Lifebandit666

I'm currently running 3.5 inch HDDs via usb3.0 to sata. Working ok so far (time will tell) but I do need a plug socket for every one of them

I agree to a certain extent and I'm actively using Docker.

What I've done is made an Ubuntu VM, put Docker on it and booted a Portainer client container on it, then made that into a container template, so I can just give it an IP address and boot it up, then add it to Portainer in 3 clicks.

It's great for just having a go on something and seeing if I wanna pursue it.

But so far I've tried to boot and run Arr and Plex, and more recently Logitech Media Server and it's just been hard work.

I've found I'm making more VMs than I thought I would and just putting things together in them, rather than trying to run stacks of Docker together.

That said, it looks like it is awesome when you know what you're doing.

To me

To you

I'm not sure what a backplane is, but my HDDs are connected via usb3 cables with power chords. I'm sure there's speed constraints but it's what I've done.

I can, but as I say, the way I've done it doesn't work. On windows at least, it works on my phone.

While I agree, I do run a Windows gaming PC so Samba is the best thing for it. I've passed FTP through hoping for better speeds but, while I can see my stuff I can't interact with them.

Also, that's just like, your opinion man.

I'm sure there will be some kind of rack you can get that is cheaper than $1200

Edit like this https://amzn.eu/d/a75EKlh

I have an old phone as a bedside clock with Home Assistant as the Dash

Thanks, I've saved this comment for next time I try to do this

Nothing as of yet, just a stack of disks on top of a pc

Logitech Media Server aka Squeezebox. It works mostly on plugins. The server runs on almost anything and connects to a client software on a pi in my bedroom and 3 Google Home Minis I have dotted around my house.

It's a work in progress at the moment. I have it connected to YouTube and Spotify but I'm working on pulling all the music off my old iPod I have in the car, sorting it from the mess Apple made of the files and putting them on my NAS.

Last night I was trying to get LMS to see that music. But alas I couldn't work out how to mount a Samba share to the container so today I'm gonna be trying FTP instead.

LMS is great but it takes a lot of tinkering to customise to what you want.

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