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Ranger – Personal Media Streamer [8xHD / 4x4K, semi-dedicated]
$59.00 / month
Eight streams, four 4K. Built for shared libraries.
Ranger is the workhorse tier in the Personal Media Stack range — built for shared libraries and multi-room households. Twice Hobbit’s stream capacity (8xHD or 4x4K) on the same semi-dedicated hardware tier, running whichever combination of media player, automation, and cloud storage you choose at checkout.
Eight streams, four 4K. Built for shared libraries.
What is Ranger?
Ranger is the workhorse tier in the Personal Media Stack range — built for shared libraries and multi-room households. Twice Hobbit's stream capacity (8xHD or 4x4K) on the same semi-dedicated hardware tier, running whichever combination of media player, automation, and cloud storage you choose at checkout.
Same one-click setup as the rest of the range: pick your variation options, ElfHosted provisions the matching stack, and you start streaming. The difference is headroom — eight HD streams or four 4K streams concurrently, with no contention for CPU or transcoding capacity.
Configure your stack at checkout: pick your media player, automation tooling, and cloud storage provider from the variation dropdowns above. Each combination provisions a tailored bundle.
How Ranger Configures
Ranger is a variable-subscription bundle. Pick one option from each of the three variation dropdowns and ElfHosted provisions the matching stack:
- 🎬 Media Player: Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin — all available, switch any time.
- 🛠️ Media Automation: Radarr / Sonarr (the classic *arr-stack workflow), Seerrbridge (a streamlined alternative), or "Other" if you'd rather configure your own.
- ☁️ Cloud Storage Provider: RealDebrid (BYO subscription), TorBox (BYO), NzbDAV (with a bundled Usenet/NNTP account included), or "Other" to bring something else.
- 📺 8xHD or 4x4K concurrent streams on semi-dedicated hardware, regardless of variation choices.
- 💾 No storage limits: your library lives in your debrid account or comes through your chosen Usenet path — you're never paying us for terabytes.
Ranger vs other tiers
Ranger is the tier for shared libraries — extended family, multi-room households, or modest content shares with friends.
Why Run Your Media Stack on ElfHosted?
Self-hosting a media server plus automation tools plus a debrid or Usenet integration plus reverse proxy plus authentication plus monitoring is the kind of project that's fun for two weeks and a maintenance burden for the next three years.
- No Docker compose to maintain, no rclone mounts to debug, no NGINX configs to remember.
- No "automation can't reach indexer" or "library scan stalled" troubleshooting at 11pm.
- Updates handled automatically across whichever combination you picked — media server, automation, storage provider.
- No storage cap to outgrow — your library lives in your debrid account or comes through your Usenet provider, not our disks.
- PlexPass / Emby Premiere (if your variation needs one) and your debrid subscription stay yours; everything else lives with us.
Need help configuring quality profiles, indexer connections, or share invites? Our VIP "White-Glove" Onboarding Experience add-on (purchased separately) gets you 1:1 expert configuration.
Technical Specifications
- 📺 Concurrent streams: 8xHD or 4x4K (Semi-dedicated)
- 🎬 Media Player options: Plex, Emby, Jellyfin
- 🛠️ Media Automation options: Radarr/Sonarr, Seerrbridge, Other
- ☁️ Cloud Storage Provider options: RealDebrid, TorBox, NzbDAV (with bundled Usenet), Other
- 💾 Library storage: via your chosen provider — not stored on ElfHosted
- ⚡ Transcoding: Hardware transcoding up to 1080p
Frequently Asked Questions
Which combination should I pick?
Defaults: Plex + Radarr/Sonarr + RealDebrid suits most users. Pick Jellyfin if you want to skip PlexPass; pick NzbDAV if you'd rather use Usenet (a Usenet account is bundled with that variation); pick Seerrbridge if you want a simpler automation workflow than the full *arr stack.
Does Ranger include a debrid subscription?
Only the NzbDAV variation includes anything bundled (a Usenet/NNTP account). RealDebrid and TorBox variations are BYO — bring your own subscription.
Can I switch variations later?
Yes — switching the media player, automation, or storage provider is supported but requires reprovisioning that part of the stack. Contact support to coordinate.
Do I need a Plex or Emby subscription on top?
Depends on your media player choice:
- Plex: remote streaming requires a PlexPass or Remote Play Pass — that's a Plex requirement, not ElfHosted's.
- Emby: remote streaming requires an Emby Premiere subscription — also Emby's requirement, not ours.
- Jellyfin: no extra subscription. Fully free and open-source for remote streaming, hardware transcoding, the lot.
Where does my library live?
Wherever your chosen Cloud Storage Provider keeps it. ElfHosted runs the apps and metadata; the actual media is held by your debrid (RealDebrid / TorBox) or Usenet (NzbDAV) provider. We don't sell terabytes.
What does "Semi-dedicated" hardware mean?
Semi-dedicated means a fixed slice of CPU and RAM is reserved for your stack — no contention with other users. Plenty of headroom for library scans and simultaneous transcodes.
Ranger is the shared-library workhorse — 8xHD or 4x4K concurrent streams on semi-dedicated hardware, with the full Personal Media Stack bundled in.
| Media Player | Plex, Emby, Jellyfin |
|---|---|
| Media Automation | Radarr / Sonarr |
| Cloud Storage Provider | RealDebrid, Usenet, TorBox |
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I absolutely love this service, as a newbie to all this I have found the support to be friendly and made simple to understand for someone without the knowledge. The discord is a must as you will find everything you need to get started and if it’s not already there, someone will help.
It just works!
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