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My previous unRAR and PAR2 benchmarks only included ARM devices. Somebody on reddit requested additional data comparing the devices to more modern and powerful hardware. I have added an old 32-bit machine and a relatively modern 64-bit machine to the tests. Hopefully these tests help you decide if switching to … I'm curious
Plex Media Server can finally run natively on ARMv7 devices. We use the Synology package and make some modifications thanks to uglymagoo on the Plex forum to get it to work. Direct play works beautifully but transcoding is very limited. This guide was tested on the ODROID-C1 but should work … I'm curious
OpenMediaVault is an excellent NAS software solution. It sports a beautiful web interface to manage all of your services, hard drives, users and more. There is a great plugin system which allows you to install software for usenet, torrent and media management. For the Raspberry Pi 2 there is even … I'm curious
Plex Media Server, the beloved DLNA software for home media servers is finally on the Banana Pi without a chroot. There was a guide referenced which showed you how to install the Plex Media Server package from the Drobo NAS Server in a chroot jail on the Banana Pi. … I'm curious
The awesome Plex Media Server can now finally be installed on the Raspberry Pi 2 without a chroot. The chroot method broke when using upstart scripts and had metadata issues, those are no longer a problem! Using a Synology package compiled for an ARMv7 processor we can use it on … I'm curious
Sonarr is a PVR system to download periodic shows from usenet or torrents. You can integrate it with NZBGet and Sabnzbd for usenet and Transmission, ruTorrent and others on your Synology NAS. Sonarr is relatively easy to install but requires a few extra steps to enable advanced options for the … I'm curious
