Yesterday, 01:55 PM
I run Ubuntu server. Haven't had any issues and you can get Ubuntu Pro free for up to five machines. You could also just grab a desktop environment to go over top of Ubuntu server or try out Ubuntu desktop.
The fewer resources you deploy for a GUI, the better. Not that Jellyfin will strain a capable machine. If you're familiar with docker at all, that's a good way to manage software and you can deploy containers like Wireguard to provide VPN into your home network. At this point, my choice is Ubuntu server + docker compose. Second would be Ubuntu server + bare metal, next would be Ubuntu server w/ desktop environment and whatever install.
The fewer resources you deploy for a GUI, the better. Not that Jellyfin will strain a capable machine. If you're familiar with docker at all, that's a good way to manage software and you can deploy containers like Wireguard to provide VPN into your home network. At this point, my choice is Ubuntu server + docker compose. Second would be Ubuntu server + bare metal, next would be Ubuntu server w/ desktop environment and whatever install.
Jellyfin 10.10.7 LSIO Docker | Ubuntu 24.04 LTS | i7-13700K | Arc A380 6 GB | 64 GB RAM | 79 TB Storage
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