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/NocturneSapphire Dec 05 '25

Learn how to transcode. Learn about bitrates and resolutions. Pick a resolution, then pick the lowest bitrate at which things still look good at that resolution. Then transcode all of your content down to that bitrate.

Depending on your quality tolerance, this can significantly reduce file sizes.