I have network storage. That’s it.

I want to watch anime? I open the series folder from the mounted network share and watch it in VLC. I want to listen to music while on my walk? I open Solid Explorer on my phone and play the MP3. I want to read ebooks? I just open the file in whatever reader app I want.

I have 5TiB of media and I’ve never felt the need to set up any kind of hosted frontend.

What am I missing out on? Anyone else run their NAS like this?

Thanks all.

  • jubilationtcornpone@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
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    7 days ago

    Jellyfin, Immich, and Paperless-ngx are three of the apps I use the most but you do whatever works best for you. That’s half the advantage of self hosting. You can have a solution that’s custom tailored to your needs.