I’ll be vacationing for a month and want to setup a portable jellyfin server/stack. I’m not sure how good the internet will be, website says 300 mbps, but I won’t know until I’m there, so not sure remote playback is an option. I already have a n100 minipc I bought for a backup firewall, so I’d just need to buy RAM for it.

Here’s what I’m thinking would be the easiest setup for this:

  • travel router to vpn to internet
  • jellyfin server
  • nas os (will probably be truenas/omv, haven’t settled on that yet) using external hard drive (I have a 5tb hdd that’s just sitting around)

to get media on nas, docker containers on nas OS:

  • radarr
  • sonarr
  • sabnzbd

Is there an easier way to get media on the nas, or better options (or anything I’m overlooking) for any of it for those that have done a portable/offiline media server? Thanks in advance!

Edited for formatting

Edit: the consensus seems to be that this is overkill. I had a good reason at some point over just a laptop, but after sleeping on the feedback I don’t remember what it was.

  • catloaf@lemm.eeEnglish
    16·
    3 days ago

    What are you planning on playing it on? Hotel TVs are often locked to their cable boxes, or have the TVs in frames. I’d probably just use a laptop.

    Or do vacation things. I can watch TV at home.

    • darkknight@discuss.onlineOPEnglish
      31·
      3 days ago

      I’ll be taking an android tv box with me, so the tv lockdown is a concern. I’ll be taking my laptop w me in case I need it. I considered just installing jellyfin on that too.

      i understand the ‘do vacation things’, i like to watch tv while i fall asleep, so there’s that.

      Some good things to think about here.

  • ohshit604@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    3·
    3 days ago

    Why not just host the stack at home and VPN in? Jellyfin is pretty snappy I don’t think you’ll struggle much network wise.

    • darkknight@discuss.onlineOPEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      That is plan A, I have had buffering issues doing this at various hotels though. This is more of a plan b setup. That probably wasn’t clear.

  • Sibyls@lemmy.mlEnglish
    2·
    3 days ago

    I download all my content to my laptop/phone and then just run a server from there, either using jellyfin, vlc, or casting software to my firestick.

    But since it’s a month long, it’s a decent amount of content. I mean, you’re already planning on buying ram so you could spin up a virtual server for like 15 bucks or less and just use that for a month.

    Also since you’re bringing this pc, it doesn’t have to be crazy. I’d just use Windows or any OS you have and serve my content on the network using Jellyfin or VLC. Since it’s jellyfin you can use their clients and avoid transcending, and should be set on a mini pc.