Plex always has been the Mac-friendly offshoot of XBMC. I've never considered using an Apple product for my home media center, so I've never really put much thought into it. Things have changed ...

What better way to add a geeky touch to #vanlife than with a Linux server in your RV? One easily could make the strong argument that an RV is the ultimate DIY project playground. It combines all of ...

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; ...

Have you ever found yourself wishing for a way to organize and enjoy all of your favorite streaming content and personal media files in one convenient platform? While cloud storage services like ...

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 ...

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Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant UPnP Media Server. The program streams or transcodes many different media formats with little or no configuration. Universal Media Server is a DLNA-compliant ...