I use rsync and backblaze b2.

I use it for version control and cost, about £2 for 750GB

I tend to keep my library at 1080p for plex (remote users). Then have a seperate library for 4k films. I then download 4K films only as and when i’ll watch them and purge them when I wont watch again (Can always re-download)

This is a bit open ended depending on type of film, screen watching it on, codec etc.

Personally if I’m watching on my 65inch OLED. I can be happy with 30mbps HEVC. However if it’s a cartoon style then 15mbps is fine. On the other hand if it’s a dark film, then I absolutely want the 4k bluray rip, compression in dark areas on an oled can be really noticeable.

I do however have a gigabit connection and buckets of storage so I tend to just get the highest bitrate I can.

Really can’t find a good guide on how to host this on unraid. Any tips?

Broke 14 months on my unraid server before rebooting for an update. But it’s been running 24/7 for about 6 years now with maybe 3-4 reboots.

Not bad practice just not as secure.

You can’t beat the security of not exposing it but sometimes you need to so then you need to mitigate it with certs, reverse proxy or VPN.

It depends on what you need and what your thread model is.

Rsync to backblaze b2. I only backup the stuff I can’t download again (photos/docs etc). It’s the cheapest option and does version control automatically for me on a 12 hourly basis.

I then also once a week plug in my external SSD and it auto dumps changes to it via rclone.

Google drive/takeout etc are all done periodically and put into a folder that will roll into the above backups.

I have my own domain hosted on proton. Followed all the guides and my emails are still nearly always routed to spam…

I don’t really mind them pushing the app. Just don’t make the mobile site shit or redirect to the app

Mostly on my phone via Seal these days…

I tend to try fix my posture then 5mins later I’m laid horizontal on an upright chair.