Show HN: Uncompressed – Self-hosted Netflix alternative at 60 Mbps instead of 15
2 days ago
- #automation
- #media streaming
- #self-hosted
- Streaming services compress 4K video to 15 Mbps, while Blu-ray offers 60 Mbps for higher quality.
- A self-healing media pipeline with Netflix-like request interface automates content acquisition, organization, and playback via apps like Overseerr and Jellyfin.
- Benefits include better quality than streaming, no content disappearance due to licensing, and full control without ads or tracking.
- Key features: self-healing health checks, leak-proof VPN isolation, zero-trust security with no open ports, hardware transcoding, and network segmentation.
- Hardware requires Intel CPU with Quick Sync, 8-16 GB RAM, and SSD+HDD storage; incompatible with Raspberry Pi or ARM devices.
- Setup involves Docker, Tailscale, ProtonVPN, Cloudflare DNS, and configuring multiple services via Docker Compose stacks.
- Architecture uses isolated Docker networks, a reverse proxy (Traefik), and services like Sonarr, Radarr, and qBittorrent within a VPN.