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Self-hosting your own media considered harmful

169 · Jeff Geerling · June 6, 2025, 4:31 a.m.

Self-hosting LibreELEC Raspberry Pi Video playback

Summary

The blog post discusses the challenges and community guidelines violations faced by the author while demonstrating the use of LibreELEC on Raspberry Pi 5 for 4K video playback. It emphasizes avoiding tools associated with piracy, reflecting on the implications of self-hosting media.

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