Instead of relying on RAID, Unraid uses a parity system to keep your data redundant. Essentially, the way Unraid’s parity works is that it uses a calculation of the parity drive plus all of your other ...

Plex charges for features Jellyfin offers for free, but requires more setup. Jellyfin offers free hardware transcoding, while Plex requires a paid subscription. Plex is more compatible with devices; ...

For years, there was a lonely Raspberry Pi 3 gathering dust on my desk, right next to a cup of pens and a stack of Post-Its. Occasionally I’d pick it up and absent-mindedly twirl it around, as if it ...

The protocols used by media servers for discovering files are typically Bonjour and UPnP. For example, iTunes uses Bonjour to discover and DAAP to share, while Windows Media Player uses UPnP and ...

Plex patches media server bug potentially exploited by DDoS attackers Your email has been sent All users of Plex Media Server are urged to apply the hotfix, which directs their servers to respond to ...

The latest version of the home server operating system Unraid does away with annoying network problems. These had crept into the previous version under the guise of “smarter handling of network ...

Media software maker Plex has released two new projects today from its internal R&D group, Plex Labs. One is an updated take on the classic Winamp player it calls Plexamp, and another is a dedicated ...