I am setting up a new Jellyfin server, and I am looking at using a NAS to host it through Docker. However, I don't want to make the mistake of forgetting about the power needed for live transcoding (MKV 480p -> MP4 (I haven't set up a good conversion method yet)). Are any of the following NAS options okay for standalone Jellyfin? If not, are there any cheap (CAD$200/USD$150 max) NUCs/computers/servers that are good for live transcoding?

Asustor Drivestor 4 AS1104T
Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro AS3304T
Asustor Drivestor 4 Pro Gen2 AS3304T v2
Synology DS423

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Just want to tag on for OP: I also make sure I never have to transcode video, but don’t really care about audio transcoding. My 923+ deals with it easily anyways. I’d expect the NAS’es listed to manage the same.

Just stick to H264 or H265 (if your player supports it) and I’d wager you’d be fine. Also, stay away from DV if your TV doesn’t support it. I watched too many purple/green intros before realizing I’m a dummy and that Samsung is poop.

Nice tip on ffmpeg though! I’ll look into that! Thanks