2024-06-11, 03:45 AM
Hello Jellyfin community,
I am completely new to media servers, and I have no experience with networking. I recently ripped my whole DVD and Blu-Ray collection using MakeMKV with the intention of starting a home media server, and Jellyfin looks like an excellent option. Right now I am looking for a dedicated machine to run a Jellyfin server 24/7. I have seen that the HP ProDesk seems like one of the best affordable options.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195799033953
Would a machine with these specs be acceptable to run a Jellyfin server 24/7? It has a 9th gen Intel i5-9500T CPU @ 2.20 GHz, 256gb SSD, 8gb RAM, and Intel® UHD Graphics 630. At most I would be running 3 1080p streams at the same time, but most of the time it would be 2 480p with 1 1080p stream, maybe throwing in some 4K media in the future. I plan on using Kodi to play media from the server on my Xbox, as well as the Jellyfin mobile app. Also, I plan on connecting a Seagate 4TB external hard drive to store all of the media being played, is this an acceptable form of storage to stream off of?
Sorry if these are dumb questions, but as a noob I wanted to run this by and see what people think.
I am completely new to media servers, and I have no experience with networking. I recently ripped my whole DVD and Blu-Ray collection using MakeMKV with the intention of starting a home media server, and Jellyfin looks like an excellent option. Right now I am looking for a dedicated machine to run a Jellyfin server 24/7. I have seen that the HP ProDesk seems like one of the best affordable options.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/195799033953
Would a machine with these specs be acceptable to run a Jellyfin server 24/7? It has a 9th gen Intel i5-9500T CPU @ 2.20 GHz, 256gb SSD, 8gb RAM, and Intel® UHD Graphics 630. At most I would be running 3 1080p streams at the same time, but most of the time it would be 2 480p with 1 1080p stream, maybe throwing in some 4K media in the future. I plan on using Kodi to play media from the server on my Xbox, as well as the Jellyfin mobile app. Also, I plan on connecting a Seagate 4TB external hard drive to store all of the media being played, is this an acceptable form of storage to stream off of?
Sorry if these are dumb questions, but as a noob I wanted to run this by and see what people think.