Thank you. It makes sense now

I have tried my m3u IPTV on jellyfin and it sucks, just use TiviMate for android or VLC on PC

they don’t generally care about the pirated software

It feels like SolidSquad is working for Dassault lol. They want people to learn it so they can sell software to companies that makes money from it

Intel g3930, 2x8GB RAM, 2x SSD, 1x HDD, integrated 1GB LAN = 30-35W. Kinda cheap here, 30-35€ a year

Idealy you want a server that runs all the time and some kind of a player connected to projector for streaming. You can use your rpi for server, but NUC sounds better since it probably has SATA or m.2 port for storage. Raspbian or Ubuntu doesnt matter much since both are Debian based and setup should be simmilar. Look into servarr if you are interested in automated downloads. Then get Jellyfin for Netflix like experience with your local library. Most clients support Jellyfin player and Im using android TV stick. I have just ordered ChromeCast with Google TV 4K to replacce my old 1080p Xiaomi TV stick. You can also install Netflix app on any Android device.

It is also possible to plug your server directly to projector via hdmi, but then you have to install server apps together with client apps on the same machine. I guess you need a wifi keyboard and mouse for remote control. Having 2 devices is better IMO, but it should work as single device.

Rpi or NUC can also be used as a player, but got no experience in setting that up and Android box is better solution for me anyway

I dont have the same usecase, but BookStack will check most of your boxes

If you are testing upload speed better try with public torrent since it is much harder to seed on private trackers.

I dont use seedbox, but kinda happy with airvpn

You can setup Syncthing to share a folder between moltiple devices and than use any text editor. Its not exactly what you asked for, but worth checking

Walking into CD shop and buying album was something I couldn’t afford as 15y old

No scripts and it was more like 30 hours on my side, but its worth!

Can you explain this please

At idle, my latest 5-drive setup draws 20 watts

That’s super low. What drives do you have? Are your drives spinning down?

Oh ok, I’ve never seen something like that. Let me know if you find a solution

If you need it for Android than try TiviMate. Its a payed app (annually or lifetime), but its the best one I found. Free version should work enough to try it out. I got lifetime and love it, but sometimes EPG doesnt work (could be issue with my provider tho)

3-5 espresso shots daily

I use it in croatia, but its so funny here since no one really cares. people around me torrent on daily basis for 20ish years and nobody got ISP letter. Even friends are laughing because I spend money on that lol. Its only 5€ a month and I use it for other things as well. Just get it if you can or 🤞

Yeah, that will work. It sounds like answer to OPs question, but I have no clue why would someone need that unless there is no client app for that device.

That confuses me as well, I guess they changed docs in meantime. Anyway, here is my working env:

UPLOAD_LOCATION=/srv/disk/immich/
IMMICH_VERSION=v1.103.1
TYPESENSE_API_KEY=zzXYL9UUjX6CV3T8y7f
DB_PASSWORD=xxx123immich
DB_HOSTNAME=immich_postgres
DB_USERNAME=postgres
DB_DATABASE_NAME=immich
DB_DATA_LOCATION=/home/config/immich/db
REDIS_HOSTNAME=immich_redis

Im no expert, but will share my experience. I used to host (2 years) on rpi4 4GB and can’t recommend because it was painfull with USB drives. It works fine for many peeps, but I ended up using it as 2nd DNS server.

Eventually I built DIY desktop PC (a year ago) with celeron G3930 (with quick sync) and no GPU. Runs perfectly fine for multiple 1080p streams, but I never tried 4k. Its dirt cheap hardware and its much better than rpi (imo) because it has sata ports. It runs 30-40 services ans drains around 30W (with 2 SSDs and 1 HDD) from the wall

Don’t expect albums in immich after upload. Immich will just put everything in timeline (by default) and you should make albums manually.

Also, make sure you have exactly the same app version as server