Jellyfin on Proxmox

glasgitarrewelt@feddit.de to Selfhosted@lemmy.world – 30 points –

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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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.

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.

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