Hey All, So I finally settled on the following.... (Goal is to server 2 to 3 people w/ transcoding, run a VM or two, and run Plex, CouchPotato, SickRage, etc).... Fractal Designs R5 Seagate ...

Building your own Linux print server can be a fun and cheap way to repurpose old hardware into something useful.

Plex has been around for a while, but if you’re unfamiliar, the service can turn just about any device with enough power and storage into a network-connected media server that you can access ...

In order to consolidate my stuff, I decided to build a Plex server. Plex is a service that makes setting up a media server stupidly easy.

It's simple to turn your old laptop into a powerful Plex server, and you can use Windows or Linux to get the job done.

Software -Ubuntu Server with Samba? That's the suggestion I got from a few friends who also have limited linux/plex server experience.

Blogger Benji Korsak explains how to set up your own media server using an old PC and Ubuntu Linux.The tutorial assumes some Linux knowledge on your ...

Plex always has been the Mac-friendly offshoot of XBMC. I've never considered using an Apple product for my home media center, so I've never really put much thought into it. Things have changed ...

Want to give an old PC a new lease of life? Why not transform it into a Linux server for your home/small business network? Why build your own Linux server? It's a good question. The answer is ...