I’d like some streaming help please.
I’ve got a linux mint laptop, a windows pc, an nvidia shield and films that I’d like to watch from anywhere. Can you suggest a best way to do this, or any ‘best’ method that I can adopt?
I’ll add that I’m not great at Linux, and all these devices will be on sleep mode when I’m away from home (apart from my nvidia) - which I believe is always on.
If possible I’d like to keep costs down, but I’m open to learning some new stuff.
Thanks for any help.
Edit: tarted up text.
Post this over in Selfhosted - it’s right up their alley.
Some ideas, at a high level:
First you need/want a machine that can function as a media server, but also has low idle power consumption.
Second, a mechanism for secure access for streaming or syncing.
One simple, easy approach that isn’t streaming, but would require copying files first, then watching: install Resilio sync on your file server, share your media folder, and use Resilio on your mobile devices. Then you can (from your mobile device) browse the share with Resilio, select files to sync, and when sync is completed use a local app (say VLC) to watch it.
If you keep mobile-quality media beside your high-quality media, it’ll reduce sync time. After all, a phone doesn’t need 1080 resolution.
Alternative, use a VPN/Mesh network to maintain access to your home network (Wireguard/Tailscale), then use native tools to copy, or use media servers/players to watch via the encrypted connection.
Great, I’ll repost, thanks. What’s a mesh network btw?
It’s an encrypted network that’s overlaid on other networks. Wireguard, Tailscale, Hamachi (that’s an old one).
It’s a virtual network using encrypted links to appear logically like its’ own network. All your devices see each other, as if they were on the same LAN, even if they’re halfway around the world.