Software Guides

Run your own services on hardware you already own. Stream your media, keep your data at home, own your setup.

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your first terminal
$ ssh mediaserver.local
Welcome to your own server.
$ sudo apt update && sudo apt full-upgrade
Everything here, you typed. That is the whole trick.
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Turn an Old Laptop into a Home Media Server with Jellyfin

That laptop in the closet becomes a private Netflix for your whole house - your movies, shows, music, and family videos, streamed to every TV and phone, with no subscription and nothing leaving your home.

⏱ 1 evening (2–3 hours)💵 $0 (if you have the laptop)

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