Intel A380 HWA & other general questions regaridng Jellyfin

[TheDreadPirate]

Most of the benefits of Linux over desktop Windows are related to uptime. Like updates not forcing reboots, there aren't any power saving features that might spin down the disk or turn off the NIC, or just straight up put the computer to sleep. Those things can be turned off in Windows but I've seen, personally and anecdotally from other users, where big Windows updates or driver updates turn some of those back on.

There are also performance improvements with switching to Linux, but it is not as dramatic of a difference with higher end hardware. Intel Atoms, for example, hugely benefit from running Linux instead of Windows.

If you don't already know how to use Linux, you should just plan to run Jellyfin on Windows for now. Maybe setup a little VM or something to familiarize yourself with the Linux command line before making the switch for your Jellyfin host.