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  • @cobrah said:
    For Jellyfin, I had the same issue with yours, till I integrated the Jellyfin with Storj cloud storage, that provides a 150GB space for free. The free plan is enough to me for a self-hosted media server.

    If you want to try my server out, just PM me.

    Is there any tutorial for this ?

  • @jmaxwell said: Install Plex

    I did this, but only use it for music. I've ripped a bunch of CDs into FLAC format over the years. Now I'm storing those on a storage VPS and using Plex and the Plexamp app to listen to them. I have a storage VPS with a provider that has a private network between VPSes in the same location, so Plex is running on a VPS with a more powerful CPU, and the storage is mounted via NFS.

    In the case of music, you can leave transcoding enabled as it's not very CPU intensive.

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  • Daniel15Daniel15 Veteran
    edited December 2022

    @wii747 said:
    I have proxmox backup server running on it to backup my vm’s

    Can you run other stuff on the same system as the backup server, or does it have to be dedicated to just the Proxmox backup server? Their documentation mostly says to install it on a bare-metal server by itself which is why I haven't really looked into it.

  • aquaaqua Member, Host Rep

    The stuff I see on LET is unreal.

    I thought I was lazy...

  • @yoursunny said:

    Yes, for every episode:

    1. Turn on Wireguard app.
    2. Search for torrent.
    3. Open qBittorrent WebUI, paste magnet link.
    4. When download finishes, open rclone serve http page, copy link.
    5. Open VLC app, paste link.
    6. Watch.
    7. If bitrate exceeds 54 Mbps and network congestion causes playback interruption, SSH into the server and run ffmpeg to downscale.
    8. Open qBittorrent WebUI, delete file.
    9. Turn off Wireguard app.

    Step 4 and 5 don't happen consecutively.
    Usually I download one episode and watch the previous episode, so that I don't need to wait for the download.

    Step 7 was possible on PulsedMedia.
    Now I use iHostART 50 GB, not enough CPU for ffmpeg.
    Instead, I run rclone mount on a local desktop, invoke ffmpeg on this desktop, and then run rclone serve http on the output folder so that I can watch from the tablet.

    Gosh, you have plenty of free time. Here is how I do it:

    1. Open a website with free streaming
    2. Watch :)
  • @Daniel15 said:

    @wii747 said:
    I have proxmox backup server running on it to backup my vm’s

    Can you run other stuff on the same system as the backup server, or does it have to be dedicated to just the Proxmox backup server? Their documentation mostly says to install it on a bare-metal server by itself which is why I haven't really looked into it.

    Yes I run other applications on it as well, does not degrade or effect any of the other applications I have running on it.

  • ThinVpsThinVps Member
    edited December 2022

    Been using jellyfin for few years (plex etc is crap), never a problem on low end type of vpses (1-2 vcpu, 1-2gb ram), even playing 4k content (13-25gb per movie, 3-9gb per tv episode). Just make sure it plays direct, no transcoding, and to do that use jellyfin windows or android app. Browsers usually missing some codecs, so once some missing, it starts transcoding, and that is why it lags, because it uses a lot of cpu. If playing direct, it only uses few % of cpu.
    edit: Personally i have wireguard installed, deluge and jellyfin. I always use wireguard while watching jellyfin.

  • plumbergplumberg Veteran, Megathread Squad

    @ThinVps said:
    Been using jellyfin for few years, never a problem on low end type of vpses (1-2 vcpu, 1-2gb ram), even playing 4k content (13-25gb per movie, 3-9gb per tv episode). Just make sure it plays direct, no transcoding, and to do that use jellyfin windows or android app. Browsers usually missing some codecs, so start transcoding, and that is why it lags, because it uses a lot of cpu. If playing direct, it only uses few % of cpu.

    Is there any particular browser that would work with direct play? Or how to add codecs in the browsers?
    And how to confirm if browser has codecs, if any?

    I typically use brave browser.

