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Jellyfin on Proxmox (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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I want to use Jellyfin on Proxmox, if that is a thing. After reading a post here where most people recommended Debian as host OS I want to make a VM running Debian and install Jellyfin Server there.

Now I have a few questions:

I see many people install Jellyfin via docker. Does that have any advantages? I would prefer to avoid docker as it adds a level of complexity for me.
where do I save my media? I have a loose plan to run a second VM running openMediaVault where all my HDDs are passed through and then use NFS to mount a folder on the Jellyfin VM. Is that a sane path?
what do I have to consider on Proxmox, to get the best hardware results on Jellyfin? Do I need some special passthrough magic to get it running smoothly? I don't have a dedicated GPU, does that make the configuration easier?

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

Silly question but what is your question? Yes you can run jellyfin in docker in a VM on Proxmox. Personally have a similar setup and I don't use GPU encoding or decoding.

Also GPU passthough to a VM with vfio is generally pretty good and stable so if you want GPU acceleration it shouldn't be to hard. I personally run a virtual machine for gaming that has a GPU and USB controller passed though to it. I can't even tell the difference in terms of hardware performance

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

There seem to be many ways to reach the same goal:

run Jellyfin in Docker in a VM in Proxmox
install Jellyfin Server in Debian in a VM in Proxmox
install a Jellyfin LXC container on proxmox
... Probably more

I try to find the best way for me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Docker is the easiest to maintain.

I used to use Proxmox but switched to Unraid which has a nice UI to manage Docker containers. That's one thing I wish Proxmox would add.