What's the absolute cheapest way to setup a Plex server

If by "plugged in" you mean "powered on", that issue can be solved by writing a few scripts to listen to the Plex port and send a WOL request when it sees activity. It costs $0.

>>59528451
raspberry pi

That entirely depends on how many people you're going to stream to and how much content it is, and the format of the content

>>59528451
Suicide

>>59528451 Just run it on your desktop. Replace coolers, lower idle speeds if needed.
Setting up extra machine will be much more expensive even with europoor electricity prices.

>>59528802
> Run scripts

If the PC is off what will run the scripts? But yes this answer works if anon's router can run code.

>>59528451
Build a PC w/ Ryzen 5 and run it 24/7.

>>59531938
if your mobo supports wake on lan, then you can turn on the pc remotely with a "magic" packet, not quite sure about the mechanics of it but basically even when powered off the mobo draws enough juice to listen over lan for a specific packet that tells it to turn on

>>59531938
>If the PC is off what will run the scripts?

OP will need to build a WOL PC that will stay on 24/7 so that it can power up the PLEX server when needed.

Also, this >>59529949
It's like asking what's the cheapest car I can get to do the stuff I need.

SPOILER: $0. NEETs don't need cars.

>>59532877
> OP will need to build a WOL PC that will stay on 24/7 so that it can power up the PLEX server when needed.
You can do this with simple port knocking/icmp knocking via your router, it's pretty easy to do on routeros and openwrt/lede.

>>59528451
Plex Cloud. Connect your storage of choice and it's all offsite.

>>59528451
Buying a drive and renting from a slot host

>>59533953
This, sure you're going to have to pay for storage but but it'll take a long time to beat the price if you're going to build a capable server. Dropbox 1tb plan should be good to go, maybe google drive if it's cheaper.

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>>59528451
Plex Cloud you dumb asshole.