Jellyfin with GPU transcoding in Proxmox! – GPU passthrough

In this video I will explain how to unlock hardware acceleration in Jellyfin when hosted in Ubuntu on a Proxmox virtual machine. With PCI and GPU Passthrough
Enabling full video transcoding for your Jellyfin setup

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It's been a while since I've done this, as the old ways of doing things on my plex server have become a bit outdated.

If you need to set up Jellyfin, the guide is here – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v36l8gFwyyRc&t810s

The commands I used on Proxmox can be found here

https://pve.proxmox.com/wiki/Pci_passthrough

00:00 – Introduction
00:40 – PCI passthrough in proxmox
02:43 – Blacklist of node readers
07:25 – Physical passthrough in the GUI
09:40 – Preparing for the host
10:05 a.m. – Ubuntu Blacklist New
11:37 – How to install Ubuntu Nvidia quickly and without hassle
2:22 p.m. – Performance measurement package
3:40 p.m. – Setting up Jellyfin for hardware transcoding with NVENC
5:12 p.m. – Summary
6:05 p.m. – What I did wrong – Outtake

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