OK, this is cool
https://www.instructables.com/Jcorp-Nomad-Mini-WIFI-Media-Server/
What is Jcorp Nomad?
Nomad is a self-contained, battery-friendly media server that fits in your pocket.
It creates a local Wi-Fi hotspot with no internet connection needed, allowing you to stream your own movies, shows, music, books, and more directly from a microSD card. It’s perfect for camping, road trips, classrooms, or any scenario where connectivity is limited or unavailable.
TL;DR: Low power ESP-32 media server, that creates a local WiFi hotspot, media front end and serves upto 8 streams simultaneously.
Disclosure: no affiliation with project, other than wishing I’d thought of it first. I love me some ESP-32 black magic.
Ok, that’s pretty cool!
I have a keychain-sized portable server based on a Banana Pi M4 Zero that I thought was compact, but this one wins lol. Mine does a bit more than that, but I’ve got a smidge more RAM and horsepower to play with than an ESP32. Still, that one does a lot of what mine does (books, movies, tv shows, music) with much less resources. Impressive!
Maybe I’ll do a write-up here on my travel server if people are interested.
Edit: By popular demand, I did a write-up: https://startrek.website/post/41991401
Please!
+1 for the write-up
Fuck yes we’re interested. Go :)
Do it!