Observed arrival · 2026-11-02
PLAID keeps the streaming server at home
An open-source self-hosted media server for streaming films and TV from drives you already have.
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- Households self-hosting films and TV for family
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- The page specifies Raspberry Pi 4 or 5 support and says files stay in their original folders.
Field notes
The page says PLAID indexes media in place rather than moving files, then adds posters, synopses, and cast information. For playback, it describes sending compatible files unchanged and converting others for the target screen; the listed components are Go, SQLite, and FFmpeg. The first visit creates the administrator account on the user's server, and the stated Raspberry Pi floor is a 64-bit Pi 4 or 5.
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