My Experience with My quest for the perfect self-hosted media solution: What I Learned

The Journey Begins

My reviews setup was working, but not optimally. I kept hearing about My quest for the perfect self-hosted media solution as a solution, so I decided to dive in and see what all the fuss was about.

The Challenges

I underestimated the complexity involved. What should have been a few hours turned into several weekends of research, testing, and occasional hair-pulling.

Finding the Right Approach

After stepping back and doing some proper research, I realized my approach needed work. I started with a minimal viable setup and gradually added complexity.

Current Status and Takeaways

Everything has been working smoothly since the rebuild. I learned that sometimes starting over is faster than trying to fix a broken setup. Some key insights from this project:

• Reading documentation thoroughly saves time in the long run

• Start simple and add complexity gradually

• Document your configuration for future reference

• Test changes in isolation before deploying to production

What's Next

I'm planning to expand this setup and integrate it better with my monitoring stack. I'll share more updates as the project evolves.

This is part of my ongoing homelab adventures. Feel free to reach out if you have questions or are working on similar projects!