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Media/Streaming
Jellyfin
Open-source media server — Plex/Netflix alternative with zero telemetry.
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Activity score (0-100) — weighted from the 4 sub-scores below. Calculated automatically from the GitHub API, refreshed weekly.
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Community
100
Development
100
Maintenance
40
Risk
54,453 GitHub stars
Last commit: 2 days ago
Last release: 44 days ago
Open issues: 583
License: GPL-2.0
Hardware
RAM minimum2048 MB
RAM recommended8192 MB
CPU idle0.05 cores
CPU recommendedGPU transcoding strongly recommended
ARM supportPartial
Access & auth
Needs reverse proxy✓ Yes
OIDC support✗ No
LDAP support✓ Yes
Multi-user✓ Yes
Mobile appBoth
Operations
MaturityStable
Maintenance burdenLow
Setup difficultyMedium
Backup methodConfig folder + metadata DB
Leaving the cloud
Migration difficultyEasy
Replaces
Relationships
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Our notes
Idle footprint is small; the real requirement is transcoding hardware, not RAM. Most Raspberry Pis lack proper hardware acceleration for Jellyfin — an Intel N100 mini PC or a Rockchip RK3588 SBC is a far better fit than a Pi if you transcode.