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Welcome! You've been given access to The Pond — a personal streaming service run by Hayden. Think...

A rough tour of what runs in the lab, in plain terms: Media. A personal media server so my househ...

No, and it never will. This is a hobby, not a business, and money is never part of it. Snacks, ho...

This is a home lab — a small collection of always-on computers I run at home for learning, tinker...

People are sometimes surprised that a home setup can be run responsibly, so here's the philosophy...

A fair question, since most of this replaces things you could get for free or cheap from a big co...

Does this cost anything? No. It runs on my hardware, my electricity, and my refusal to have norma...

One thing won't play, everything else works: That file is probably bad. Tell Hayden ([CONTACT]): ...

Want something that isn't in the library? You can add it yourself — no need to ask anyone. Go to ...

A few asks, to keep things running smoothly: Check the library first — the search on the requests...

After you request something, it shows a status: Status What it means Requested / Pending Waiting ...

The service is called Jellyfin (that's the app you'll look for in app stores). It works basically...

Jellyfin apps have a video quality setting. Please leave it on Auto or the maximum setting — don'...

Subtitles and audio: while something is playing, look for the speech-bubble icon (subtitles) and ...

Work down this list — it solves almost everything: Pause for 30 seconds, then resume. Lets the st...

Access is by account — there's no sign-up button. Ask Hayden ([CONTACT]) and he'll create a usern...

Short list, honor system: Don't share your login. Accounts are per-person. If someone else in you...