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This is related because I'm exclusively interested in building a local-network-only media server to serve my firestick and a laptop, but are plex (nice interfac
by newbie789 6y ago
This is related because I'm exclusively interested in building a local-network-only media server to serve my firestick and a laptop, but are plex (nice interface, for some reason requires a sign-in to their service, some sort of paid features) or emby (similar) the only options?
If I for example wanted to just access my media library through firestick and windows with a kinda neat interface without paying anybody or making an account on a third party website, is there a solution?
I suppose I could just use VLC, which is fantastic software that isn't particularly beautiful and get used to it, but I'd like a somewhat more "netflix-style" interface for navigating my content within a single rpi server on my network.
- voltaireodactyl 6y agoFrom the sound of it, making a pure FTP file server and then using Kodi client software on windows and firetv (or the firetv specific versions) is exactly what you’re after.
- nonninz 6y agoIt seems that Kodi[1] would be your perfect choice, and that is indeed what I'm using in a very similar setup. Setup your media (local or remote) library, and the scraper will enrich it with posters, synopsis, actors, etc. [1] https://kodi.tv/ https://kodi.tv/
- christian_fei 6y ago+1 to this
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- newbie789 6y agoThanks for the suggestion, I'll have to give that another try! I've had success with Kodi in the past with my laptop but I've also had big performance issues on the firestick. To be fair, it's been a couple years since I tried that so I'll see if the newer versions perform better.