Debian is always the answer for a stable, easy to set up server OS.
You don’t need to use Docker if you don’t want to, you can install Plex/Jellyfin using their normal apt repos instead.
Bonus round: anyone who’s ever transferred Plex servers from win to Linux (insert flavor), is it actually possible to keep my collections and playlists and stuff?
Yes, transfer your plex database and that will come with it.
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Debian is always the answer for a stable, easy to set up server OS.
You don’t need to use Docker if you don’t want to, you can install Plex/Jellyfin using their normal apt repos instead.
Yes, transfer your plex database and that will come with it.