# Feature suggestion: remote transcode

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-suggestion-remote-transcode/845756>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [June 27, 2023, 7:58pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-suggestion-remote-transcode/845756 "2023-06-27T19:58:45Z")\
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**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 27, 2023, 8:21pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-suggestion-remote-transcode/845756/2 "2023-06-27T20:21:23Z")

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A request for the same feature exists already, and it has more votes.

> [@Distributed Transcoding/Scaling](https://forums.plex.tv/t/distributed-transcoding-scaling/76681/1):
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> I realize this is a longshot but right now my plex server is a quad socket system and it's barely keeping up with user load, looking at 8 socket systems and they are just astronomically expensive which got me thinking about the huge surplus of cheap dual socket blade servers &nbsp; what if there was a way of scaling plex itself to have separate compute/transcode nodes instead of just having one giant server... &nbsp; so for example, you have one box running plex itself, then several slaved boxes that …

> [@Group Multiple Plex Servers](https://forums.plex.tv/t/group-multiple-plex-servers/79043/1):
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> Hi &nbsp; Just an idea, but I think it would be nice if you could group/display similar content regardless of where it is stored. &nbsp; Example: I have Server1 and Server2 both with a TV Shows section. Rather than Server1\TV Shows &nbsp;& Server2\TV Shows&nbsp;just have SomeName\TV Shows which includes both servers. &nbsp; When sharing libraries, it would keep things tidier. People I'm sharing my servers with could just browse one location. &nbsp; &nbsp; Hope that makes sense, thanks for reading. &nbsp; &nbsp; If you agree, p…

Therefore this one is closed, to prevent spreading the votes across several threads, even though they vote for the same (or at least very similar thing).

Votes are given back to the users who voted on this request. Please think of re-voting in the other thread if you still want it.

With that being said, the chances of this getting implemented are pretty slim. This is going too far into the direction of professionalizing the software. But professional use of Plex is forbidden by its T’s&C’s.

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