Plex
Plex, Arr-stack, Tdarr, storage, transcoding, reverse proxy, backups, monitoring, and media-server operations for lawful personal libraries.
Recyclarr 8.7 Security Response: Treat Template Sources as a Write Boundary
A Recyclarr security-response guide for template-provider path traversal: upgrade, inventory providers, protect secrets, compare generated files, and test safely.
Bazarr 1.6.1 Security Response: Patch or Isolate, Rotate Keys, and Check for RCE
A practical Bazarr response plan for the 1.6.1 authentication bypass chain: isolate exposure, patch, rotate secrets, review logs, and decide when to rebuild.
The Complete Plex, Arr, and Tdarr Homelab Media Automation Series
A full map of the Plex, Arr, Tdarr, storage, GPU, reverse-proxy, backup, and monitoring guides needed to run a lawful, recoverable media homelab.
How Seerr and Tracearr Fit Into a Plex, Arr, and Tdarr Homelab
A detailed architecture guide showing how Seerr request intake and Tracearr playback analytics complete a Plex, Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, SABnzbd, and Tdarr homelab workflow.
Tracearr Setup Guide for Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby Monitoring
Deploy Tracearr with Docker, connect Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby, validate live sessions and alert-only rules, and preserve a recoverable monitoring history.
Plex in 2026: What Still Works Free
A practical guide to what Plex still does without Plex Pass, where Remote Watch Pass matters, and when free local streaming is enough.
Move from Plex to Jellyfin Without Losing Your Rollback Path
Move from Plex to Jellyfin with a read-only parallel run, exact inventory steps, client acceptance checks, and restore and rollback gates before cutover.
Direct Play vs Transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin: What the Dashboard Proves
Use Plex or Jellyfin dashboard and log evidence to isolate container, codec, audio, subtitle, HDR, bitrate, client, and network playback triggers.
Quick Sync vs NVIDIA vs Intel Arc for Plex and Jellyfin Transcoding
Choose Quick Sync, NVIDIA, or Intel Arc from current codec support, driver and container fit, tone mapping, power, and measured concurrent demand.
Seerr Setup for Plex or Jellyfin, Sonarr, and Radarr
Deploy Seerr with Docker, connect Plex or Jellyfin to Sonarr and Radarr, separate requester rights from administration, and verify a recoverable request path.