I’m going to be moving into a new home that will have an office on the main floor. Currently, I have an Asustor NAS that I use primarily as a Plex Media Server and downloading various Movies/Shows. However, that’s all I use it for. I have tried installing homebridge on it but it’s not the most user friendly thing in the world, part of me wishes i had spent the extra money and went with Synology.

Anyways, I’m not considering just buying an iMac that will be on all the time and connected to my network. Could I use it to run Plex, Torrent software and Homebridge? I was thinking this could be far more useful as i could also use it as a computer for when I’m working from home instead of at the office for the day. What kind of external drives/bays could I connect to the iMac for all my Media files while ensuring that the Apple TV or Smart TV’s could access my media library? I’m assuming since they’ll be connected on the same network, it shouldn’t be an issue?

Any recommendations/suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks