Tips, updates, and guides from the JellyWatch team.
Not everyone has a home server. A VPS from Hetzner (€4.50/month) or Contabo gives you a dedicated Jellyfin instance with a public IP, 1 Gbps bandwidth, and 24/7 uptime. This guide covers VPS selection, Docker deployment, storage mounting, the no-GPU reality, and when Oracle free tier is enough.
How much storage do you need for Jellyfin? Covers HDD vs SSD, best NAS drives, RAID options, shucking external drives, and storage planning based on library size and quality.
Jellyfin dashboard taking forever to load? Library browsing feels sluggish? This guide covers the real causes - slow metadata storage, EF Core 10.11 regressions, large library enumeration, plugin overhead, and database bloat - with proven fixes.
Run Jellyfin on Proxmox with hardware transcoding in an LXC container or VM. This guide covers Intel QSV device mapping (3 lines of config), NVIDIA PCI passthrough, NAS storage mounting via NFS/SMB, performance tuning, and the community helper script that automates the entire setup.
Remux or encode? This is the most-debated storage question in every Jellyfin community. This guide breaks down the differences in quality, file size, Direct Play compatibility, Dolby Vision handling, and storage cost - with a clear recommendation for every type of setup.
How much CPU, RAM, and storage does a Jellyfin server actually need in 2026? This guide covers minimum and recommended specs for every use case - from a single-user home setup to a multi-user 4K server - with real-world transcoding benchmarks.
Emby supports IPTV and Live TV natively - but requires Emby Premiere. This complete guide covers M3U playlist configuration, XMLTV EPG setup, channel management, DVR recording to storage, mobile access, and monitoring active IPTV sessions with EmbyWatch.
Tdarr automatically transcodes your entire Jellyfin library to save storage, ensure compatibility, and eliminate buffering. Learn how to set up Tdarr with Jellyfin for hands-free media optimization.
Create a professional-grade monitoring dashboard for your Jellyfin server using Grafana and Prometheus. Track streams, transcoding, CPU, storage, and user activity with beautiful real-time graphs.
