Not only have I been a long-time Plex user, but I have built a few Plex servers over the years and I wanted to outline my newest setup. It is quite a beast, especially compared to the previous server which was a 2012 Mac Mini that I only used out of simplicity but in the end, it was not powerful enough to handle my needs. The form factor was great but when it came to having to transcode anything, it simply failed.