Optimizing Emby on a 4u Server: Tips for Better Performance

[leoarthur 0]

Hi everyone,

I’ve recently set up Emby on a 4u server and wanted to share my experience. After some adjustments, I’ve found a few tips that might help others running Emby on similar hardware.

I’m using an Intel Xeon 8-core CPU, 64GB RAM, and a 10TB hard drive for my media library. The 4u server space allows for efficient cooling and easy scalability for storage.

Emby Installation & Configuration:

I installed Emby on Ubuntu Server, which was straightforward. Properly organizing my media into separate folders for movies, TV shows, and music has helped Emby’s metadata agent work efficiently.

Performance Tips:

1. Hardware Transcoding: Enabling GPU transcoding significantly reduces CPU load, especially for 4K content.
2. Network: A wired gigabit connection is essential for smooth streaming.
3. Backup: Set up automatic backups and consider RAID for redundancy.

Using Emby on a 4u server has been great for scalability and performance. It’s a solid choice if you’re planning to run a large media server. Any other tips for optimizing Emby on similar setups would be appreciated!

Looking forward to hearing from others!

 

[vincen 71]

Hi

 

Thanks for the share and yep nice begin with a proper media server You have quite some space for extra storage in future and build a raid for media storage

You run it under Linux I guess ?

 

Vincèn