2023-06-20, 10:01 PM
Well a prebuild Nas can be a good investment as it will handle a lot of stuff for you to not care about. But there are a few things you should keep in mind if you want to use it as a Jellyfin media server:
- Use an X64 based processor.
Most budget CPUs from synology are not x64 based and will get you in trouble even running jellyfin.
- Get one with an integrated GPU
For lots of tasks and formost transcoding, an GPU will work wonders.
- Plan ahead
Its better for you to invest now and have a bit of headroom to "grow" into, instead of buying today what you need today and needing to do everything in 5 years again as it can get expensive
I started with an SynologyDS920+ which ticks all those boxes. It has 4 bays so you have quite a range of possible configuration options.
- Use an X64 based processor.
Most budget CPUs from synology are not x64 based and will get you in trouble even running jellyfin.
- Get one with an integrated GPU
For lots of tasks and formost transcoding, an GPU will work wonders.
- Plan ahead
Its better for you to invest now and have a bit of headroom to "grow" into, instead of buying today what you need today and needing to do everything in 5 years again as it can get expensive
I started with an SynologyDS920+ which ticks all those boxes. It has 4 bays so you have quite a range of possible configuration options.
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Next Jellyfin release 10.11.0 will be Soon™
Soon™ is an unregistered trademark of Jellyfin International