do what you need.

For example, I use the Selective Sync feature in Resilio so that I can access any file at home whenever I want without using a VPN.

Second this.

And I’ll add DietPi is great, easy to run wherever you want. I run it in its own VM on my ESXi box.

Definitely

I’d figure out why RDP stopped working. Sounds like something changed.

Anything else could be stymied by the same things that blocked RDP - firewall change, etc.

I’ve used other tools since before RDP even existed as Citrix Remote Desktop in the 90’s… Frankly for LAN only there’s little reason to consider anything else with Windows boxes unless you want remote management features like services, shares, etc. Even then I often just use RDP because it just works.

Edit: ah, I had it backwards, your server is Linux and your laptop is Windows.

I’d use VNC, or just ssh for most stuff.

It’s not as good as the original, but again, you can’t tell the difference on a 65" TV, especially with old TV shows that are 4:3

There’s so many ways to skin this cat, you may want to start with identifying the most crucial single failure point that concerns you.

Is it the router? Best you can really do is have good hardware and make sure it and your modem are on a UPS.

If it’s an ISP-provided modem, some enable remote management via a phone app, which can be done from anywhere by signing in to your ISP account.

This is merely ROI, it doesn’t capture things like watching what you want.

I started from needing a server for mobile devices to sync to, music, general file storage, and some virtual machines for testing stuff.

That put me at about 1TB. I already had a bunch of DVDs that I wanted to watch more conveniently, so I just upped the storage and started converting my own stuff.

So my setup isn’t just for media/replacing subscriptions - that a knock on effect.

Still this is a nice calculator for me to better visualize what things actually cost.

Well it’s a pretty good start (and I do agree with you on using the appropriate terminology). I’ve had to look at it differently and use it with the ideas in my head being misrepresented on screen. Still the idea is great.

Sounds like you’d be a great co-conspirator for OP to really make this project exceptional.

You can choose language top right

I don’t save the original as I’m converting largely to save space anyway.

Some movies at 6+ gb, after converting to a 1gb file they look the same on a 65" TV. Since most of this is DVD source, I’m not really losing any quality (DVD is 720*480).

Even if my sources were Blu-Ray I’d still convert, but I’d target a larger screen size, just in case.

I don’t think Jellyfin can choose a different source file for different devices, it just doesn’t really make sense. Transcoding when needed really takes so little I don’t even notice it. I’ve run multiple video conversions (4+) while streaming, and syncing my media folder to the NAS and never have a glitch. And my hardware is old.

You could setup a movie library using the “Shows” type, which will support multiple versions of the same movie under a single poster/name in the library. It would take a little manual work to name the movies so you’d know which was “mobile friendly”.

Or you could just create 2 movie libraries, one for large screens and one for mobile. You just keep the actual files in 2 different folders, so when you create a library it only uses that folder as a source.

Curious, have you tested rebuilding using this approach?

It makes sense to me, if the compose files are up-to-date, it should just work.

I’d only be concerned about ensuring I capture changes made to the container that happened after initial build.

To your point, there can be a little groundwork to get cpu transcoding to work right with Jellyfin on Linux. It’s a little easier on Windows.

As others have said, GPU may not be required.

I use a 2019 SFF desktop (no dedicated GPU) for Jellyfin, and transcoding for my 65" TV hardly increases cpu.

If you can figure out why it’s transcoding and fix that, it makes a big difference. Mine transcodes because of subtitles and there’s no fixing it (the Tizen Jellyfin app is the problem - I’m just glad to have the app at all).

The key is to know what formats, aspect ratio, etc, your TV handles natively and save files in that version. Fortunately my TV handles MKV natively but Jellyfin on Samsung doesn’t respect the Display Aspect Ratio flag, so I have to hard convert everything to square pixels in the proper aspect ratio (16:9,4:3, 3.5:3,etc) based on the original source. It’s a little extra work but scripting ffmpeg solves it. Future devices will surely handle square pixels and forced aspect ratio fine.

The company owns legal liability for anything you do on their hardware.

The end.

This is what I was trying to find for op. Well done!

To a USB adapter? How in the world did that ever happen?

There’s a project on github just for this, I forget what it’s called.

Basically they’ve developed a mechanism for providing instructions and access to security (usernames, passwords, etc).

I’ll see of I can find it

I hear BitTorrent with that name

Very carefully.

I suggest a fully-enclosed space with near-normal earth pressures and air mix. Makes for faster adjustment and less likely to get winded.

I’d have multiple spaces connected to a central space, all with plenty of views to the outside (with appropriate solar blocking in the “glass”).

In the main area I’d have a well stocked bar, with moon/solar system themed drinks. Make it an open bar, anyone who can afford to get there has already paid.

Basically, not much different than hosting on earth, just needs to have a softer floor and walls as people experiment with reduced gravity.