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Just wondering WHERE you guys chose to keep these programs and why?
I have my PC, a laptop, DS211j NAS and an HTPC.
Where would you recommend I "house" these two apps and why?
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Hmm I just realized SickBeard and CouchPotato isn't as straightforward as I thought it would be...
So I guess maybe just my HTPC or desktop computer... hmm
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I have a dedicated server that I run SB and CP on. The server also stores all my videos/music. It really just depends on your preference for how you download and store things. You could run the programs on your main box and then tell them to dump files to your NAS.
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i run mine /usr/local/sbin
on a dedicated server Linux megatron 2.6.32-32-generic #62-Ubuntu SMP Wed Apr 20 21:52:38 UTC 2011 x86_64 GNU/Linux
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everything inlcuding apache and mediafrontpage on the htpc itself.
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I run it on my unRAID server, which is where all of my media is stored.
Setup:
HTPC: Acer Revo 3610 (openELEC 3.0.2) with Aeon Nox (4)
NAS: unRAID 5rc12a on an Intel 3GHz Core2Duo with 4GB of RAM and 5 2TB WD EARS Green Drives
Running: SickBeard, CouchPotato v2, Headphones, Maraschino, Plex and SimplePlugins
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I run both with SABnzbd on my UnRAID media server. The advantage to running it on your NAS or local server is that its already always on and configured to be an "always on" computer that runs as energy efficiently as possible. Use the computer that is always on in the corner to the drudgery work of downloading. Not your perhaps more powerful but less energy efficient "work computer". Servers are like the tortoise in the tortoise and the hare. Slow and steady and just keep going. These are the best computers for processes you want to run and not have to babysit.
The whole point of these programs is that they are administered by html interface so you don't have to be on the computer they run in to control them - perfect for a server you never even turn the monitor on - or even run headless once you get everything settled.
Acer Revo 3610 w/ Ubuntu 10.10, Giada Cube Win 7, 2 ATV 1's one w Crystal HD card, UnRaid server w/ SAB/SickBeard/Couch Potato/Transmission, MacBook Pro, Hackintosh Dell Mini 10v
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I'm running Mediafrontpage, Sabnzbd+, Sickbeard, Couchpotato and now headphones on a small silent mini-itx pc that i had lying around and all my media is stored on a seperate NAS (Buffalo Terastation Live). One of the reasons i have them seperate to my media is coz i really couldn't be bothered to hack my Nas to run them. I also like the peace of mind that my mrs and kids don't have access to it and therefore can't mess it up.
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Hey, heard a few mentions of Mediafrontpage and saw some screenshots.. but WHAT do you actually (or mainly?) use it for?
Thinking I might end up running it on my HTPC or possibly desktop. I'm totally fine with it not being on "all the time". Just might have limited hard drive space on the HTPC... probably desktop I guess!