Although I built a Plex server some time ago and never used it, now I find myself trying this again. I setup a Plex server on a mini- Windows 10 PC. i7-4600U, 16GB ram. This PC is one I had around, but I suspect it will not be up to the task of thumbnail generation. Possibly even running the serv…

If you enable the preview thumb generation, Plex will store those in its server data directory. The files aren’t necessarily organized to be easily accessed (naming can be quite cryptic). https://support.plex.tv/articles/202915258-where-is-the-plex-media-server-data-directory-located/ On Windows,…

Thank you both. Let me ask a basic question since I am just beginning and if I need to switch gears it is nothing lost. My goals is to have a Plex server for content recorded via Audials One (recording streaming content). Both would be on one computer. Just using Audials One I can already see th…

[image] SJMaye: I know nothing about how an NAS works. I am sure the right NAS would do the job for Plex. Is it even possible for me to remote in from desktop PC and run a Windows program? Certainly not. 95% of NAS devices run a derivate of Linux these days. And are typically not that well eq…

[image] OttoKerner: Certainly not. Well, my assumption was correct. That rules out a NAS. Thank you for confirming. This leads me to a PC with enough power for transcoding and video processing from the Audials program. My gaming PC does this effortlessly. I will upgrade soon and use my c…

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OttoKerner February 2, 2024, 9:48am 3

Additionally: [HowTo] An extended guide on how to move the Plex data folder on Windows

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