Home server guides, tutorials, tips and tricks. Topics covered include file servers, web servers, network storage, and download servers on Linux or Ubuntu systems.
Monit can monitor Transmission and notify you if it stops running for some reason. Setting up a completely automated home server is awesome. But what if one of your apps fails and you did not even know? You may be waiting for your movie or episode to be downloaded but … read more
If you followed our tutorial to install FlexGet on Windows, you know by now you can automate your downloads with FlexGet. You also are probably aware of the fact that if you know how to configure FlexGet and how to use FlexGet Daemon mode, you can get series and movies … read more
Monit can monitor qBittorrent and notify you if it stops running for some reason. Setting up a completely automated home server is awesome. But what if one of your apps fails and you did not even know? You may be waiting for your movie or episode to be downloaded but … read more
Let’s assume for a moment you already have followed our tutorial to install FlexGet on Ubuntu. Perhaps you took the Windows route instead and followed our guide to install FlexGet on Windows. You are probably wondering what to do now with this small yet useful software for your HTPC. If you already have an … read more
Ubuntu 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus, the next iteration of Ubuntu will be here shortly and we want to get you started by showing how to install Ubuntu Server 16.04 LTS Xenial Xerus. I strongly recommend LTS (Long Term Support) releases for Ubuntu based home server setup for stability and support … read more
During this month we have been talking about how to install FlexGet on Ubuntu and add FlexGet to Windows, in order to take advantage of this lightweight console application. Despite its lack of graphic interface, which is being developed at the moment under the name FlexGet WebUI, learning how to … read more
There’s something more important than choosing the best home server application; and this is, getting the right content for it once we have made our decision. If you decided to use Emby after comparing Emby vs Plex, you probably know by now that there are several plugins you can use. … read more
Let’s face it: putting together an HTPC or home server is a beautiful way to spend your time; but it can also be very expensive. Starting from the case, names such as Intel NUC HTPC or GigaByte Brix Pro can surface, with the expensive price tags that accompany them, of course. This … read more
One way to get more content on your Plex media server is downloading it and organizing it on your home server device. To this end, you could use software such as CouchPotato for Windows, or compare CouchPotato vs. Sickbeard, SickRage or Sonarr and take your pick on software to assist you with … read more