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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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

@[email protected] in my experience you can definitely play music and watch movies as long as the client doesn’t need transcoding

[–] Unknown1234_5 1 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

How would I know if the client needs transcoding?

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

If the client doesn't support the codec or resolution of the media then it'll need transcoding

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

I found using Kodi helped resolve video codec support in my case. It was for AV1 nlon the Chromecast 4k, which doesn't support AV1, it seems to mostly work for smaller AV1 encodes. I guess it is using software decoding.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

@[email protected] it depends on both the client and how the file is encoded. I'm far from an expert, but I think the Jellyfin Desktop client won't need transcoding for mkv/mp4 movies. Some browsers will need it, and that is going to be a problem for your server.