Hi, I am looking to make my first dedicated jellyfin server rather than running it on my desktop, but don't know what gpu to get. I will have only a few users and want to avoid Nvidia because I will be on linux + foss drivers. Any recommendations?

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[–] MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I run my instance on an old i5, it's able to transcode things at 1080p, when needed. Unless you REALLY need some serious performance, or want to use a very low power CPU for some reason, a GPU really isn't necessary.

[–] HumanPerson@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

The computer I am running it on has a dual core Athlon 64x2 and no integrated graphics, so I do need a GPU. I ended up going with a 1050ti because I intend to allow some friends on it meaning 4-5 concurrent streams is a possibility and I found one for really cheap on Ebay because the fan was broken. Thank you for the recommendation though, I should have provided more information when I posted this.