# Disable transcoding on server side

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-on-server-side/512964>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [December 23, 2019, 1:16am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-on-server-side/512964 "2019-12-23T01:16:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![darcilicious](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/darcilicious/32/3047_2.png) [@darcilicious](https://forums.plex.tv/u/darcilicious)\
**Post date:** [December 23, 2019, 4:50am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/disable-transcoding-on-server-side/512964/3 "2019-12-23T04:50:52Z")

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There is already a thread for this feature request, please vote here:

> [@\[implemented\] Feature request: disable transcoding](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-disable-transcoding/101180/):
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> If we can have an option on the server side to disable transcoding altogether. &nbsp;I'm fully converting library to support direct play on almost all plex clients and bandwidth is not an issue. &nbsp; This would force the not so plex savy users to force direct play regardless of settings on their end.&nbsp;

Please use the search function before creating to feature suggestion threads and review the list of the most popular voted suggestions:

[https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes](https://forums.plex.tv/c/general/feature-suggestions/l/votes)

Closing this thread.

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