What’s the best affordable pre-built mini server available in Europe? I’m looking for a reliable and compact option that won’t break the bank

Edit: something that are not arm based

Edit 2: I’m looking to set up a system that can run Jellyfin, Ollama, and a few other small services. By ‘pre-built’, I mean I want to buy a device that already has the necessary hardware and installation, so all I need to do is install the operating system and I’m good to go

  • poVoq@slrpnk.netEnglish
    12·
    6 months ago

    You need to first explain what you want the server for, because that will give us an idea of your CPU and storage requirements.

    • diy@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      4·
      5 months ago

      I’m looking to set up a system that can run Jellyfin, Ollama, and a few other small services.

      • Mixel@feddit.deEnglish
        11·
        5 months ago

        Ollama is a big thing, do you want it to be fast? You will need a GPU, how large is the model you will be running be? 7/8B with CPU not as fast but no problem. 13B slow with CPU but possible

  • SpeakinTelnet@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    9·
    5 months ago

    Edit: something that are not arm based

    You want pre-built to run ollama, that’s at least gonna cost you an arm, maybe even a leg.

    • xcjs@programming.devEnglish
      2·
      5 months ago

      It depends on the model you run. Mistral, Gemma, or Phi are great for a majority of devices, even with CPU or integrated graphics inference.

  • lautan@lemmy.caEnglish
    8·
    6 months ago

    Prebuilt like a traditional server? I personally use an orange pi and it’s pretty good. Just make sure to use the open source arm OS.

  • delver@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    7·
    6 months ago

    I’m not sure if they’re still affordable but I ended up getting both a morefine and a beelink, one with the n100 Intel CPU and the other with the n305. They handle everything I’ve thrown at them, and come with out of the box quicksync transcoding for Jellyfin/Plex. Handles 4K transcode like a champ. Couple that with 2.5g Ethernet and they sip power. Though they might have gone up in price since I bought mine.

  • Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyzBEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I’ve seen in this thread:

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    NUC Next Unit of Computing brand of Intel small computers
    NVMe Non-Volatile Memory Express interface for mass storage
    Plex Brand of media server package
    SSD Solid State Drive mass storage

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  • Charadon@lemmy.sdf.orgEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    A used mini computer, like a lenovo thinkcentre, hp prodesk mini, and dell optiplex micro.

  • forger125@lemmy.mlEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    You can try the Minisforum MS-01. Relatively compact, inexpensive, with a lot of options for expandability as well as relatively powerful Intel CPUs with QuickSync for LLM and transcode. Here is a nice overview of the device.

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  • Presi300@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    Go on ebay or your local 2nd hand market and search “mini PC” or “Office computer”…

  • bitchkat@lemmy.worldEnglish
    3·
    5 months ago

    I love my NUCs but haven’t really paid attention to what has happened since Intel sold that line to ASUS.

    • diy@sh.itjust.worksOPEnglish
      1·
      5 months ago

      something that are not arm based I’m looking to set up a system that can run Jellyfin, Ollama, and a few other small services. By ‘pre-built’, I mean I want to buy a device that already has the necessary hardware and installation, so all I need to do is install the operating system and I’m good to go

  • Getting6409@lemm.eeEnglish
    2·
    5 months ago

    I’ve had a good experience so far with two minipcs, mele quieter 4c for kodi, and a morefine m9 (I think this one is branded as mipowcat in the EU). They’re both n100, the m9 can go up to 32gb of ram although it is picky about what modules it will accept. I use the m9 for jellyfin and about 10 other services. Quick sync works great as far as I’ve tested it. For jellyfin I’m relying mostly on direct streaming, but I tried a few episodes with forcing some transcoding by using Firefox for playback and it worked fine.

  • HumanPerson@sh.itjust.worksEnglish
    2·
    5 months ago

    I see people mentioning small office desktops, and they are good, but I will warn you that they use proprietary parts so upgrading and repairing them can be difficult. Also jellyfin.org has some good info under the hardware acceleration section for what to use.