How much storage do you guys have for remux collection?

[gururaj026]

Into the future I can see myself having a HTPC/Media server for content consumption rather than many OTT subscriptions. The problem with OTT is that their streaming quality is not the best and our favourite content may not be available one day without any notice. With this in mind I have started collecting remuxes of movies I like off the internet. The idea is to have a fair amount of movies/shows in my possession as I keep improving my setup. Each 4k movie is about 50-70 gb in size. My question is if someone here is already doing this then how much of a storage do you have? Is it viable to have 10 or a 20 TB storage in a HTPC and stream it with Plex or Jellyfin without any issues?

Interested to know your inputs.

Thanks

 

[dpkprabhakaran]

I am in the process of building a setup for this exact purpose.

Currently running a Plex Server on Shield TV Pro connected to a 4TB usb external harddisk

The plan is to have a have a NAS storage on RAID 5 with 20TB of storage. Reason for going to a NAS is because it can act as a central storage for everyone in the house to back up data from mobiles and laptops.

The Plex Server on the Shield TV can connect to the NAS to stream movies. Eventually move away from Plex and get a dedicated media player like zidoo.

 

[gururaj026]

I am in the process of building a setup for this exact purpose.

Currently running a Plex Server on Shield TV Pro connected to a 4TB usb external harddisk

The plan is to have a have a NAS storage on RAID 5 with 20TB of storage. Reason for going to a NAS is because it can act as a central storage for everyone in the house to back up data from mobiles and laptops.

The Plex Server on the Shield TV can connect to the NAS to stream movies. Eventually move away from Plex and get a dedicated media player like zidoo.

That is great! I also looked up NAS but it seemed more complicated and I have no idea about its power consumption and heat issues. Also, Plex is now pushing their subscription plans too much. The other day I set up Plex and when I tried to watch it with my iPad they had a one minute cap. I can watch the whole content only if I subscribe for one of their plans. So I jumped to JellyFin.

 

[dafreaking]

RAID5 isn't the most recommended any more, but then again it depends on how much you value the files you are storing on it

 

[jigarpatel]

Instead of hardware based raid ( which will lock you with specific vendor or hardware ).
I suggest you to look in software raids, there are many options (Snapraid, Unraid, ZFS etc...).
I have been using ZFS since last 5 years for Network storage.

 

[dpkprabhakaran]

Instead of hardware based raid ( which will lock you with specific vendor or hardware ).
I suggest you to look in software raids, there are many options (Snapraid, Unraid, ZFS etc...).
I have been using ZFS since last 5 years for Network storage.

ZFS using TrueNAS is the plan

 

[Tuhin Lavania]

16tb external HDDs.
HTPC with madvr

 

[Saiganesh]

Interesting...was into it spmetime back but gave up after plex license and raid complocation

 

[gururaj026]

Oh wow, I'm learning so many new things about file storage and networks, this is like a whole new branch of a rabbit hole in this hobby.

 

[Rockfella]

16tb external HDDs.
HTPC with madvr

Which player do you use madvr with?

 

[suku_patel_22]

I have a 12 TB external HDD hooked up to my Celerob NUC. I am planning to get a Asus NAS in the future when this runs out of space (I have 3.5 TB free).

I am thinking of moving to a 4bay NAS so that I have capacity to expand in future.

 

[mark2gp]

Store your files on an extrnl hdd. I use a 2 TB.
Check out Kodi. Multi platform. Can work as both server & player. Integrated well with plex & emby.

 

[dandysandy]

where do you guys get your remuxes form? DDLs or torrenting?

Torrenting remuxes seems daunting as you can download quickly but seeding takes a long time, if you want to keep up your ratio. I have just started seeding to give back to the community and also to maintain a good seed ratio.

Small files around 2-3 GBs seed well and can be done with around a few days to a few weeks. Seeding a remux is very uncertain and you never know how long it will take. Because remux occupies PC space white it is in seed mode.

Which is why I prefer downloading remuxes directly via browser or IDM/JDownloader but certain sites limit the DL speed. This is also acceptable, just that it takes 4-6 hours to get the remux.