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Can you share gpu acceleration w/host os? - rustigsmed - 2024-12-02

Hi,

I am currently using jellyfin server through truenas scale - older apps service (which has been superseded i believe) with no gpu acceleration. i stream to an LGTV and another PC which is hooked up to a projector. the tv is often a struggle - as my library is usually highish sized files.

I already have a Pop_os vm with gpu passthrough (amd radeon 6900xt) from truenas scale. I am wondering can i install jellyfin server on this vm and can it share the gpu with the VM -   or does it need it's own isolated/dedicated gpu? I can see there is a jellyfin server flatpak available in pop - which would be super handy but i don't want to lose the vm if I select the gpu in jellyfin!

I've been looking at bifurcation of pcie but it is looking more expensive than I would like with no guarantee of success (mobo manual light on the details / lacking space in the case) - my cpu is a 5950x so no iGpu option.

thankyou

Russ

RE: Can you share gpu acceleration w/host os? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-12-02

The PopOS store Jellyfin server is unofficial and is also old AF. 10.8.13. Flatpak specifically recommends against running servers in flatpaks.

Have you considered running Jellyfin as a docker container in TrueNAS? Much simpler setup and much simpler configuration for GPU passthrough.

RE: Can you share gpu acceleration w/host os? - rustigsmed - 2024-12-03

thanks for the reply - thanks for the heads up re flatpak version, however it could just as easily be the debian/ubuntu version. I am trying to avoid the need to pass through another gpu if i can run it on the same system. pop is running all the time (with an overkill gpu already). my reading of the documentation kind of assumes that you will have a gpu isolated in a container or similar i can't see anywhere saying you can't unless it is implied in the use of 'dedicated gpu'.

RE: Can you share gpu acceleration w/host os? - TheDreadPirate - 2024-12-03

Ah. I misunderstood. I thought you planned on doing the PopOS VM idea. If you already have it, just run the Debian/Ubuntu install script since PopOS is just de-snapped Ubuntu.

I run PopOS on my desktop and can confirm it "just works" since, IIRC, PopOS still reports itself as "jammy".

Code:
curl https://repo.jellyfin.org/install-debuntu.sh | sudo bash

Jellyfin does not needs its own dedicated GPU. It just needs access to it.

RE: Can you share gpu acceleration w/host os? - rustigsmed - 2024-12-04

(2024-12-03, 03:18 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: Ah.  I misunderstood.  I thought you planned on doing the PopOS VM idea.  If you already have it, just run the Debian/Ubuntu install script since PopOS is just de-snapped Ubuntu.

I run PopOS on my desktop and can confirm it "just works" since, IIRC, PopOS still reports itself as "jammy".

Code:
curl https://repo.jellyfin.org/install-debuntu.sh | sudo bash

Jellyfin does not needs its own dedicated GPU.  It just needs access to it.

Awesome, thanks for that - it was the answer I was hoping for! All up and running now with hardware acceleration going. Definitely glad I didn't attempt bifurcating pcie lanes and adding an extra gpu.

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