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A Travel Media Server?
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this post was submitted on 15 Oct 2024
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My Plex server runs in my home and all my media is available outside my home. A travel server seems like a solution for a problem that doesn't really exist.
If you are on the road or simply travelling a place with bad internet, then what?
You read, you walk, you get to see places...
Genius! Why didn’t I think of that 😂
When I know I'm travelling, I always download a few select movies and the next few episodes of whatever we're currently watching to my devices.
Plex allows me to download using my PlexPass. My family/everyone else that uses my server download the media they want via my JellyFin server (serving the same media as my Plex server).
I use Plex's download feature to make sure I always have music available. The same could be done for other media but I don't bother.
At least in the case of a Jellyfin server, you can download media locally when you know you'll be without internet
True, but if your devices, in this case; iPads with only 64GB, it quickly gets filled up.
Not sure if this helps, but e-sims are extremely cheap and can be set up on the go through an app these days. You could get a 5g plan in the area with bad internet and use it as a hotspot to download content to your other devices. I use Nomad, but there are a lot of providers with plans that are unlimited or pay by the gig—all affordable with time periods as short as 7 days.
A $10 solution, in a pinch, is a good choice.
It’s not a bad solution and I have used eSIMs before when I was traveling in Asia. However, all of these “unlimited” eSIM plans has a lot of buts. Either the speed is limited to close to unusable for streaming and/or you are limited to only use x amount of GB when using hotspot.
Also depending on the country, the coverage can be awful.