Right now I'm running Jellyfin on an old mini-PC with a Celeron J4105. That seems a bit underpowered. I'm using Linux Mint and the installation is with Docker. I'm looking to replace it with something better, so what would you recommend? My criteria are:

Easily available (second hand is fine)
Budget friendly (under € 500 would be nice)
Repairable
Upgradable (at least SSD and RAM)
Low power consumption at idle
Handles all the transcoding stuff without breaking a sweat
Plays nice with Linux

I guess my best bet would be some sort of second hand mini PC like they're being offloaded on eBay by the truckload. But I have no idea which particular models would be a good fit for me. I'm also fine with buying something new, of course.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

So the terminology you’re looking for is Intel Quick Sync for dedicated video transcoding.

Here’s an HP mini with an i5-8500 that supports quick sync and 32gb ram for $250:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/166382639265

Here’s an i5-9500 for $200:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/196220272659

Here’s an i7-8700 for $260:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/305025905840

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

I'm based in Germany but I'll have a look if I can find something similar here. I've looked at a Dell Optiplex with a i5 9500T. Does that also support Quick Sync? Is there a list of CPUs that have this feature?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 months ago

Yeah the i5 9500t has quick sync as well. Check ark.intel.com for the processor model, under GPU specifications you’ll see Intel Quick Sync Video: yes/no.