Best operating system and processor for JellyFin?

[javifeer]

Hello everyone! a pleasure to be here, first of all I would like to thank the whole jellyfin team for making this possible.

What kind of Linux distribution do you recommend for jellyfin?

and microprocessor, intel or amd?

Thanks in advance!

[Deleted User]

take a look at https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/admini...-selection

jellyfin runs on just about everything as far as OS so choose one you are comfortable with and that supports your requirements

[TheDreadPirate]

TLDR

OS - Ubuntu (lots of documentation so easy to install and troubleshoot)
CPU - 8th gen+ Intel CPU. The transcoding quality of QSV is straight up better then Nvidia or AMD. Especially AMD.

[maxigs]

> CPU - 8th gen+ Intel CPU. The transcoding quality of QSV is straight up better then Nvidia or AMD. Especially AMD.

Are there any details on this quality difference? I have seen it described in the guide as well .. right after i installed jellyfin on a newly bought mini-pc with ryzen cpu/igpu. Since i'm still within the return period, i'm wondering if it's actually worth switching.

Currently it's a Ryzen 7 7735HS, with Radeon 680M / RDNA2.
Would probably switch to one with 12th gen intel, maybe even i5-13500H

Thx

[bitmap]

I'm with TDP.

OS --> Ubuntu 22+ w/ Kernel to match up with your hardware/software preference (HWE kernel or bump up to 23+ if you're adventurous).
CPU --> Intel though I'd say if you can wait and/or spend the dough, you can get encode/decode AV1 support with Meteor Lake unless you plan on getting something like an Arc A3X0.

You can also get a really low-power processor that can knock the socks off most competitors as far as transcoding performance goes (if that's a concern). I think it's 11th gen and higher that support LPE modes, but it gets simpler with 12th gen (no fumbling with extra firmware configuration).

[javifeer]

Thank you very much for your answers! I will take Intel then, what company do you recommend to set it all up on a VPS / Dedicated Server?

Thanks once again!

[TheDreadPirate]

If you're going with a VPS, Intel server processors DO NOT have an iGPU for transcoding.

[Deleted User]

it probably would have been best to lead with that, it would have changed the answers received

"Best operating system and processor for JellyFin (on a VPS or Dedi)?"

[TheDreadPirate]

If you are going with a VPS, your media needs to be encoded for maximum compatibility. Transcoding is pretty much not an options with a VPS with no GPU. H264 main profile, 8-bit color depth for the video. Stereo AAC for the audio.

[Deleted User]

@TheDreadPirate

any experience with Cloud GPU? https://www.vultr.com/products/cloud-gpu