Streamline your home media experience
Build older Jackett from Source for Windows and Linux if you want the previously supported torrent providers. Jackett had a great start and has changed direction with the new developers to only support private providers. The original Jackett had Torznab support for public trackers which you may be missing if you are … I'm curious
Install Madsonic Streaming Media Server on Ubuntu to enjoy your media from anywhere in the world. Like Plex, Madsonic allows you to listen to music from your home in a browser or watch videos and transcodes them if necessary. Madsonic is written in Java and has an array of apps for … I'm curious
Install AsusWRT-Merlin custom firmware to extend the functionality of your Asus wireless router. RMerl provides the source code on github so you know there is nothing shady going on. The Asus routers are a fantastic choice for any user looking to get more power and convenience out of their home network. … I'm curious
Linux systems make solid home media servers. Like all servers, services can stop or crash for one reason or another. If you use Monit to monitor your Linux Home Media Server you can have these services restarted automatically when there is a small kink in your system. You can get email … I'm curious
Install latest ReadyMedia miniDLNA on Ubuntu home server to stream your media to any DLNA clients. Some DLNA clients are: Bluray players, XBOX 360, XBOX One, PS3, PS4 and some Smart TVs. ReadyMedia miniDLNA has a low memory footprint too which makes it popular on ARMv7 processor devices. The latest miniDLNA in … I'm curious
Monitoring Linux systems securely is important for home media server management. Use Monit to monitor your media server services and send email alerts if things have gone wrong. I personally use secure Monit on my web servers and media servers with https so nobody can sniff my password. Monit has … I'm curious
NTFS-3G allows you to read NTFS formatted hard drives on Linux systems. This is a huge convenience for users who wish to use their hard drives on both Windows and Linux systems. There are ext4 wrappers for Windows that allow you to read hard drives formatted with ext4. There is … I'm curious