Server Version#: Version 4.59.2 - plexmediaserver-1.24.1.4931-1a38e63c6.x86_64 Player Version#: N/A I transcode my video files in background to 1.5Mps/480P for external access. In order to provide as much clarity as possible, I have the transcoding parameters set as follows: Transcoder quality…

While this should be fixed properly maybe there’s a hacky way around it. If that preference is written into a config file… you could change the owner to prevent it from being overwritten with the default values you don’t want. If the preference only ever exists in RAM then you’re probably out of lu…

you could change the owner to prevent it from being overwritten with the default values you don’t want That MIGHT work. Where are the config files documented? Also, how will this resolve the problem of the file not being read when the service is started?

There’s a Preferences.xml file in the main app data directory… but if those settings are even kept in there, or how they are read and written, I dunno. It’s definitely a long shot.

There’s a Preferences.xml file in the main app data directory. I found the file (“/home/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Preferences.xml”). This is the most recently saved set of settings and appears to have the information I provided. In the same directory, there a…

Whoa, that ain’t right! Maybe check to see if the privs set right on the prefs file? Mine looks like this: -rw-r--r-- 1 plex plex 1677 Sep 20 16:32 Preferences.xml

Same owner, group and mode. I also found a version in “/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Preferences.xml” with the same size, content, owner, group, mode and modification date as the copy in /home.

[image] peter-a: In the same directory, there are also 1700 “older” versions of it, all at zero length. Strangely enough, they’re all dated July 26, 2020. I deleted the zero-length files. Let’s see if that helps anything. There was a problem with that. You need to upgrade – and make sure …

I just noticed that the transcoder settings are supported in that prefs file. [image] Advanced, Hidden Server Settings | Plex Support There are a number of advanced, hidden Plex Media Server settings, some of which are not available from the normal... [imag…

[image] BanzaiInstitute: Unfortunately in the Transcoder GUI settings, it still showed “Very fast” but it is possible that this is a display bug, or maybe “slow” isn’t working but another value would. This is what I’m seeing as well. When there are transcodes queued, those processed after th…

Bug report - Server restart resets Transcoding parameters

Plex Media Server

peter-a September 20, 2021, 8:13pm 2

A more generalized, but less detailed, report of a similar problem can be found here: Plex Media Server configs after power failure

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Bug report - Server restart resets Transcoding parameters

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