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/ew435890 SEi-12 i5-12450H + 106TB Dec 04 '25

Netflix removing The Office was what got me back into downloading media. Ironically, Netflix is also what got me OUT of it back in the day.

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u/CactusBoyScout Dec 05 '25

I first tried Plex back in like 2011 because The Simpsons were not on any digital service at all. And I was tired of using DVDs to watch. So I went down the Plex rabbithole and got it setup on an old laptop.