Build and Run Your Home Media Server

Runner helps you choose the right stack, organize your library, and keep your home media server stable over time.

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Product

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Personal Life

Media Server

High School

New Session

Sessions

Outage triage & recovery

Stack setup & rollout

Requests, subtitles & automation

NAS, Docker & storage ops

Maintenance cadence

Connected apps

Plex

Jellyfin

Radarr

Sonarr

Docker

qBittorrent

Unraid

Connect a new app

Help me stand up a media stack this weekend: Jellyfin, Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, Bazarr, a request app, and safe rollback points before I expose anything to the house.

I’ll stage a controlled setup runbook with folder strategy, container order, validation gates, and rollback checkpoints.

Compared Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby tradeoffs against your hardware, remote access needs, and admin preference

Prepared version-pinned Docker and Unraid rollout plan with a shared /data path strategy

Generated preflight checklist: permissions, mounts, transcoding, and request-routing decisions

Created setup window and post-rollout verification block in Calendar

Stack rollout plan is ready: Preflight: • Pick the player: Plex for polish, Jellyfin for open source, Emby if its feature mix fits better. • Lock in one shared media path strategy for app containers and download handling. • Validate mounts, free space, hardware transcoding, and backup targets. Execution: • Bring up the player, request layer, and *arr services in a known-good order. • Test movie request -> search -> import -> subtitle -> playback as a full workflow. Rollback: • If any critical check fails, revert container tags and config changes while keeping the old stack online. This turns setup from trial-and-error into a controlled rollout.

Install Runner to plan and execute stack setup with built-in guardrails before changes are applied.

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What would you like to do?

Opus 4.6

Media Server

Set up your media server with fewer surprises.

Plan, launch, and maintain Plex, Jellyfin, or Emby for your personal media collection without setup chaos.

Setup help built in

Player-agnostic

For media you own

Stack coverage

Your full home media stack

Runner connects Plex, Jellyfin, Emby, and your storage so setup and day-two operations stay predictable.

PlexJellyfinEmbyPLPlex DVRHOHome VideosDVDVD LibraryDockerUnraidSYSynology NASQNQNAPNANAS Mounts

Server setup

Stand up your media server with the right paths and checks

Choose the player, lock the folder plan, and configure the server before anything goes live.

workspace.runner.nowLive

Sales

Product

Venture

Personal Life

Media Server

High School

New Session

Sessions

Outage triage & recovery

Stack setup & rollout

Requests, subtitles & automation

NAS, Docker & storage ops

Maintenance cadence

Connected apps

Plex

Jellyfin

Radarr

Sonarr

Docker

qBittorrent

Unraid

Connect a new app

Help me stand up a media stack this weekend: Jellyfin, Radarr, Sonarr, Prowlarr, Bazarr, a request app, and safe rollback points before I expose anything to the house.

I’ll stage a controlled setup runbook with folder strategy, container order, validation gates, and rollback checkpoints.

Compared Plex, Jellyfin, and Emby tradeoffs against your hardware, remote access needs, and admin preference

Prepared version-pinned Docker and Unraid rollout plan with a shared /data path strategy

Generated preflight checklist: permissions, mounts, transcoding, and request-routing decisions

Created setup window and post-rollout verification block in Calendar

Install Runner to plan and execute stack setup with built-in guardrails before changes are applied.

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What would you like to do?

Opus 4.6

Media Server

Organization

Keep your library organized with proper metadata

Movie names, TV show seasons, and subtitles stay organized instead of scattered across folders.

workspace.runner.nowLive

Sales

Product

Venture

Personal Life

Media Server

High School

New Session

Sessions

Outage triage & recovery

Stack setup & rollout

Requests, subtitles & automation

NAS, Docker & storage ops

Maintenance cadence

Connected apps

Plex

Jellyfin

Radarr

Sonarr

Docker

qBittorrent

Unraid

Connect a new app

Set up smarter requests, subtitles, and weekly automation so I stop babysitting Radarr, Sonarr, and library cleanup.

I’ll lay out a repeatable automation flow for requests, subtitle handling, and recurring cleanup tasks.

Grouped intent patterns around "Radarr", "Sonarr", "Bazarr", "Overseerr", and recurring media tasks

Drafted scripts and hooks for request routing, scheduled cleanup, and subtitle backfills

Created operations doc with failure handling and manual override steps

Shared a weekly automation summary template to #homelab-ops

Automation stack recommendation: 1) Request intake with approval and profile rules. 2) Search and import flows that keep movies and series in the right root folders. 3) Scheduled subtitle sync and metadata cleanup for recently added items. 4) Alerts on failed tasks with retry guidance and escalation notes. Result: fewer manual touches, cleaner libraries, and less chance of the stack silently drifting out of shape.

Use Runner locally to trigger and monitor these automations from one command-style chat interface.

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What would you like to do?

Opus 4.6

Media Server

Maintenance

Run maintenance from a repeatable operating flow

Run health checks, updates, backups, and rollback drills on a repeatable cadence.

workspace.runner.nowLive

Sales

Product

Venture

Personal Life

Media Server

High School

New Session

Sessions

Outage triage & recovery

Stack setup & rollout

Requests, subtitles & automation

NAS, Docker & storage ops

Maintenance cadence

Connected apps

Plex

Jellyfin

Radarr

Sonarr

Docker

qBittorrent

Unraid

Connect a new app

Build me a recurring maintenance routine for my home media stack so streams stay smooth all month and setup drift does not creep in.

I’ll schedule a lightweight operating cadence with daily checks, weekly maintenance, and monthly audits.

Created daily/weekly/monthly maintenance blocks in Calendar

Generated maintenance SOP with pass/fail criteria and escalation notes

Published weekly status template for playback, storage, and transcoding health

Configured summary reminder to review unresolved issues and next actions

Maintenance cadence: Daily (5 min): check container health, failed requests/imports, and mount probes. Weekly (20 min): review subtitle backlog, library integrity, disk pressure, and automation failures. Monthly (45 min): run an update window, validate backups, and rehearse rollback on one service before broader upgrades. This is the same flow I’d recommend to users who want a reliable media stack without living in dashboard tabs.

Ready to run local media-stack ops without maintenance chaos? Install Runner and start with this home media playbook.

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What would you like to do?

Opus 4.6

Media Server

Make your media stack predictable.

Download Runner to plan, launch, and maintain your home media server with less stress.

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