# Plex server other devices **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [February 11, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-other-devices/540937 "2020-02-11T16:18:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Joker7](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/9de0a6/32.png) [@Joker7](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Joker7)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 4:18pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-other-devices/540937/1 "2020-02-11T16:18:33Z")
Is there something small I can run Plex server on, at the moment I have it on my laptop. This is not working out for me as it means the laptop needs to be run all the time. I have an old NAS drive but this will not support Plex server, so what can I buy thats cheap and small? Regards Chris ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2020, 4:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-other-devices/540937/2 "2020-02-11T16:28:36Z")
Many users are trying to run Plex Server on a Raspberry Pi 4. However, what you save there in money, you have to invest double in - learning Linux - pre-converting your media to avoid transcoding (as the hardware cannot do it) The next best thing would be a nVidia Shield Pro. But I cannot recommend it for larger media collections. Only use this if it doesn’t hurt to re-intsall the server from time to time. The most flexible is to use a mini PC, like an Intel NUC. Though that’s maybe small, but not exactly cheap. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2020, 4:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-server-other-devices/540937/3 "2020-05-11T16:32:58Z")
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