Luke 42077 Posted July 7, 2025 Posted July 7, 2025 Real Setups. Real Users. No Fluff. Welcome to the first installment of our Emby Community Spotlight — a series where we highlight the unique and diverse ways people around the world are using Emby every day. From globe-trotting servers to enterprise-grade home labs, Emby users continue to push the boundaries of what a personal media server can be. Today we are focusing on users who use Windows or Windows servers as the base for their servers! Here are three very different and impressive setups that showcase the flexibility and reach of Emby. 1. A Portable Powerhouse That Travels the World This user lives a truly mobile life, relocating across countries every couple of years. Despite the challenges of frequent international travel, they manage to bring their Emby server (along with their entire media, gaming, and work setup) in just two suitcases and two carry-ons. OS: Windows 11 Pro Case: XTIA Proto L v2 CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5700X3D GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3090 RAM: 32GB Storage: 80TB Clients: 2x NVIDIA Shield TVs TV/Sound: LG C2 OLED + Vizio All-In-One Soundbar Router: ASUS ROG AX11000 This setup has successfully traveled routes like Sri Lanka → Philippines → Singapore → UK → Saudi Arabia. “It just works. No fiddling. I tried the other options and ran into issues — Emby was the only one that delivered the experience I needed.” The server doubles as a workstation and gaming rig. Truly a server built for work, play, and portability. Super impressive! 2. An Overbuilt Beast with Room to Grow Built for endurance, performance, and multi-purpose use, this next user has created a server that handles everything they can throw at it! OS: Windows Server 2022 Form Factor: 4U rackmount with 24-drive backplane CPU: AMD EPYC 7F52 Motherboard: Supermicro H11SSL-I RAM: 512GB ECC DDR4 Storage: 8x 18TB SATA HDDs (pooled via StableBit DrivePool) 2x 2TB NVMe SSDs (write cache) GPU: NVIDIA Quadro P2200 Clients: Fire TV Sticks, Samsung Smart TVs, iOS/Android devices, browser “It’s probably overkill for Emby, but I didn’t want to rebuild it for a long time. Transcoding is so seamless you can’t even tell it’s happening.” After 8 years of using Emby, this setup reflects confidence, stability, and the desire to build once and build well. Live TV via HDHomeRun was described as effortless, and streaming performance is as smooth as it gets. 3. A Well-Rounded Home Media Hub This setup strikes the perfect balance between performance and practicality. Used primarily in-home across multiple client devices, it serves a large personal media collection with plenty of horsepower under the hood. OS: Windows 11 (24H2) CPU: AMD Ryzen 7 5800X3D Motherboard: Gigabyte X570 AORUS Ultra RAM: 64GB G.Skill DDR4 @ 3600 MHz GPU: EVGA RTX 3090 FTW3 Ultra Storage: 40TB HDDs + 7TB NVMe SSDs Clients: 5 in-home devices, occasional remote access via Tailscale Library: ~2,000 movies, 800,000 photos, 30,000 personal videos, 50,000 songs “I’ve been using Emby for about 5 years. Most of the time it’s just running quietly in the background, but when I need to access it remotely, it’s ready. It handles everything I throw at it.” This server doubles as a central storage hub and personal archive, with exceptional performance for both local and occasional remote streaming. Have a Setup Worth Sharing? We will be featuring more community builds in this ongoing series shortly! Whether you’re running Emby on a mini PC, cloud server, or something no one’s thought of yet, we want to hear from you. Join the forum conversation and submit your setup to be included in a future spotlight. View the full article 2
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