Previously I had Minim on a dedicated home server (in the form of a Pi 4), the subtle difference this time round is having it on my work and personal laptops, downloading to the Music folder, and using VLC on my phone. It's turned a painful experience into something really low effort and low friction.
I was just thinking that I need some media server for my collection, thanks for sharing. I've installed it, but didn't manage to stream anything yet.
btw, do you always keep your laptops on?