Which specs matter for a jellyfin mini server? (lemmy.world)

submitted 10 months ago by SailorsLife@lemmy.world to c/jellyfin@lemmy.ml

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I am pretty new at all this. But I got jellyfin and such setup on my window box. I have a roku client and all that working. So now it is time to look into a standalone box to run 24/7. But I don't know what specs matter.

I have read that I need at least a 6th gen intel i7 or i5 to take advantage of a feature that helps with this sort of thing.

But outside of that. Does ram matter? How much of a drive do I need on the box? (Going to get a NAS for real storage). Any other specs that matter? I am hoping to go fanless (not because I know anything, but cause I want it to be silent), is that ok? And which flavor of linux is the most popular?

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[-] synestine@sh.itjust.works 4 points 10 months ago

6th gen works, 8th gen and up works better.

As long as you have enough RAM, you won't get much more speed. 4GB should be enough. A minimal Linux install plus Jellyfin takes less than 16GB on disk, and anything is fast enough.

Fanless Intel runs a little hot for my taste, but it's your build. I've run tiny/mini/micro systems that were virtually silent but still had a CPU fan to help move heat out.

[-] iturnedintoanewt@lemm.ee 2 points 10 months ago

Go at least 8th gen. The computing improvement is insane vs 6th gen. My server runs in an 8th gen.

[-] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago

I set my server to power cycle each day and be off for a few hours to prevent my self from any issues with the mono runtime that jellyfin is using.

I wonder if .net is on the roadmap....

[-] synestine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

Odd, I only have to reboot mine for updates. Other than that it seems fine running on a Linux VM with 2GB RAM, after the initial setup.

And it uses the dotNet runtime 6 so I'm unclear on what roadmap you refer to.

[-] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago

On Linux is Jellyfin updated to use .NEt or is it still on mono.

[-] synestine@sh.itjust.works 1 points 10 months ago

As far as I can tell, it has always used the dotNet 6 framework.

[-] CCMan1701A@startrek.website 1 points 10 months ago

I just check the git page, it's now using .net 8. Which is great. Maybe I can turn off the rebooting then. I did this to protect my self from mono lol.