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Media Stack – Jackett, Radarr, Sonarr, Plex, TransmissionVPN.

Media Stack – Jackett, Radarr, Sonarr, Plex, TransmissionVPN.

Going to break down my current media stack, as well as list what these tools are and what they do. As well as how you can use these tools together to have a great media automation setup. I’ll specifically be sharing my docker-compose files so you can easily set this up quickly. You can customize it to your needs afterwards. Or even run each service in it’s own VM. But why would you with docker being a thing? https://github.com/Jackett/Jackett Jackett…

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Add Youtube-dl to Termux in Android

Add Youtube-dl to Termux in Android

Install Termux from the Play store. In termux: Give termux access to your phone’s filesystem via ~/storage/shared : Install python: Install youtube-dl Create a folder to store your downloaded videos: Create youtube-dl config (volume-down key emulates Ctrl in termux): The contents of my config is as follows: (the height<=480 tells youtube-dl to download the best quality version up to 480px in height. You can change to 240, 360, 720 or 1080, etc to suit your needs / bandwidth restrictions. Save…

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Farewell Synology DS416

Farewell Synology DS416

I can’t recommend Synology enough. I’ve had this little guy running since 2017. With some questionable and not so questionable drives installed. I never had one single issue with it. In fact I really enjoy working with these NAS units. It never outgrew my storage capacity needs. However my need for 10GB networking, massive disk io, and speed did lead this relationship to the bitter end. I would gladly buy another Synology unit if they made a device reasonably priced…

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Setup NUT Server on Synolgoy Setup Router and XCP-NG

Setup NUT Server on Synolgoy Setup Router and XCP-NG

Synology Setup Synology DSM has already built in UPS support. In DSM using an administrative account open Control Panel – Hardware & Power – UPS. In the configuration you have the choice between “Synology UPS server” and “SNMP UPS”. The bad news is, that “SNMP UPS” are mostly very expensive. Professional UPS devices from APC have a so called “smart slot” where a proprietary optional network card from APC can be installed. While these are available for the higher-priced devices, the cards alone sometimes cost more then…

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MTD CLOSING LEITCHFIELD MANUFACTURING FACILITY

MTD CLOSING LEITCHFIELD MANUFACTURING FACILITY

This one is a bit personal to me, as a MTD CORP employee. I have spent many hours in the Leitchfield plant. There are some really great people there. http://www.k105.com/2019/10/03/breaking-news-mtd-closing-leitchfield-manufacturing-facility/ MTD Products Inc. has announced plans to close its manufacturing facility in Leitchfield by June 2020. The facility employs approximately 295 people and manufactures component and aftermarket parts used to supply the company’s assembly facilities. “MTD is grateful for the hard work and dedication of these employees and the continued support of…

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