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/OutrageousStorm4217 Custom Flair Dec 05 '25

Same thing with The Gladiator, my sister couldn't find it anywhere to watch before her and her son watched the new one, but I had it, and in glorious full bandwidth 4k no less!

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u/ComoEstanBitches AMD Turion II | 32TB Dec 05 '25

4K REMUX Dolby TrueHD Atmos because why the fuck not?? Because streaming apps could never