How to move from PC to NAS

[Bladefin]

I shall be getting my first NAS soon Synology DS423+, Is there a way to move the server information from the computer to the NAS? If so is it easy?

I'm new to Jellyfin I only installed Jellyfin to my computer to get use to it before I got the NAS, so I haven't got much on there so it wouldn't be much of a problem if I started fresh on the NAS with a new Jellyfin server.

I have only seen videos on how to install Jellyfin onto a NAS not shifting it from one device to another.

[Efficient_Good_5784]

1. What OS is your current server installed on? Are you using Docker on the PC? If so, this migration will be easy. You will need to use Docker on the Synology NAS, so just copy over the config folder from your current server onto the NAS. You can follow my guide on installing a new server on Synology's DSM7 here: https://forum.jellyfin.org/t-guide-runni...er-compose

If you installed directly to a PC (Linux or Windows), this migration will be extremely hard or imposible because the file paths will be different. The Docker image of Jellyfin has a different setup to where the config files are stored too.


2. What are the specs of your current PC? It might be better at transcoding as compared to the DS423+. Keep in mind that the CPU in the Synology NAS is a low-powered CPU because Synology is prioritizing energy usage on the unit.

3. Currently, Jellyfin can't use HDR tonemapping on Synology units due to Synology shipping their OS with an old Linux kernel. This issue is fixed on the next Jellyfin version v10.10 that's dropping in a few weeks.

[Bladefin]

Well that clears up that Jellyfin is currently on my windows 11 machine. That's absolutely fine starting fresh.

Thanks.

I will be doing all transcoding on my computer it's a good spec as it's used for video editing. I thought it might be better to go with a NAS that has a bit of transcoding just in case it's needed for audio, is that not needed at all then? If  not the Synology one what other Synology would you recommend? I had also been looking at the Synology DS923+

[Efficient_Good_5784]

For transcoding, you want something with a GPU so that Jellyfin can take advantage of HWA. Synology has switched over to using AMD CPUs I believe after their 2020 models. That is, only for their higher-end models.

So with Synology currently, you're stuck with the lower models to get an Intel CPU that actually has an iGPU. Luckily, the DS423+ you're looking at does come with an Intel CPU.

Audio transcoding is actually not that difficult for modern CPUs to handle. If the Jellyfin server needs to transcode the audio, the unit you're looking at should be fine.

[Bladefin]

I did notice that Synology was moving away from intel, That's great to hear that the DS423+ will be good enough.

I was tempted to go for a QNAP but their security breach they had and their not so perfect software has put me off.

in a ideal world I would prefer a home built Nas but with it's software learning curve I think it's better to go with Synology, plus it's low power consumption.

[Efficient_Good_5784]

If you ever decide to build your own NAS, I would recommend checking out Unraid or Truenas Scale.

[Bladefin]

Thanks, Yes I had been looking at Unraid that does look much easier than Truenas.

Thanks for the help.