    Thnx

  • plumbergplumberg Veteran, Megathread Squad

    @ThinVps said:
    Been using jellyfin for few years (plex etc is crap), never a problem on low end type of vpses (1-2 vcpu, 1-2gb ram), even playing 4k content (13-25gb per movie, 3-9gb per tv episode). Just make sure it plays direct, no transcoding, and to do that use jellyfin windows or android app. Browsers usually missing some codecs, so once some missing, it starts transcoding, and that is why it lags, because it uses a lot of cpu. If playing direct, it only uses few % of cpu.

    On a side note, is it possible to disable transcoding entirely from server-side?

  • ThinVpsThinVps Member
    edited December 2022

    @plumberg said:

    Is there any particular browser that would work with direct play? Or how to add codecs in the browsers?
    And how to confirm if browser has codecs, if any?

    I typically use brave browser.

    Thnx

    Have no idea if you can add codecs into browser. For which browser, supports what codecs- google jellyfin codecs, they have a list. I think Edge supports the most out of all browsers, but i use windows app because it supports everything as far as i recall, its much faster. Do not forget there is a lot of crap in the browsers too, so better use native app.

    edit: as far as disabling transcoding, not sure, probably there is off section somewhere in settings. I just download 4k, and play it as auto, or the highest setting (4k-120mbps), so it plays direct. Do not forget, you actually do need good internet. I watched task manager network stats, it can spike to over 200mbps while watching 4k, especially movies. Though 4k tv show of 4-5gb, starts with 60-90 mbps, but then drops and usually lingers-idles at constant usage of 14-32mbps.

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  • plumbergplumberg Veteran, Megathread Squad

    @ThinVps said:

    @plumberg said:

    Is there any particular browser that would work with direct play? Or how to add codecs in the browsers?
    And how to confirm if browser has codecs, if any?

    I typically use brave browser.

    Thnx

    Have no idea if you can add codecs into browser. For which browser, supports what codecs- google jellyfin codecs, they have a list. I think Edge supports the most out of all browsers, but i use windows app because it supports everything as far as i recall, its much faster. Do not forget there is a lot of crap in the browsers too, so better use native app.

    edit: as far as disabling transcoding, not sure, probably there is off section somewhere in settings. I just download 4k, and play it as auto, or the highest setting (4k-120mbps), so it plays direct. Do not forget, you actually do need good internet. I watched task manager network stats, it can spike to over 200mbps while watching 4k, especially movies. Though 4k tv show of 4-5gb, starts with 60-90 mbps, but then drops and usually lingers-idles at constant usage of 14-32mbps.

    appreciate your kind response. Atleast when I was using jellyfin earlier, Windows app was not very stable. I can give it a try again now.
    Did you say Android app has most of the codecs and would allow direct play in most cases? Not tried that actually

    Yeah, I understand the need for good internet connection as always.

    None of my content is in 4k, yet.

  • @plumberg said:

    appreciate your kind response. Atleast when I was using jellyfin earlier, Windows app was not very stable. I can give it a try again now.
    Did you say Android app has most of the codecs and would allow direct play in most cases? Not tried that actually

    Dude, you now want spoon feeding, i literally said google jellyfin codecs. I do not know by memory, and definitely not googling for you.
    It has to be something wrong with your pc or something if you had problems with jellyfin windows app, especially if you only playing 1080p. I never had problems with windows app for 2 years that i been using.

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  • @jugganuts said:

    @yoursunny said:

    @TimboJones said:

    @yoursunny said:
    Mentally strong people don't use Plex or Jellyfin.
    rclone serve http and paste link into VLC Android.

    Mentally strong people apparently have shitty HTPC setups and don't have to worry about WAF.

    There's no home theater PC.
    I play content on Amazon Fire 8 HD (2020) tablet, and occasionally on cellphone if the tablet is charging.

    The HTTP server isn't exposed to public Internet.
    It is accessed over Wireguard VPN only.

