About

What is this site?

peasnt.net is a personal homepage that points to a few tools I run for myself and a small number of people.

The main service is something called a home media server.

What is a home media server?

A home media server is a computer in my home that stays on and is connected to the internet.

Instead of being used interactively, that computer’s job is to store movies, TV shows, music, and other media, and to send them to other devices when requested.

Those devices can be a phone, laptop, tablet, or TV.

When I open an app and press play, the file isn’t coming from a company’s servers — it’s coming from that computer in my home.

How does this compare to using Netflix or Spotify?

The experience can look similar: you browse a library, pick something, and press play.

The difference is who controls the library.

With streaming services, a company decides what’s available, what gets removed, and how things are named, organized, and changed over time.

With a home media server, the library belongs to the person running it.

If something is in the library, it’s there because I put it there.

Is this a replacement for streaming services?

Not really, no.

Streaming services are designed to offer huge catalogs and to help people discover new things.

This isn’t meant to encompass that level of scale or discovery.

The easiest way to think about it is as a personal bookshelf or CD/DVD collection — but with the convenience of streaming.

The library here is small and curated. It only contains what I’ve taken the time and effort to add, and it reflects personal taste rather than a complete catalog.

The overlap with streaming services is in how it’s delivered, not in how much it contains.

Why would someone want this?

• Media stays available over time.
• There are no ads or membership fees.
• Nothing tracks you.
• Playback works across many devices.
• The collection doesn’t change unless I change it.

Most important:

• Spotify and Netflix decide (and change) what you have access to based on popularity, cost, distribution agreements, and availability in your country. If you've ever had a show or album you care about go missing from a streaming service, it's because of this kind of business decision. I don't have to make those business decisions, because this isn't a business. It's just my library.

Essentially, it’s a way of keeping access to media I care about without depending on a company’s catalog decisions.

Is this public?

Most services here are private and invite-only.

This page exists so people can understand what I mean when I talk about the project, not because everything behind it is meant to be publicly accessible.

Is this legal?

The software used here is completely legal and widely used.

The media stored on it is a personal collection, and the intent is not mass distribution.

Why does the homepage look so simple?

On purpose.

The front page is meant to be useful as a homepage or new-tab page. It doesn’t track, personalize, or optimize anything.

It’s just a quiet place to start.

Can I join your server?

If you'd like to request access to one or more of my services, you can do so here.