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Plex Server repurposed for optical disk music storage

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A user has repurposed a Plex Media Server to store music on optical discs, specifically M-DISC Blu-rays, as a more sustainable and cost-effective alternative to traditional hard drives. This approach addresses the rising costs of solid-state and magnetic storage due to data center expansion. The setup involves a Blu-ray drive connected to a server, allowing for the archival of music libraries on durable optical media. AI

RANK_REASON The cluster describes a user repurposing existing hardware (Plex server) for a specific use case (optical disk music storage), which falls under a tool or niche application rather than a new product release or significant industry event.

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Plex Server repurposed for optical disk music storage

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    📰 Music is Back on Optical Disk in This Plex Server Given that the no doubt totally sustainable build-out of data centers has sent both solid state and magnetic

    📰 Music is Back on Optical Disk in This Plex Server Given that the no doubt totally sustainable build-out of data centers has sent both solid state and magnetic hard drive prices soaring, though, [WNY Over The Air] decided to take …read more 📰 Source: Hackaday 🔗 Link: https://hac…

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