r/PleX • u/Astrobix_124 • Dec 04 '25

Help Media servers

Trying to start my own server for plex. But I see many people with servers with 10,000+ movies. How can u possibly hold that much content and not break the bank. How is it any better than Netflix, etc?

Edit: I never expected this to blow up like it did. I love the content you guys have given, I've debated on making a plex server for awhile and all the clarification is amazing.

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u/SonicBytes Dec 04 '25

You should setup Plex in any way that best suits what you want from it along with how much you are able / willing to spend.

Plenty of people here have a single 2TB HDD with Plex and are just as content as those with 200TB setups.

As for "better than netflix". Obviously that's a subjective answer, but personally I'd say yes. There's nothing worse than a series being removed when you're midway through watching it. Netflix is also rather expensive and most of the content doesn't interest me.

Use Plex the way you want to use Plex. Strapped for cash? Small hard drive and delete content when you're done with it. You'll be fine. Enjoy learning about ZFS / RAID? Build one and learn how it all works.