# Custom remote stream bitrate

**URL:** https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-remote-stream-bitrate/823000
**Category:** Remote Access
**Tags:** server-qnap
**Created:** [December 16, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-remote-stream-bitrate/823000 "2022-12-16T15:32:23Z")
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### Author: ![Snoop009](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a5b964/32.png) [@Snoop009](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Snoop009)
#### Post date: [December 16, 2022, 3:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-remote-stream-bitrate/823000/1 "2022-12-16T15:32:23Z")

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Server Version#: 1.30.1.6497  
Player Version#: A number of dif ones really  
No log needed and i am not sure this is right place for this but i am trying to work out if it possible to set a customer remote stream bitrate

![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/4X/0/0/f/00f25e399b5dcf6e8f89a02693e618a54fd30c04.png)

Is this possible at all?

Regards  
R

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### 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: [December 16, 2022, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-remote-stream-bitrate/823000/2 "2022-12-16T23:49:24Z")

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You cannot set completely custom remote stream bitrates.  
Keep in mind, this is just the server side threshold/limit… it’s not the actual bitrate; have you already checked the remote streaming video quality in the player app (though if memory serves you also cannot set random bitrates for those).

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### Author: ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 16, 2023, 11:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/custom-remote-stream-bitrate/823000/3 "2023-03-16T23:49:24Z")

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