How viable is it to host a Jellyfin server on your main PC?

[TheDreadPirate]

Hey @Venson!

Thanks for the helpful answers! Hope you don't mind me asking some follow up questions.

So, I know my way around PCs and could build one myself but it's just additional effort I'd like to avoid at the moment. Would you say there are any mature downsides to going the "easy" way? Any things I need to look out for when buying a NAS for Jellyfin specifically, any recommended specs? Or would you really only recommend it if I automatically combust at the mere thought of building my own?

Again thank you for your time and have a nice day!

One of the major things you should look for is a NAS with an Intel CPU, NOT an ARM CPU.  Otherwise you will not have any HW accelerated transcoding support.  They are typically some variety of Atom class Intel CPU (usually call Pentiums these days).  You should look for one with an Apollo Lake family, or newer, Intel CPU.