Running a Plex server in the cloud (but not with Plex Cloud)

[Chris97]

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Plex Cloud vs VPS - why we went with a VPS

First of all, I’d like to thank Plex for providing the Cloud service. I’m sure it will be a great asset for many, and the fact it’s included in the Plex Pass is beyond awesome. I’m also grateful to have been part of the beta, that was so much fun! However, there are a few reasons why we won’t be using the cloud after all, except as a backup service. A short history: in 2014 we became really serious in using Plex. I converted all our media to digital format and we bought a Windows PC to use as …