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  • A good friend of mine is a Lutheran pastor. She explained that, contrary to what I was taught in Catholic school, "taking the Lord's name in vain" doesn't mean swearing or saying "god damn it." It means to bring up god or religion for your personal benefit. And, you know, of course it does. It's amazing how religious schooling gives people permission to twist language around like that.

  • Plex remote access - low quality even with gigabit fiber
  • Thanks for the concise reply!

    -Streaming quality is set to original on every device I use to access Plex.

    -I still get confused about open ports, but I'll check again and make sure it's not running through relay.

    -I believe the hardware should be fast enough to transcode at least a couple streams, but I'll check again.

  • Plex remote access - low quality even with gigabit fiber
  • Remote access is enabled but whether I'm actually able to access the server or library remotely is intermittent. Plex says I may be double-natted but I was pretty sure I'm not. I'll have to investigate again.

  • Plex remote access - low quality even with gigabit fiber
  • Thanks for sharing your experience. I pay for a static IP through my VPN provider, and I've wondered if there would be a benefit to running my server through the static IP, then using the same IP to access the server remotely. (Not sure if I'm describing that correctly.)

  • Plex remote access - low quality even with gigabit fiber
  • Unfortunately I'm using Nest WiFi and it doesn't have QoS settings. You're making me consider buying a new mesh router system because Nest also doesn't have manual band selection, which I need for some IoT devices.

  • Plex remote access - low quality even with gigabit fiber
  • Ah, Plex suggested I might be double-natted. Since fiber doesn't need a modem (from my understanding) I have: fiber cable to box, box Ethernet to router, router ethernet to NAS. Maybe it would be better if I did box directly to NAS? Or would that put it on a separate network? I'll look into your double-nat solution. Thank you.

  • Plex remote access - low quality even with gigabit fiber

    Hey all, I'm very new to self-hosting and have no background in anything computer-related. I'll explain in as much detail as I can. I'm running Plex on a Synology DS220+. I'm using the Plex app, i.e. not using Docker (see note below).

    The issue: I can watch Plex on my local network in 4K, but outside my local network it barely makes it to 720p. I thought it was an issue with my upload speed, but I got gigabit last week and it hasn't fixed the issue. I have remote access enabled in Plex through a manually-specified port. The issue persists with my own account and any friends who have access to my library.

    I appreciate any advice, links or questions you can offer!

    NOTE: I understand the benefits of Docker and I promise to transition in the future. I spent many hours learning and troubleshooting, and it was even functional at times, but eventually I needed something that just worked.

    EDIT: You all have been so helpful and supportive. Thanks for meeting me where I'm at and sharing some potential issues.

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    There are a few spots I've neglected to replace old brittle sealant (around the kitchen sink) or never sealed at all (new faucet I installed 8 months ago). Now there's black gunk accruing under and around the sealant.

    When I go to replace the sealant, how do I kill the mold so it's safe to seal over again?

    Thanks for any advice you can offer.

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