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Thankfully, Plex works great for local media as well. I run a Plex server on one machine and that gives me a nice way to browse and cast media from my NAS to m
by soylentcola 11y ago
Thankfully, Plex works great for local media as well. I run a Plex server on one machine and that gives me a nice way to browse and cast media from my NAS to multiple rooms in the house. It's actually the easiest and most functional method I've found for watching local media in my living room via Chromecast (using my phone just as a remote).
- aidenn0 11y agoSadly the server is not open-source which in the linux world means it works on the one version of the one distro that they tested it on and anything else is a crapshoot.
- lorenzhs 11y agoit's not nearly as bad as you make it out to be. There are packages for Ubuntu, Fedora, and CentOS. I've been using the Ubuntu package on Debian unstable for years and never had an issue. Still, it would have been nice if the server was free software.
- Cyph0n 11y agoAgreed. I got a Chromecast recently for media streaming from my PC. I've looked at several options, including Emby which is mentioned in this thread, but Plex is by far the best all-round choice.
- lorenzhs 11y agoI also use the "Videostream for Chromecast" chrome app a lot. It's less of a media library than a "play this on my chromecast" tool with an Android remote that can also choose files from your hard drive. I have less buffering with it, and it seems to know the media formats that chromecast supports natively better, as it doesn't transcode nearly as many files as Plex does.
- Cyph0n 11y agoI installed it actually but never tried it out.