    @jmaxwell said:
    Every time when you want to play something? That’s a lot of mental strength

    Yes, for every episode:

    1. Turn on Wireguard app.
    2. Search for torrent.
    3. Open qBittorrent WebUI, paste magnet link.
    4. When download finishes, open rclone serve http page, copy link.
    5. Open VLC app, paste link.
    6. Watch.
    7. If bitrate exceeds 54 Mbps and network congestion causes playback interruption, SSH into the server and run ffmpeg to downscale.
    8. Open qBittorrent WebUI, delete file.
    9. Turn off Wireguard app.

    Step 4 and 5 don't happen consecutively.
    Usually I download one episode and watch the previous episode, so that I don't need to wait for the download.

    Step 7 was possible on PulsedMedia.
    Now I use iHostART 50 GB, not enough CPU for ffmpeg.
    Instead, I run rclone mount on a local desktop, invoke ffmpeg on this desktop, and then run rclone serve http on the output folder so that I can watch from the tablet.

    holy smokes, you don't value your time 😂

    If you really value your time, You don't watch all those media in the first place ;)

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  • @plumberg said:

    @ThinVps said:
    Been using jellyfin for few years (plex etc is crap), never a problem on low end type of vpses (1-2 vcpu, 1-2gb ram), even playing 4k content (13-25gb per movie, 3-9gb per tv episode). Just make sure it plays direct, no transcoding, and to do that use jellyfin windows or android app. Browsers usually missing some codecs, so once some missing, it starts transcoding, and that is why it lags, because it uses a lot of cpu. If playing direct, it only uses few % of cpu.

    On a side note, is it possible to disable transcoding entirely from server-side?

    You can do this with Plex.

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  • @yoursunny said:

    @painfreepc said:
    Yes agree with the previous poster you must be trolling, is no reason to do all that to watch a TV show or a movie.

    My procedure is 100% legit.
    I've been doing this since 2021 when I cancelled Prime and bought PulsedMedia.

    It gets annoying if I'm trying to play music, because I would have to copy-paste the link every 3 minutes instead of every 30~45 minutes.
    Hence, I satisfy music needs by searching on YouTube, not downloading torrent.
    I also have a small connection of purchased music (as in, my family owns the CD-ROMs), re-encoded to 64 Kbps and copied into an iPod Nano.

    That's what flexget, sickchill, radarr and jacket, etc are for.

    @TimboJones said:
    Watching TV on a tablet as a primary source? I just can't even... big screen TV's can be had from Wal-Mart and Amazon for under $300 every year.

    My apartment is small and I don't have space or power socket for TV.
    Moreover, I prefer watching TV while lying on bed or while cooking/eating in kitchen, instead of standing in front of a TV at a fixed location.

    You're doing apartmenting wrong. You don't even live in China or New York City, you're in some Podunk town that should be cheap with space... I'm in a 70's apartment with the shittiest outlet placement (they didn't put in overhead lights, FFS!).

    Ever see those commercials where they show a kid who is lazy and doesn't want to do chores and grows up and becomes the engineer that solves problems for NASA? That's not yoursunny.

    I could spend 3 days making a script that automates the download, or I could spend 30 seconds searching EZTV while sitting on the toilet.

    You don't need to write your own scripts, everything exists already, and works well. You're skipping over the wheels to walk.

    You put your shows into sickchill or flexget. It sends the magnet link to qbittorrent. You use free socks5 proxy from VPN Unlimited on any VPS with space. You sync file to home PC using syncthing or Resilio. You delete it from your Amazon stick using samba to the sync share.

    You are burning SSD write cycles.
    FBI knocks on your door and finds pirated content in your house.

    Burning cycles? You know what the TBW for even the shittiest SSD? You're not getting the value of an SSD if you don't use it. And then delete it after watching.

    Also, why are you expecting the FBI at your door? I'd think you'd have bigger problems at that point.

