2025-04-17, 01:02 PM
I'm kind of biased, but I prefer plain Linux and nothing else. But any kind of Linux is better than Windows, IMO. I do find the that "Linux + UI" options like CasaOS, unRAID, Open Media Vault, or TrueNAS Scale get in the way more than they help.
My recommendation is to learn Linux and get comfortable with the command line. Honestly, running just Jellyfin on Linux is actually pretty simple. Once you start to do more advanced stuff outside of Jellyfin, the learning curve will definitely become steep. But JUST Jellyfin on Linux is simple and, more importantly, well documented.
My recommendation is to learn Linux and get comfortable with the command line. Honestly, running just Jellyfin on Linux is actually pretty simple. Once you start to do more advanced stuff outside of Jellyfin, the learning curve will definitely become steep. But JUST Jellyfin on Linux is simple and, more importantly, well documented.