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.

  • DyskolosEnglish
    4•11 months ago

    I’m using Emby for that and loving it (even paying the premium). It’s free too for most features. If i got you right, you have your movies and a pc. Emby runs fine on linux/android/win. Setting up the server is child’s play on win (haven’t tried linux).

    If you dislike it and like to tinker more (coz u have to) : Jellyfin (same base as emby).

    Or you can pay and go the mainstream-route with plex.

    If that is what you’re looking for?

    • ripcord
      2•11 months ago

      Second Emby. It’s a great Plex alternative.

      Jellyfin has also been fine.

      • DyskolosEnglish
        1•11 months ago

        I switched from plex to jelly, but (at that time, it might be cooler now) it was horrible. Nothing really worked. Then gave emby a try and bougjt premium a week later. It just works. Has a webhook-support (for my smarthome) and whatnot. No crash, no hickup, no glitch. All just works.

      • DyskolosEnglish
        1•11 months ago

        It is. I switched after many years of plex because they started to annoy me. It was a long while ago and zero issues since. Big community and if you’re stuck (which u won’t) you’d get help there