Easy DIY Home Media Server Guide using Pi ⁵ + Jellyfin + Ubuntu 25.10 from a MacBook

Ever wanted your own "Netflix-style" media server at home? In this video, I walk you through building a simple, powerful home media server using a Raspberry Pi 5, Ubuntu Server, and the application Jellyfin.

The commands in the video are listed for you below if you'd like to follow along with the video. I went back through the pdf and the video x10 times and it should be solid. if you have any discrepencies please state them in the comments and I'll fix it imediately. This guide is for you guys and gals!

For those interested in competing in the giveaway, good luck! I'll see you in round two where I stand up my own web server for the channel's dedicated blog site. Cheers!


Materials

Pi 5 16gb -
https://www.microcenter.com/product/7...

Power Supply -
https://www.microcenter.com/product/6...

m.2 Hat -
https://www.microcenter.com/product/6...

SSD -
https://a.co/d/g4u3x8j

Micrro SD -
https://www.microcenter.com/product/6...)

SSD Heat Cover -
https://www.microcenter.com/product/5...

GUIDE
Click the link to open pdf and follow along frined 🤠

https://drive.proton.me/urls/MEPHAP6D...

3D Prints 🤖
Dusty Prints - Kaws Phone Stand (super cool)

https://studio.youtube.com/video/2DSX...
Kaw Figure (Phone Stand) -

‪@MichaelKlements‬Lab Rax 10" 5U Server is an ABSOLUTE game changer for home labbing! You see how good mine looks 😍

https://makerworld.com/en/models/1294...


Editing Tools:
💻 Macbook Air M2
📸 Iphone 16 pro
🛠️ Capcut
🎨 ChatGPT


Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:27 Background
1:38 School Supplies
2:22 Pi imager install
2:31 Boot Disk Config
3:18 Server Config on Pi ssh