Challenge
Protect and teach Sri Lanka’s ancient dance syllabus where internet is unreliable.
Strategy
Install Jellyfin on a mini‑PC LAN; build lesson relationships like Netflix seasons; limit access by user role.
Key Tactics
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HandBrake DVD rips at source bitrate.
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Mirrored drives for instant redundancy.
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Airtable index linking videos to notation PDFs.
Aha Moment
A student revived a fifty‑year‑old routine for a national festival—living proof of cultural preservation.
Results
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More than one hundred researchers onboarded.
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Zero‑downtime access in low‑bandwidth zones.