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Why would I do this over a Synology DiskStation which allows me a hassle-free way to stream my music anywhere I have a internet connection... I use it daily in my car without a problem, going on my 3rd DSM and ~10 years of this setup.


For me, the reason is that Synology is not open source, and additionally because their NASes are overpriced for their size and capabilities. I have a 12 disk NAS that cost me a total of $500 (before drives), with no software licensing fees at all, and that's not even an especially cheap one. My earlier NAS was slower but only $120. Of course, it needs a deep 19" rack to mount, but that's actually an advantage for me, as I have a dedicated homelab rack to play with.


Because not everyone owns a synology. Some of us have home built NAS. Others would prefer something with lower energy consumption like a raspberry pi.


Dedicated NAS hardware is often pretty efficient. The Synology DS224+ (a 2-bay model) for example claims to idle at 4.41W when the drives are allowed to hibernate. That's within spitting distance of a Raspberry Pi, and a lot better than most people will be able to achieve with repurposed desktop/server hardware. Lots of desktops will idle at tens of watts.

If you keep your spinning rust drives spun up all the time, it's another 5ish watts per drive.


Thanks for the response, that's a legit reason I hadn't considered.


no way to use from desktop? Absurd.


Peertube has existed as web-based software for years; this post is about the addition of a mobile app. The linked project page has a search from the big "browse content" link at the top and a list of servers running Peertube, such as https://fedi.video.

For onboarding a general audience, this project page is not ideal.


HN users are the most demanding group of people I've ever encountered in my short time on this blue sphere.

Use a browser.


To be fair, most people will just bounce. Feedback can be an opportunity to improve.

It would be nice if the feedback remembered that there are humans on the other side of the line, but sometimes you take what you can get.


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