# Hardware transcoding works with all clients except desktop browsers

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-works-with-all-clients-except-desktop-browsers/884732>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-docker, server-unraid\
**Created:** [August 8, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-works-with-all-clients-except-desktop-browsers/884732 "2024-08-08T15:23:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![nickramsbottom](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3ec8ea/32.png) [@nickramsbottom](https://forums.plex.tv/u/nickramsbottom)\
**Post date:** [August 8, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-works-with-all-clients-except-desktop-browsers/884732/1 "2024-08-08T15:23:03Z")

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Server Version#: 1.40.4.8679  
Player Version#: unsure, it’s the player you get when using the server ui from a browser

When I transcode content to my tv or phone the hardware transcode using an nvidia graphics card works. When I try to transcode to a web browser it does not. I have tried Safari, Chrome, and Firefox on a Mac and they all have the same issue. Why won’t it transcode for desktop browsers but it will for the apps?

The server is running unraid with the [linuxserver.io](http://linuxserver.io) docker image for plex. It has an nvidia RTX A2000 graphics card which is being passed to the docker container. It is using nvidia driver version 550.107.02.

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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:** [November 6, 2024, 3:23pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/hardware-transcoding-works-with-all-clients-except-desktop-browsers/884732/2 "2024-11-06T15:23:59Z")

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