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5 things I learned while setting up my first media server
Sure, you can spend a fortune setting up a media server for your music and videos, but it turns out you don’t have to. Credit: Ben Patterson/IDG
For years, there was a lonely Raspberry Pi 3 gathering dust on my desk, right next to a cup of pens and a stack of Post-Its. Occasionally I’d pick it up and absent-mindedly twirl it around, as if it were a stress ball. But during a long holiday break, an idea started forming in my head: Could I actually turn this glorified paperweight into something useful?