# Concurrent User Cap (With Override) **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 8, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/concurrent-user-cap-with-override/32416 "2013-04-08T01:51:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![domini17\_gmail.com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/45deac/32.png) [@domini17\_gmail.com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/domini17_gmail.com)\ **Post date:** [April 8, 2013, 1:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/concurrent-user-cap-with-override/32416/1 "2013-04-08T01:51:08Z")
I share my Plex server with a lot of friends, and I'd like to be able to cap how many can use it at once. I'd also like to always have a seat available for my use. Maybe an override password? ---
**Author:** ![atrus](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/atrus/32/31_2.png) [@atrus](https://forums.plex.tv/u/atrus)\ **Post date:** [April 9, 2013, 8:52am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/concurrent-user-cap-with-override/32416/2 "2013-04-09T08:52:20Z")
I have been thinking something similar. I agree, this would be good for us who share with all our friends. ---
**Author:** ![GarretMP](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9e8a1a/32.png) [@GarretMP](https://forums.plex.tv/u/GarretMP)\ **Post date:** [June 5, 2016, 11:27pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/concurrent-user-cap-with-override/32416/3 "2016-06-05T23:27:42Z")
Man this would be a nice feature. Only so much bandwidth and processing to go around! ---
**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:** [March 31, 2021, 4:42pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/concurrent-user-cap-with-override/32416/4 "2021-03-31T16:42:26Z")
Early 2021 clean-up: duplicate > [@Ability to Limit the Maximum Number of Concurrent Remote Streams](https://forums.plex.tv/t/ability-to-limit-the-maximum-number-of-concurrent-remote-streams/193508): > > This would greatly help those of us with limited upload bandwidth. I only have 5Mbps upload and I limit the remote stream bitrate to 4Mbps. Plex currently forces a second remote stream and transcodes it to a much lower quality in order to fit the remaining bandwidth. I would rather avoid this by limiting the maximum number of remote streams to 1 and have a message pop up in the second remote user’s client that says something like “The maximum number of remote streams has been reached. Please try… > [@Users bandwidth priority](https://forums.plex.tv/t/users-bandwidth-priority/615174): > > Hello, I want to suggest some feature that will let you set priority for remote streams and users. What I mean is some kind of bandwidth QoS. Lets say there are 3 users. User 1 have highest priority and user 3 have lowest priority. Now all 3 users will start some stream so there are 3 streams but your internet bandwidth can handle maximum 2 streams (without any other load) so instead of 3 bad stream with lots of buffering, only user 3 will experience that issue. With additional non-PLEX intern… ---
**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:** [June 10, 2021, 12:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/concurrent-user-cap-with-override/32416/5 "2021-06-10T00:44:43Z")