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Media Server

Uses Swizzin to setup a media server with Plex and various downloaders

Setup

First, install a minimal installation of Debian 10 with the following changes:

VM Name: Swizzin Media Server
Hostname: Optiplex-Media-Swizzin
CPU: 3
Memory: 3 GB
Hard Disk: 100 GB
Enable autostart with a priority near the end
Doesn't matter what username is used for the non root user

Install Debian 10

Download the latest 64-bit PC netinst iso file from debian.org
In ESXi:
- Upload the iso to the iso folder in the datastore
- Create/Register VM:
  - Create a new virtual machine
  - Name the VM, and choose Linux and Debian GNU/Linux <xx> (64-bit)
  - Specify the desired Target Datastore
  - Customise:
    - CPU:
      - Use the full amount of cores per socket to end up with one socket
    - If using NVMe storage for the datastore:
      - Add other device > NVMe controller
      - Hard Disk 1 > Controller location > NVMe controller 0
      - Remove SCSI controller 0
    - VM Options > Boot Options > Enable Force BIOS setup
    - Select other appropriate VM settings depending on desired applications
  - Confirm settings and Finish
- If autostart is desired for this machine go to Host > Manage > System > Autostart:
  - Click on the current VM
  - Enable
  - Use Start earlier and Start later to set the desired order
- Go to Virtual Machines on the sidebar and click on the current VM
  - Run and then stop the VM, it should have booted to its BIOS
  - Give the VM a static IP address from your router using the generated MAC address (found under Hardware Configuration > Network adapter 1) and desired hostname
  - Power on the VM
  - Go through the Debian setup process
    - Give an empty password for root to disable root login and setup sudo
    - In software selection, selecting only the SSH server and Standard system utilities
  - Once setup is finished and it has booted
    - Log in as the created user
    - Run:
      # Install VMWare tools if not already sudo apt install open-vm-tools # Change the SSH port to 50001: sudo sed -i "s/#Port 22/Port 50001/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config # Optionally enable root SSH login sudo sed -i "s/#PermitRootLogin prohibit-password/PermitRootLogin yes/" /etc/ssh/sshd_config # Optionally set the timezone to UTC: timedatectl set-timezone UTC exit
- Shut down the VM
- Edit VM note to be the following:
```
Minimal server installation of Debian <xx>

Ports:
50001/tcp SSH
```
- Save a snapshot called Base Install

2020/12/22 08:35 · derek

Install Swizzin

Power on the VM
Login as root using an SSH client
Delete the non root user with userdel -r <username>
Start the Swizzin installation with bash <(wget -qO - git.io/swizzin) && . ~/.bashrc
Follow the setup, selecting the following services:
- NGINX
- Panel
- Plex
- Deluge
- Jackett
- Lidarr
- Radarr
- Sonarr
- ??
Check that they can be accessed at the https:<hostname> * Shutdown the server with shutdown 0 * Create a snapshot called Swizzin installed : Configure services ====Update==== : Write update process and add to update page using {{page>esxi:media_server#Update}}''
If desired, Log in to ESXi, navigate to the docker VM and create new snapshot Using an SSH client, connect to <hostname>:50001 then run: sudo apt update sudo apt upgrade sudo reboot # If desired/needed 2020/12/22 08:35 · derek ====Sources==== * https://swizzin.ltd/getting-started ====Notes==== * Alternatives: * Pro version of QuickBox is a similar solution * OpenFLIXR version 3 when it comes out, is a fully configured option ====TODO==== * JDownloader2 * Youtube-dl * Video converter * get_iplayer * SoulseekQt http://www.soulseekqt.net/news/node/1 (Elyanta) * Youtube download playlists * Filebot

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