UPDATE: Plex has added native support for NVDEC on Linux! This patch is now redundant and no longer needed if you are using a recent version of Plex! All, there is a pretty lengthy thread going in the feature request section of the forums to make this a native feature, but recently the PMS librarie…

Ok guys, keep the comments clean and on topic. FYI - Plex is not going to implement a hack as an official feature.

Wow, there’s a whole company of you that are just really missing the mark, aren’t you? I wonder ho much longer before Plex goes under… So nvdec and nvenc are “hacks?”

NVIDIA Transcoding file on linux have an issue (with nvec or not), create bad processus and unnecessarily occupies the GPU (about 30w, so 30€ / year in my countrie, + fan at 50% for nothing etc etc). With all my respect and without animosity, open your eyes, and assume the fact that there is a bug,…

If there is an issue using NVENC, yes that is something we can look at. I was referring to the question on officially adding a patch that enables NVDEC in a way that is not officially supported. If you can start a new thread and provide us a sample file and details on the type of CPU you have, the…

Thanks for answers [image] BUG : Stopping a stream does not kill all processes Desktops & Laptops Remove the patch (recreate from scratch with docker), bug is still here slight_smile [PLEX-WITHOYUT-PATCH] [FUSE-WITHOUT] And after kill the stream [WITHOUT-AFTER] [SMI-…

I think this topic is a spinoff of this topic [image] Hardware Accelerated Decode (Nvidia) for Linux Feature Suggestions Now I found my server… But I cannot get GPU to work with my NAS. In cointainer I have selected from dropdown menu my Nvidia card. But When I run 4K vi…

Just want to make sure but after applying this patch, HW decode technically isn’t reported by Plex right? I see the decode percentage go up but the dashboard and Plex don’t show it.

correct. plex is unaware that hw decode is working.

Anyone know how to disable/uninstall intel GPU on linux (RHEL7)?

Bios is not operating system related. Enter the bios and look for disabling Integrated Graphics ( read the mobo manual better).

Guide: NVDEC Hardware Acceleration Patch for Plex Media Server on Linux

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I think this topic is a spinoff of this topic

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Guide: NVDEC Hardware Acceleration Patch for Plex Media Server on Linux

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