If you really want to get in to media sharing. I think it is a good idea to learn at least some of the basics about Linux and docker (with compose). It will make your life a load easier. Forget about the client for just a bit. Most of the time that’s just a app you install and login to. But without the server side done. It is fairly useless.

If you truly wish to not look in to that. While I am not a fan of doing it that way… You can setup a read only smb share with the media files and let people access it over a VPN.

The 3 basic things I would get started with is Linux. Docker with compose and a VPN. VPN can be tied in using docker. Look at wg-easy for that.

I wouldn’t mess with any of the other things you mentioned yet. Also if you need help with any of those things I mentioned. Feel free to ask for help with it. Their is a great community willing to help.

Look in the Arr stack and combine it with jellyfin. It is fairly easy to setup with docker.

I wont even pirate that…

This is so backwards. You know how people learn to do things? It is to ask things…

So i have not used a laptop with linux for quite some time. Only desktop and servers for the most part.

Recently however, I setup a dell XPS17 with opensuse Tumbleweed. This works great but I did run in to the issue initially that when using LUKS full disk encryption in combination with secure boot it disables the ability for hybernation. Something the due with kernel lockdown.

The solution was to not use secure boot and that allows the laptop to hybernate even with LUKS.

Something to keep in mind when setting up a laptop.

Fuck Spez…

To be expected it would fall anyway.

In contrast to Tor, Torrenting on I2P actually helps the network and doesn’t hurt it.