Can raspberry pi 3b+ run a jellyfin server? (lemmy.world)

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I used to have a jellyfin server on an old desktop but now my only spare computer is a raspberry pi. It should be able to install the app but would a raspberry pi 3b+ actually be able to run a jellyfin server at a usable level? I'll probably mainly use it for CD rips, so it shouldn't be super demanding but the raspberry pi isn't super powerful either. What do y'all think?

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[-] sploosh@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago

Sure, it can serve files up to players that can decode them. You're going to be absolutely unable to do any transcoding at all and if you try to serve up anything with a bitrate higher than the network adapter can handle you're gonna have problems. I bailed on using a Pi4 as a jellyfin server and got a chepo N-100 based box off Amazon (BeeCee something something with 2 NICs) for under $250 and haven't looked back.

You might be fine if you're sticking to small files that are handled natively by their players. It only costs your time to try it out.