As someone who uses programming.dev as my daily instance, I’d be happy to help.

I’ve got over a decade of experience as a software engineer, with over 5 in Go.

Definitely this. I run a home lab, six servers, and I use Synology Photos because it’s so much better than the self hosted alternatives.

Unsure if your asking seriously (if not, whooosh to me), but it’s an open source alternative to Plex.

Plex is a media server that you run to host your TV shows and movies. Think of a self-hosted Netflix.