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What are the best ways to start a home media server legally? (lemmy.fmhy.ml)
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Ive been wanting to make my own home media server for a bit now along with doing some other things, but how do i do it can i use any tech device as a media server, do i buy a bunch of dvds and digitize them. what exactly are the steps that need to be taken?

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[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 year ago

You could check out DVDs from your local library and rip them in, most libraries that have DVD collections will let you check out at least a couple at a time. But that's still technically illegal, just without any risk of a DMCA.