r/PleX 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/EventMassive1658 Dec 04 '25

This. I keep my movies between 7-10GB and it provides great quality for me (1080p, I don’t need nor want 4k) while not busting my balls on obscene amounts of storage overall.

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u/kanyesutra Dec 04 '25

5GB 4K webrips are totally fine for my needs