Using an Intel GPU for Jellyfin Hardware Acceleration

I recently expanded my homelab with a Mini PC which has a i7-8700T CPU with an integrated GPU. Using a GPU to offload transcoding from the CPU can massively increase the transcoding performance while reducing CPU load. This means a faster Jellyfin Server and more CPU time for other tasks. However, using a GPU in a Virtual Machine (VM) is not always straight forward. Luckily, in Proxmox it is just a few commands away....

September 1, 2023 · 4 min · Me