https://blog.connor.wtf/tags/media-server/ Recent content in Media Server on Definitely a Blog Hugo en-us Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:28:02 -0400 https://blog.connor.wtf/posts/hello-world/ Thu, 25 Jun 2026 18:28:02 -0400 https://blog.connor.wtf/posts/hello-world/ <p>Well, it&rsquo;s official. I&rsquo;m a blogger now:</p> <p><img alt="This is me" loading="lazy" src="https://blog.connor.wtf/images/Hello,%20World/cat.webp"></p> <h2 id="why-do-this">Why do this?</h2> <h3 id="a-new-hobby-appears">A new hobby appears</h3> <p>A few weeks ago, I took a vacation so I could visit a friend for his birthday. He frequently picks up technical hobbies and projects, and on this visit, he showed me his self-hosted media server isolated to his home network.</p> <p>Well hot damn, I thought that was cool!</p> <p>The server offers the convenience of streaming any of your owned media to any device on your home network. For example, you could watch a video on your phone or laptop, even if it actually resides on your PC (running the media server software). I don&rsquo;t know about you, but there&rsquo;s something about this that I just find neat. So, inspired by my friend, I decided to set up something similar after the trip.</p>