Right now I’m running Jellyfin on an old mini-PC with a Celeron J4105. That seems a bit underpowered. I’m using Linux Mint and the installation is with Docker. I’m looking to replace it with something better, so what would you recommend? My criteria are:
- Easily available (second hand is fine)
- Budget friendly (under € 500 would be nice)
- Repairable
- Upgradable (at least SSD and RAM)
- Low power consumption at idle
- Handles all the transcoding stuff without breaking a sweat
- Plays nice with Linux
I guess my best bet would be some sort of second hand mini PC like they’re being offloaded on eBay by the truckload. But I have no idea which particular models would be a good fit for me. I’m also fine with buying something new, of course.
Honestly, I’m not sure about the whole transcoding situation. I watch content on a ChromeCast hooked up to a 4k TV. With video in MKV containers I cannot fast forward or even pause sometimes. Transcoding those to an MP4 container in in Handbrake also didn’t help. I don#t really know anything about all this stuff so I’m not really sure what to do.
That’s imo the most important question. If you do not transcode the specs don’t need to be crazy. Maybe there are test files somewhere. Mkv is judt a container, there could be anything inside of it. I play x265 and 264 in mp4. All devices support it and I don’t need to transcode anything. No worries. Very quick.