Server setup

[miniz98 63]

Hello I was wondering. I currently run emby server on windows 10 and we all know windows is a resource hog. Would I benifit if I installed Linux instead for the server? Would it be faster and more stable when doing recording?

[thatoneguy99 33]

Emby itself will not really change. The benefit you will see is in the resources that Linux uses/doesn’t use, this leaving more available to Emby.

What are some specs for your server? RAM, CPU, Hard drive or SSD, video card?

 

 

I’m mobile.

[miniz98 63]

I'm running a Minix n42c-4 Windows 10 with 8gb mem and SSD. I notice when transcoding takes around 90% CPU. Should I look into getting a Intel NUC? And run windows on that instead?

[miniz98 63]

I just feel like me running Windows is a waste as just a server that I never look at.

[mastrmind11 717]

I just feel like me running Windows is a waste as just a server that I never look at.

i'm a big proponent of linux, but the bottom line is if you're pegging your cpu with windows due to transcoding, you're gonna peg your cpu in linux.  ffmpeg is pretty standard across distros, so if you're pushing up against the upper limit of your hardweare right now on windows, switching to linuxis not going to miraculously fix it.  upgrade your hardware.

Edited July 28, 2018 by mastrmind11

[miniz98 63]

Thank you for the great info. What do you recommend? Would a Intel nuc be sufficient? Also how much ram 8 or 16?

[mastrmind11 717]

Thank you for the great info. What do you recommend? Would a Intel nuc be sufficient? Also how much ram 8 or 16?

depends on what you're trying to do.  you can run emby server on a rPi if your media is in a direct playable format.  maybe figure out why you're transcoding in the first place and fix the source.  definitely cheaper that way.  if that's not an option, figure out how many streams you'll need to transcode simultaneously and buy the hardware that will allow that.  as far as ram, emby generally needs less than a GB, so don't go crazy.