I was planning to set transcoding on the M.2 by using a Pi M.2 Hat board. However, since the M.2 is already there, should I just use it to run the OS and downloads, too, or just use it as a transcoding consumable and media drive? This Pi 5 has 16Gb of RAM, so it might handle every bit of the transcoding regardless, but I have not tested it. I'm also concerned about latency between the main Pi board and the hat, connected with a flexible circuit board cable.

Also, anyone have issues with media storage on external drive when using Plex/media servers?

Equipment has been ordered but has not been delivered yet. Should come the next few days.

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[–] jbone@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

If you do run off an SD card, consider DietPi as your OS (it's Debian based), they implement methods to improve longevity of SD cards.

They also have a very nice set of custom CLI tools for easy system management.

[–] ScoffingLizard@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 8 hours ago

I'll look i to DietPi and check out the CLI tools. Thanks!