Must have
Installation requirements
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.
Application hosting
Hosting Jellyfin
A self-hosted media server. Choose hardware around your playback and transcoding needs instead of assuming any large-memory VPS will be suitable.
- Min vCPU
- Not specified
- Min memory
- Not specified
- Min storage
- Not specified
Understand the setup
Check runtime, storage and installation requirements before choosing a server.
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Allow room for the operating system, database and your actual workload.
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Planning guidance
No further general recommendations are published for this version.
Capacity depends on your workload
No universal CPU or RAM minimum is entered. Hardware transcoding needs additional device and driver verification; RAM alone is not sufficient.
We only compare what providers publish. A RAM figure alone can't confirm compatibility or production capacity.
Deploy with
Supported paths
The host must provide
Runtime
- Jellyfin official container
- Stable or pinned release
Storage
Persistent data
Keep /config and /cache persistent. Mount media libraries separately; read-only media access is an option.
Step by step
Plan a Jellyfin deployment
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Choose the host
Use native installation on Windows or macOS; containers on these platforms are unsupported.
Official instructions -
Prepare mounts and networking
Configure storage permissions and ports. DLNA requires host networking in the documented Docker setup.
Official instructions
Security
Before you go public
- Prefer non-root container operation.
- Back up configuration before container upgrades.
Cost
Beyond the server price
- Account for media storage, backups and network transfer. No streaming throughput is assumed.
Matching plans
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Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
Compatibility unclear from published plan data
Meeting documented runtime prerequisites does not prove production capacity. Traffic, workloads, software configuration, and shared host limits are not measured here.
- Linux host for a supported container deployment.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Image architecture compatible with the host.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
- Persistent configuration and cache storage with readable media mounts.This prerequisite has no comparable published plan field.
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