Blogger Benji Korsak explains how to set up your own media server using an old PC and Ubuntu Linux. The tutorial assumes some Linux knowledge on your part (you'll be working quite a bit with the ...

Have thing for Linux? Need a Wireless-N router that happens to work as a media server, too? Then Linksys has what you’re looking for, nerd. Say hello to the WRT160NL. With two external R-SMA antenna ...

Click to viewWhy, in the midst of a major Windows Home Server push, would HP introduce a little Linux-based NAS at half the price? And why would HP make the $300 Media Vault mv2120 so full featured ...

Building a Jellyfin server is easy and cheap, letting you drop Netflix and Disney Plus while taking control of your library.

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 ...

If you're out of the house a lot but still want access to files on your home computer, one of the best ways to solve that problem involves setting up your computer as a remotely accessible home media ...

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 ...

Ask any Linux enthusiast, and they’ll tell you how awesome an operating system Linux can be. (Well, except Bryan Lunduke, who will say it sucks before he says it’s awesome.) For the desktop user, the ...

Simply put, most pre-built NASes, like the ones I own, are not designed to handle heavy operational tasks like transcoding ...