This article guides readers on creating a media server on Proxmox that is fail-tolerant, scalable, and cost-effective.
The author recommends using an old/unused laptop or PC with minimum requirements of 64 bit VT CPU (Virtualization-capable), 4GB RAM, a hard drive of 256GB min, and Ethernet jack.
Other necessary items include an unused USB/drive, 2 or more Ethernet cables, a home PC with Ethernet port, and a router.
Readers are instructed on how to create a private network in their homes using Squid, and how to set up Proxmox and attach external storage to their VMs.
The article also guides readers on how to install Kubernetes, specifically K3S, on Proxmox and setting up the Jellyfin K3S deployment.
The article ends with general challenges encountered in developing and scaling the K3S cluster media server.