What sort of hardware are you running? I’ve been converting some old computers at work in our “Business Centers” to Linux with Plasma and have not experienced anything like you’re describing. They range from pentium dual cores from like 2011 up to 6th gen i5s, and all of them have been working great.

Probably for crumple zones for crash safety.

Do you have any client recommendations? I’ve tried Kavita and I liked the web app, but having a dedicated 2-way syncing client would be nice!

Don’t forget UwUntu!

You don’t want your computer to gain incredible, godlike powers?

I’m using Zoho. It’s pretty cheap and wasn’t hard to set up with my domain.

On the positive side, if your vaultwarden server dies, the cached vault on any/all of your devices can be logged into and export the vault.

Framework is amazing (I have a 7840u 13in) but they’re expensive. 100% worth it to me as an enthusiast and IT professional but possibly not for someone less interested in the tech itself.

Why would your Jellyfin traffic need to go over the Internet if it’s on your local network? You should be able to install the Jellyfin app on your smart TV/Roku/etc or use the web client from a computer, point it at the Jellyfin local IP address, and view it over your LAN.