How to build the Perfect Media Server | Part 1 - The Tech Stack | mergerfs, SnapRAID, and docker.

Published at : 18 Dec 2025

If you're looking to build a media server, then you've come to the right place. This video discusses the many aspects of building a media server using Free and Open Source Software, wherever possible.

- https://perfectmediaserver.com

This is part 1 of a multi part series where we discuss building aforementioned free and open source media server.

Part 1 - The Tech Stack and an Overview
Part 2 - Hardware and OS choices
Part 3 - Build time!
Part 4 - Software configuration

Playlist to follow once parts 2-3-4 are finished and ready.

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Links:

- James Bottomley Fosdem 2016 - https://archive.fosdem.org/2016/schedule/event/namespaces_and_cgroups
+ KTZ Systems - Ansible and docker secret management - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUh8FDLbj8M

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Chapters:

00:00 - Start
02:18 - Requirements gathering
04:13 - Introducing the tools
05:59 - mergerfs
11:51 - snapRAID
19:28 - docker