Jellyfin 4K Hardware Decode on RK3588: Tested and Tuned
How many 4K streams can RK3588’s VPU handle? Transcode vs direct play trade-offs and the Jellyfin settings that matter.
How many 4K streams can RK3588’s VPU handle? Transcode vs direct play trade-offs and the Jellyfin settings that matter.
One RK3588 box running router, NAS and media server at once — partitioning, OS layout and power planning explained.
Before buying a NAS, the question to settle is not “how much capacity” but how much loss you can absorb and how long you can wait. Bay count, RAID level and per-disk…
With a self-built NAS, the hard part is rarely “should I build one” but “which tier.” Pick too low and you want to replace it within a year; pick too high and the ex…
RK3588 NAS appliances balance performance and efficiency, support M.2/SATA expansion and mainstream NAS systems including flyOS.
RK3588 has a limited number of native SATA ports and Ethernet interfaces. Building a multi-bay NAS, a multi-port gateway or a high-performance box with an independen…
The most common mistake in a self-hosted cloud is treating “we have RAID” as “we have backups”. The two solve entirely different problems, and many people only learn…
Gigabit networking was standard a decade ago but increasingly looks like a bottleneck. When NAS traffic, backups and media transfers all share one gigabit link, the…
The question that stalls most self-hosted NAS builds is whether to go with spinning disks or all-flash. The answer is usually not either/or but a division of labour…
Over the past two years, “keep your own data” has moved from a hobbyist habit to a practical requirement for small teams and households alike. Rate limits, price cha…