If you're looking to build a media server, then you've come to the right place. This site documents the many aspects of building a media server using

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If you're looking to build a media server, then you've come to the right place. This site documents the many aspects of building a media server using Free and Open Source Software, wherever possible.

Learn what "a PMS" is and see Alex's example PMS build. Discover how you can dive in and why you might want to build yourself a freedom-respecting NAS.

Explore the underlying open-source technologies PMS recommends such as mergerfs, SnapRAID, ZFS, Proxmox, docker, and docker-compose.

Guides for installations on top of Ubuntu, Proxmox, and NixOS. After installation is finished, deploy our top 10 self-hosted app picks.

PMS isn't so much a "you must do things this way" type of deal, it's more like a set of principles and guidelines to help you build a similar solution. The software discussed here has worked very well for many years now and can completely replace Unraid, TrueNAS, or a Synology based setup.

By sharing the knowledge and thought patterns used to drive the decisions made here, you will leave armed with the ability to build your own DIY NAS, or as I like to call it, the Perfect Media Server (PMS).