    I don't write to my own SSD in most cases.
    My content is stored in Romania most of the time.
    FBI doesn't usually care about streaming.

    Yeah, that's not how that works. Whether you stream it to RAM or download doesn't make a legal difference (a copy to RAM and a copy to flash means fuck all difference). Read that FBI notice more closely. Also, a Judge wouldn't see the difference nor care.

  • @ThinVps said:

    @plumberg said:

    appreciate your kind response. Atleast when I was using jellyfin earlier, Windows app was not very stable. I can give it a try again now.
    Did you say Android app has most of the codecs and would allow direct play in most cases? Not tried that actually

    Dude, you now want spoon feeding, i literally said google jellyfin codecs. I do not know by memory, and definitely not googling for you.
    It has to be something wrong with your pc or something if you had problems with jellyfin windows app, especially if you only playing 1080p. I never had problems with windows app for 2 years that i been using.

    That's not "spoonfeeding" if he's asking questions to learn (Reminder, this is a fucking discussion forum). It's spoonfeeding when they don't learn and just want copy/paste or step by step instructions.

    You didn't provide very much useful information to whine about spoonfeeding... you come off as a douche.

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  • @ThinVps said:
    Been using jellyfin for few years (plex etc is crap), never a problem on low end type of vpses (1-2 vcpu, 1-2gb ram), even playing 4k content (13-25gb per movie, 3-9gb per tv episode). Just make sure it plays direct, no transcoding, and to do that use jellyfin windows or android app. Browsers usually missing some codecs, so once some missing, it starts transcoding, and that is why it lags, because it uses a lot of cpu. If playing direct, it only uses few % of cpu.
    edit: Personally i have wireguard installed, deluge and jellyfin. I always use wireguard while watching jellyfin.

    I don't see any option to disable transcoding even on playback settings.

  • yoursunnyyoursunny Member, IPv6 Advocate

    @TimboJones said:

    @yoursunny said:

    @TimboJones said:
    Watching TV on a tablet as a primary source? I just can't even... big screen TV's can be had from Wal-Mart and Amazon for under $300 every year.

    My apartment is small and I don't have space or power socket for TV.
    Moreover, I prefer watching TV while lying on bed or while cooking/eating in kitchen, instead of standing in front of a TV at a fixed location.

    You're doing apartmenting wrong. You don't even live in China or New York City, you're in some Podunk town that should be cheap with space... I'm in a 70's apartment with the shittiest outlet placement (they didn't put in overhead lights, FFS!).

    The apartment comes with a cabinet (for folded clothes), two chairs (for unfolded clothes), a table (for business laptop), a dresser (for personal laptop and desktop), and a bed (for the strong boy).
    If I have TV, it has to go on the floor, which does not give good viewing experience.

    You are burning SSD write cycles.

    Burning cycles? You know what the TBW for even the shittiest SSD? You're not getting the value of an SSD if you don't use it. And then delete it after watching.

    I have SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000H1 in the desktop.
    smartctl says 14.0 TB has been written so far, 3% used.

    FBI knocks on your door and finds pirated content in your house.

    why are you expecting the FBI at your door? I'd think you'd have bigger problems at that point.

    Twitch streamers often receive surprise FBI visits because disgruntled viewers report dubious crimes of them.
    While I don't stream on Twitch, I have channels on YouTube etc, so I should expect the same someday.

  • @yoursunny said:

    @TimboJones said:

    @yoursunny said:

    @TimboJones said:
    Watching TV on a tablet as a primary source? I just can't even... big screen TV's can be had from Wal-Mart and Amazon for under $300 every year.

    My apartment is small and I don't have space or power socket for TV.
    Moreover, I prefer watching TV while lying on bed or while cooking/eating in kitchen, instead of standing in front of a TV at a fixed location.

    You're doing apartmenting wrong. You don't even live in China or New York City, you're in some Podunk town that should be cheap with space... I'm in a 70's apartment with the shittiest outlet placement (they didn't put in overhead lights, FFS!).

