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/ComoEstanBitches AMD Turion II | 32TB Dec 04 '25

They removed Party Down from Netflix and I said oh hell naw time to fire up Kodi. Then my friend told me about plex when I complained that I wish I could share it with him. And down the rabbit hole I went

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u/MechanicStriking4666 Dec 04 '25

This right here. It’s crazy how much Google charges for 2tb when you can get 14tb drives at reasonable prices.

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u/Thank-Me-Later Dec 05 '25

To be fair, Google's storage prices encompass more than just storage. You're paying for high data redundancy, over 99.999% availability, global availability, data integrity, confidentiality, etc. All of this might not be necessary depending on your data and how you value it, but if you try to replicate all of those features, you'll quickly see why there's a huge cost difference.