I am setting up a new Jellyfin server, and I am looking at using a NAS to host it through Docker. However, I don’t want to make the mistake of forgetting about the power needed for live transcoding (MKV 480p -> MP4 (I haven’t set up a good conversion method yet)). Are any of the following NAS options okay for standalone Jellyfin? If not, are there any cheap (CAD$200/USD$150 max) NUCs/computers/servers that are good for live transcoding?

  • Asustor Drivestor 4 AS1104T
  • Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T
  • Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro Gen2 AS3304T v2
  • Synology DS423
  • Possibly linuxEnglish
    5•6 months ago

    You need either integrated Intel graphics or a low end external GPU. Make sure that the NAS has one of those options.

    However, I’m not sure of the NAS software will support accessing GPU. You might want to look into building something a little more custom. I am not much of a NAS guy so I can’t really say what the best NAS for Jellyfin is.