Go to the Plex home page and create a free account. Once your account is created, navigate to the Plex Media Server download ...

I recently bought a new Synology NAS and am still transitioning my data from my previous two units to it. It's about 30TB used on a 62TB volume. It's running on 1 GB Ethernet for now, but I'll ...

Generally, using a Plex server to access media you own should be fine; however, giving others access can be legally ...

Some friends and I were talking about the best way to serve up media in our homes. I have a hard drive full of movies I’ve ripped from DVDs I own as well as a few hundred CDs that I’ve ripped over the ...

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; ...

Last week’s cord-cutting column mentioned Plex as a live-TV recording option. Let’s talk about Plex, which is a combination of hardware and software designed to store and serve up your media (videos, ...