I have Jellyfin installed on my DS923+ with Tailscale. However, it’s impossible to watch videos remotely due to the constant lag. I never had this problem with Plex, so I’m unsure if this is due to user error or not. All of my videos are 1080p. I’m not attempting to transcode a 4K behemoth or anything. Is there any way to increase the stream quality or reduce the lag?
Would enabling hardware acceleration make a difference? Despite my NAS having no gpu. Would using a reverse proxy improve the connection? If you have any ideas or advice I’d love to know. Thank you ❤️
Whether your video is 1080p isn’t the concern, since it’s the video codec that determines if your client device can play the file directly. If not, it may require Jellyfin to transcode it using software capability only (as you did not enable hardware acceleration).
For hardware acceleration, you should read the official documentation. Say, some Intel CPU supports Intel Quick Sync so you don’t necessarily need a GPU.
Does streaming work if your on your LAN?
Do you have a bandwidth limit set for remote connections in Jellyfin? It’s on a per user setting and labeled "Internet streaming bitrate limit).
What sort of bandwidth are you able to get through Tailscale?
What if you deactivate transcoding?
It still lags :(
That weird I am streaming videos no problem, check ur cpu usage while streaming on server
I know this, have been prepping for system design interview for some time. One word: CDN A strategically placed geographically distributed group of servers that speeds up the delivery of web content by caching it closer to users
What?
