How to host Media-Server for your local network?

What is the Media server?

The media server is a type of server which is used to store the media (VIdeos, audios, Photos) and make it available over the network so that the authorized person can see it.

Requirements -
Requirements are totally based on your data and number of users.
Here I’m going with the minimum requirement.
OS Ubuntu 20.04 (Recommended)
Ram - 4GB
Storage - 1TB
CPU - Intel Pentium
High-Speed internet connection for WAN access otherwise you can use the local network.
A domain name or VPN for over the WAN access.

Next step choosing the right media server. Here I’m going to use Emby media server, it’s really easy to use and easy to configure,

Configuration -
Download emby media server package from the official website -
https://emby.media/linux-server.html

Create one folder in your system with any name as you want, under that you can create more folders to categorize all files. I.e.- Videos, movies, Series, etc.
Store all your movies, videos, etc, and then proceed with the next steps.

After downloading you will get a deb file now install it with the following command -
# sudo dpkg -i emby-server-deb_4.4.3.0_amd64.deb

After running the above command open your browser and type the following URL and start configuring web-based setup.
http://127.0.0.1:8096

Web-Based configuration -

After opening the URL you will find this page -

Now create your admin user and assign password -

Now create your library

Now select your folder -

Select your metadata language -

Configure remote access and finish the configuration-

Now configuration is done. Its time to login on the server.

After login you will get dashboard like this -

Now enjoy with your favorite show.

If you have any doubts then comment below or you can directly send me a mail - JohnTheH4cker

You can also follow me on twitter - @johntheh4cker

Comments

How to install BlackArch Linux in VirtualBox

In this blog, I'm going to show you how to install BlackArch Linux in VirtualBox/VMWare. Open your VirtualBox application and click on create a new virtual machine from the main menu. Assign a minimum 2GB ram minimum. Add hard-disk of at least 50GB. Now boot the newly created VM and start the installation process. First, select Boot Black arch Linux, and if you have Nvidia graphics then select Boot BlackArch Linux (nonfree). First thing first you need to login in your new BlackArch live session. The default username and password is root & blackarch. Now after this open terminal and type first command #blackarch-install- #blackarch-install After that, you need to follow the instructions. - Select the second option Install from black arch Live-ISO and hit enter. - Now you need to select the output method quiet or verbose, here I'm selecting the second option verbose mode. - Now select your locale settings, according to your locality, her...

Object storage configuration through MinIO

Object storage configuration through MinIO Hi guys, in this blog I'm going to explain to you how to set up an object storage server in your local system through MinIO object storage. What is Object Storage - Object storage is a computer data storage architecture that manages data as objects. It can directly store files, unlike block storage. What is MinIO - Minio is a popular open-source object storage server. The service stores unstructured data such as photos, videos, log files, backups, and container/VM images, and can even provide a single object storage server that pools multiple drives spread across many servers. Prerequisites - Ram - 2GB (testing), 4GB recommended. HDD - As per your requirements. Static IP address. If you want to host it on the web then get a domain name. Configuration - First thing you need to update your server. # sudo apt update -y Now you need to download “minio” package by using the following command - # wget https://dl.min.io...

How to configure ISCSI target and initiator?

What is ISCSI? ISCSI is a shared storage service, by using ISCSI service we can share storage space which we can use as internal storage in different machines. Requirements- 2 CentOS machines Free storage space (as per your requirements) Let’s start with configuration- Configuration (Server-Side)- First, we need to install the targetcli package, # yum install targetcli -y Now start and enable the service. # systemctl start/enable target.service Create partition of free space that you want to share as ISCSI storage. # fdisk /dev/sdb Follow the instructions and create a partition according to your requirements. I’ve created a partition of 6GB size. No need to format this partition but you can create LVM partition if you want. Now run following command- # targetcli > cd /backstores/block > create data_block /dev/sdb1 > cd /iscsi > create iqn.2020-03.com.example:server1 > cd iqn.2020-03.com.example:server1/tpg1/acls > create iqn.2020-03.com.example:desktop1 > cd ....

Venom's Trick

Search This Blog