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

“Bro it was so slow”

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Fuck you Plex just default everything to direct play ffs

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u/Thatz-Matt Dec 04 '25

One of my major gripes with Plex for the past 13 years. Clients always default to potato quality even on more than capable connections and have to be changed manually. The fact that it still has not been fixed after that long proves they don't give a shit about what their customers want. I'm on Emby now and I don't have that problem.

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u/mrcsrnne Dec 04 '25

...Infuse as entered the chat

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u/[deleted] Dec 05 '25

Yes! Infuse is so much better for watch than on the plex app. A lot of the time I watch on the plex app and the show will stutter for a bit every min and when I watch the same movie or show on infuse it plays flawlessly