What are the minimum VPS requirements for Jellyfin?

Jellyfin minimum requirements in the RunOnVPS dataset are RAM 4GB, CPU 2, disk 100GB. Values marked Estimated were not published as complete hardware requirements by the checked source.

What VPS tier does RunOnVPS suggest for Jellyfin?

RunOnVPS suggests the 8 GB RAM tier as a starting point. This is our own sizing suggestion derived from the recommended RAM (8GB), not an official provider recommendation.

Does Jellyfin support Docker?

The checked dataset records Docker support for Jellyfin as: Yes.

Does Jellyfin need a GPU?

Jellyfin GPU requirement: Optional. See the source notes on this page for workload-specific exceptions.

Media / Photos / Files

Jellyfin on VPS

The Free Software Media System for managing and streaming your media

See requirements View on GitHub

GitHub stars: 58309
License: GPL-2.0
Docker: Yes
GPU: Optional

Requirements

Minimum and recommended VPS specs

Badges are attached to each value. An estimate is never presented as an official project requirement.

Jellyfin hardware requirements
Resource	Minimum	Recommended
RAM	4GB Official	8GB Official
CPU	2 Estimated	4 Official
Disk	100GB Official	Not stated Not stated

Disk figures describe the application footprint recorded in the dataset. Personal media, documents, backups and other user data can require substantially more storage.

RunOnVPS sizing suggestion

Suggested VPS tier

8 GB RAM tier

This is our sizing suggestion, derived from Jellyfin’s recommended RAM of 8GB. It is not an official requirement and it does not guarantee that every workload, plug-in set or media library will fit comfortably.

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Deployment

Docker & GPU

Docker support: Yes

GPU: Optional

Check the source notes below before assuming a GPU, transcoding workload or machine-learning feature is included in the baseline deployment.

Commercial alternative

What it can replace

Plex

Jellyfin is catalogued here as a self-hosted alternative to Plex. Feature parity varies, so compare your required workflow before migrating.

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Source check

Important notes

Stars/license checked 2026-10-24 on the GitHub repo page. Official Hardware Selection page publishes recommended specs only, no hard minimum — 官方未标明最低配置: it recommends 8GB RAM for an average deployment (rec_ram official) and notes 4GB may be sufficient for a Linux server without a GUI (used as min_ram), plus a 100GB SSD for OS, Jellyfin files and transcoding cache (min_disk is that official recommendation, media library excluded). Official CPU guidance is by model class (e.g. Intel N100 / Core i5-11400 with integrated graphics; a modern CPU with 4 threads can handle the workload when hardware acceleration is used), so core counts are estimates; x86 CPUs must support SSE4.1 from Jellyfin 10.11. GPU is not required but the docs say running without one is NOT recommended because CPU transcoding is very demanding; Intel integrated graphics is the recommended path. Official Docker install is provided.

Data source: https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/hardware-selection/

Project repository: https://github.com/jellyfin/jellyfin

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