# Ability to schedule optimised versions **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [June 14, 2016, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-schedule-optimised-versions/148017 "2016-06-14T08:39:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![andygreenough](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/a4c791/32.png) [@andygreenough](https://forums.plex.tv/u/andygreenough)\ **Post date:** [June 14, 2016, 8:39am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-schedule-optimised-versions/148017/1 "2016-06-14T08:39:55Z")
I love the optimised versions feature as it really helps prevent a lot of transcoding to users of my server. However sometimes the server gets hammered as items are being optimised along with other items being transcoded for delivery to users. What I would like to be able to do is set a schedule for the optimiser to run when my server is least used (the middle of the night for instance) so that it’s not taking up valuable CPU cycles when people are actually watching content. ---
**Author:** ![ms3ars](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/91b2a8/32.png) [@ms3ars](https://forums.plex.tv/u/ms3ars)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 4:46pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-schedule-optimised-versions/148017/2 "2016-06-16T16:46:46Z")
This would be great - especially if you could set up a schedule to optimise different file types in different folders. ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2016, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-schedule-optimised-versions/148017/3 "2016-06-16T18:02:36Z")
‘Optimise’ processes are automatically paused or put on hold as soon as a playback transcode is in progress. Depending on the power of your cpu you can influence the behaviour a little bit under Settings - Server - Transcoder - Prioritize streaming transcodes ---
**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\ **Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 12:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-schedule-optimised-versions/148017/4 "2021-09-24T00:16:22Z")
2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Optimized Version scheduling](https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimized-version-scheduling/141358): > > It would be great to be able to schedule te creation of optimzed versions, both the time that these activity run or based on some conditions, such as CPU state or just time based in dark (and work) hours. along the same lines, be great to have an option to auto create optimized versions based on set rules, last 10, tv shows etc, any tv shows on deck. can have an impact on playing media if server is already transcoding on the fly.