I'm looking to create an easy solution that is child/wife friendly. I'm hoping to get a set up going without internet. I however would like it to run like a Chromecast with plex.

I was thinking of a

Dell Optiplex 3020M Mini PC USFF, running windows 10

An external hard drive with content.

From here is where I have gaps. Could I set up a plex server offline on the device, with plex media player and use an Flirc remote with pre-programmed buttons?

Essentially, I'm trying to create the experience of watching Netflix on a Chromecast but with plex and a pc remote control of some sort (with pre-programmed buttons that load up content so kid and wife only have to press one or two buttons to get to their shows)

Thanks!

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[–] Krafting@lemmy.world 2 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Jellyfin on a debian box (more resiliant en no forced updates bs)

Then maybe setup the Arr suite, so they can request any movie on Jellyseerr and it will get downloaded automagically and added to the Jellyfin library

And they just interract with the Jellyfin chromecast player

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 3 points 11 months ago

+1 for Debian. It is much easier to maintain.