    The apartment comes with a cabinet (for folded clothes), two chairs (for unfolded clothes), a table (for business laptop), a dresser (for personal laptop and desktop), and a bed (for the strong boy).
    If I have TV, it has to go on the floor, which does not give good viewing experience.

    Ok. Your apartment (is it even?) sucks. It sounds like you just have a room... Get a better apartment.

    You are burning SSD write cycles.

    Burning cycles? You know what the TBW for even the shittiest SSD? You're not getting the value of an SSD if you don't use it. And then delete it after watching.

    I have SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000H1 in the desktop.
    smartctl says 14.0 TB has been written so far, 3% used.

    So, you're not even putting it to use.

    FBI knocks on your door and finds pirated content in your house.

    why are you expecting the FBI at your door? I'd think you'd have bigger problems at that point.

    Twitch streamers often receive surprise FBI visits because disgruntled viewers report dubious crimes of them.
    While I don't stream on Twitch, I have channels on YouTube etc, so I should expect the same someday.

    The fuckers with the guns that knock the door down in a SWAT raid aren't the shirts that raid your place for copyright evidence. I'm not aware of any reasonable search on a SWAT call where they'd pull up your Amazon player and check your authorization.

  • yoursunnyyoursunny Member, IPv6 Advocate

    @TimboJones said:

    @yoursunny said:
    The apartment comes with a cabinet (for folded clothes), two chairs (for unfolded clothes), a table (for business laptop), a dresser (for personal laptop and desktop), and a bed (for the strong boy).
    If I have TV, it has to go on the floor, which does not give good viewing experience.

    Ok. Your apartment (is it even?) sucks. It sounds like you just have a room... Get a better apartment.

    Sure, if you pay my rent.
    In return, I'll install Comcast and give you VPN with residential IP, guaranteed unlock Netflix.

  • ThinVpsThinVps Member
    edited December 2022

    @TimboJones said:
    That's not "spoonfeeding" if he's asking questions to learn (Reminder, this is a fucking discussion forum). It's spoonfeeding when they don't learn and just want copy/paste or step by step instructions.

    You didn't provide very much useful information to whine about spoonfeeding... you come off as a douche.

    Stop sniffin glue. It is spoon-feeding, because i do not know exact information, only a bit by memory. Therefore to provide the answer for him, i would have to go and google for him, and then provide all that info here. Thats spoonfeeding, while he could easily just type in google Jellyfin codecs and 1st link brings it to their codec support page.
    p.s.No need of name calling though, dont be acting tough via internet.

    @asthen said:

    I don't see any option to disable transcoding even on playback settings.

    If you press on users>media playback, there are:
    Allow video playback that requires transcoding and Allow audio playback that requires transcoding

  • treesmokahtreesmokah Member
    edited December 2022

    @drizbo said:
    I seed stolen movies 24/7

    Based.
    (also, they are not "stolen" - nobody lost them, you just got a better copy of them which you can play without any DRM fuckery)

  • Well my setup is:
    Torrent allowed VPS+qBitorrent-nox+Plex+two self hosted telegram bots. One for searching and getting torrents and another one for managing qBittorrent. Plex Transcoding is off. Watching a movie is as simple as sending the bot a message with the movie name, get the magnet link of desired size and quality, forward it to other bot and wait for a few minutes:

    If it is a non torrent allowed VPS or the one wirh not enough storage available, have used the below. https://github.com/itsToggle/plex_debrid
    Pros: get the content almost instantly on Plex by simply adding it to Trakt or Plex etc watchlist. Cons: need a paid subscription to debrid services(less than $3/pm). This can be done locally too especially in places where copyright laws are strict.

