NAS selection and WiFi

[Enquiries]

I am in the market for a new WiFi arrangement and a NAS. Currently, I have no NAS at all, but I am planning for a Plex r Jellyfin system because I want to implement a media server with a handy GUI. I like physical media that I own, which at this point is about 400 movie discs, of which probably 1/3 are 4K UHD, the rest a mixture of BD and DVD. Also, about 500 to 600 CD (audio only). I understand that running Jellyfin will likely require a Docker solution, which I am happy to learn about. I was considering Synology, QNAP, and UGREEN. Do you have a recommendation? I was thinking of a 2-bay solution. Is it advisable to think about a 4-bay NAS? ForWiFi, I currently have a WiFi 5 mesh sysyem from Plume. Considering a WiFi 7 system from Unifi. I would like to avoid a subscription model. Perhaps a Ubiquiti Dream Router 7? Does it matter which I install first, new WiFi or NAS? TIA!

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QNAP is the best fit if you want the strongest media server performance. Models like QNAP TS462 QNAP TS464 or QNAP TS464C have Intel CPUs with proper hardware transcoding for Plex and excellent Docker support for Jellyfin. They also let you upgrade RAM and even add 10GbE later. For a collection that could reach 70TB you should pick a 4 bay not a 2 bay. Four bays allow RAID5 so you get more space and better speed.

Ugreen DXP4800 Plus is also a good option but it has no hardware transcoding. For local playback it is perfect as long as your devices can direct play the files. For remote playback transcoding would fail. Ugreen has a modern interface fast remote access and excellent networking options but QNAP is still the stronger media server.

WiFi choices. UniFi WiFi 7 will be ideal. A future Ubiquiti Dream Router 7 or UDR plus WiFi 7 access points will give you high speed local streaming and no subscription fees. It does not matter if you install the WiFi upgrade before or after the NAS. They do not interfere with each other.

Regarding Jellyfin. Yes Jellyfin usually runs in Docker. QNAP supports this completely through their Container Station. Ugreen also supports Docker but the CPU limits transcoding.

Here are direct search links

QNAP TS462
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=QNAP+TS462&tag=ncmail-20

QNAP TS464
https://www.amazon.com/s?k=QNAP+TS464&tag=ncmail-20