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If I have everything configured correctly. I now have: My own Netflix, Spotify, and Audible that I can access from anywhere in the world, encrypted, from numerous different front ends. Not only that, but even if the power is off at home the server should remain running for several hours, meaning no interruptions. I can use an app on my phone to request new shows to be added to my media library and they’ll be automatically downloaded, added, put in the right folders, metadata added, subtitles added, and ready for me. I can transfer files to an from my personal cloud storage, access a feed of my own ebooks (syncing bookmarks and progress across various apps and devices). I can search for music on the Soulseek network, from my privately hosted instance on my server, let the music download in the background, and it will automagically appear in my music app with all the metadata, lyrics, and cover art. All this required an upfront investment of around 1 year of the combined cost of Netflix, HBO, and Spotify (all of which I’d “cut the cord” to already) but will yield many years of hardware which can be used for this or other purposes. And my server isn’t even breaking a sweat. There will likely be more cool rants like this in the future. tl;dr homelabs are fun

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