virtualization

[TheDreadPirate]

If you run Jellyfin directly on Windows, as long as you backup the data directory Jellyfin writes to it would be simple to restore in the case of an OS reinstall. Literally copying a single directory and restoring it would restore Jellyfin to its previous state.

By default, all of the permanent Jellyfin data and configs are written to C:\ProgramData\Jellyfin. Backup that directory and you will have everything you need to restore Jellyfin.

IMO, just running Jellyfin directly on Windows and setting up a scheduled task to backup that directory is by far the best solution.

Also, the 14700's iGPU has a pretty capable encoder. You can install the 3060, but you don't need to. Unless your NVR is using Intel Quick Sync for encoding camera streams or something.