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  • sh97sh97 Member, Host Rep

    @jmaxwell said:
    Well my setup is:
    Torrent allowed VPS+qBitorrent-nox+Plex+two self hosted telegram bots. One for searching and getting torrents and another one for managing qBittorrent. Plex Transcoding is off. Watching a movie is as simple as sending the bot a message with the movie name, get the magnet link of desired size and quality, forward it to other bot and wait for a few minutes:

    If it is a non torrent allowed VPS or the one wirh not enough storage available, have used the below. https://github.com/itsToggle/plex_debrid
    Pros: get the content almost instantly on Plex by simply adding it to Trakt or Plex etc watchlist. Cons: need a paid subscription to debrid services(less than $3/pm). This can be done locally too especially in places where copyright laws are strict.

    Apologies if this a dumb question, what is the best way to download from VPS, after download using qbitorrent other than FTP?
    I would like to download on the vps, then download from there to my mobile/pc

  • @sh97 said:

    @jmaxwell said:
    Well my setup is:
    Torrent allowed VPS+qBitorrent-nox+Plex+two self hosted telegram bots. One for searching and getting torrents and another one for managing qBittorrent. Plex Transcoding is off. Watching a movie is as simple as sending the bot a message with the movie name, get the magnet link of desired size and quality, forward it to other bot and wait for a few minutes:

    If it is a non torrent allowed VPS or the one wirh not enough storage available, have used the below. https://github.com/itsToggle/plex_debrid
    Pros: get the content almost instantly on Plex by simply adding it to Trakt or Plex etc watchlist. Cons: need a paid subscription to debrid services(less than $3/pm). This can be done locally too especially in places where copyright laws are strict.

    Apologies if this a dumb question, what is the best way to download from VPS, after download using qbitorrent other than FTP?
    I would like to download on the vps, then download from there to my mobile/pc

    Installing any webserver should do.

  • @yoursunny said:

    @TimboJones said:

    @yoursunny said:

    @TimboJones said:
    Watching TV on a tablet as a primary source? I just can't even... big screen TV's can be had from Wal-Mart and Amazon for under $300 every year.

    My apartment is small and I don't have space or power socket for TV.
    Moreover, I prefer watching TV while lying on bed or while cooking/eating in kitchen, instead of standing in front of a TV at a fixed location.

    You're doing apartmenting wrong. You don't even live in China or New York City, you're in some Podunk town that should be cheap with space... I'm in a 70's apartment with the shittiest outlet placement (they didn't put in overhead lights, FFS!).

    The apartment comes with a cabinet (for folded clothes), two chairs (for unfolded clothes), a table (for business laptop), a dresser (for personal laptop and desktop), and a bed (for the strong boy).
    If I have TV, it has to go on the floor, which does not give good viewing experience.

    You are burning SSD write cycles.

    Burning cycles? You know what the TBW for even the shittiest SSD? You're not getting the value of an SSD if you don't use it. And then delete it after watching.

    I have SAMSUNG MZVLW256HEHP-000H1 in the desktop.
    smartctl says 14.0 TB has been written so far, 3% used.

    FBI knocks on your door and finds pirated content in your house.

    why are you expecting the FBI at your door? I'd think you'd have bigger problems at that point.

    Twitch streamers often receive surprise FBI visits because disgruntled viewers report dubious crimes of them.
    While I don't stream on Twitch, I have channels on YouTube etc, so I should expect the same someday.

    I can't tell if you're master tier shitposter or actually just like this. Either way, keep it up.

  • @jmaxwell said:

    @cobrah said:
    For Jellyfin, I had the same issue with yours, till I integrated the Jellyfin with Storj cloud storage, that provides a 150GB space for free. The free plan is enough to me for a self-hosted media server.

    If you want to try my server out, just PM me.

    Is there any tutorial for this ?

    Yes, Check this out.
    https://docs.storj.io/dcs/how-tos/how-to-use-plex-and-storj-dcs-as-a-private-streaming-service/

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  • OwnwebserversOwnwebservers Member, Host Rep

    @jmaxwell said:
    Install Plex instead and turn off transcoding. Works better than Jellyfin for mobile/TV app playback.

    you have said correct.

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