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want to get started but finding the technical side really overwhelming (sh.itjust.works)

submitted 5 months ago by funkless_eck@sh.itjust.works to c/piracy@lemmy.dbzer0.com

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I'd really like to get started with this stuff but finding the technical requirement exhausting.

Trying to install privoxyvpn- "simply add the proxy to your browser and ensure the configuration is correct" (no help as to what this means, or how to do it and following the basic instructions just renders my browser unable to connect - googling the error message gives me replies like "simply make sure you read the logs" (no description of how to get to the logs or how to read them)

hearing I need a proxy and a reverse proxy, install SWAG — "first, point the A name at your server and the CNAME at the A and then install the SSL certificate - but be sure to pick between directories and subdomains if you have fewer than 20 domains in your account."

Like what the fuck does any of this mean?

Then I hear if I have a proxy it might interfere with the reverse proxy and both might interfere with the VPN and vice versa.

How does one even get started?

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[-] rdyoung@lemmy.world 2 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I have it auto downloading through a rss feed from showrss.info. I don't use plex or jellyfin or the like. At one point I was running a media server on my pc but now my android TV with vlc is pulling straight from my nas. For now I am paying for a torrent friendly vps so I don't have to worry about whether or not I leak my ip address.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago

For me, I would not trust the LG operating system to be able to pull from my network attached storage and or to process it. And I would not count on them for privacy in any way, shape or form. But that's just me.

[-] rdyoung@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Yeah. But lg is not android. Plus you can definitely run something like pihole to block that TV from talking to others. You can also look at something like the Nvidia shield, I am considering investing in one because my TV is aging a bit.

[-] Reverendender@sh.itjust.works 1 points 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago)

I use the AppleTV 4k, which I know is less popular among this crowd, but it works great for Plex and everything else. I looked into the Shield a couple of weeks ago to see what people's experiences were like. I saw a number of reports of overheating, as well as sluggish behavior.

[-] rdyoung@lemmy.world 1 points 5 months ago

Some people prefer the thumbnail look of plex, netflix, hulu, etc. I prefer to just scroll down to the folder of my unwatched stuff or the entire season or entire run of a show and watch it that way. Plus because it's vlc pulling via smb from my local nas, it's faster to stream and doesn't need to be encoded to be played. There virtually nothing that vlc can't play.

As for the shield. There is supposedly a new one coming at some point, I'll probably wait until then to grab one. They are in the $200 range so no need to be quick on the draw grabbing what is aging a bit hardware wise.