# Native Distributed Transcoding **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Created:** [April 25, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/native-distributed-transcoding/189882 "2017-04-25T01:43:22Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![boboki](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/boboki/32/3874_2.png) [@boboki](https://forums.plex.tv/u/boboki)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 1:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/native-distributed-transcoding/189882/1 "2017-04-25T01:43:22Z")
With the newer versions coming out quickly, 3rd party solutions for this are starting to fail. I would like to see native support for distributed transcoding. With a 4k stream taking up to a 6000 or more cpu passmark score, being able to either setup multiple servers to handle load, or even chaining together a ton of raspberry pis to handle my transcoding would be great. Setting up gpu farms would also be pretty sweet, but likely much harder. As it stands I either have to buy a monster box, or streams just start failing without distributed transcoding. ---
**Author:** ![hthighway](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/hthighway/32/82003_2.png) [@hthighway](https://forums.plex.tv/u/hthighway)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2017, 1:59am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/native-distributed-transcoding/189882/2 "2017-04-25T01:59:55Z")
Duplicate request > **[Distributed Transcoding/Scaling](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/121215/distributed-transcoding-scaling#latest)** > > 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... ---
**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:** [August 13, 2018, 9:43am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/native-distributed-transcoding/189882/3 "2018-08-13T09:43:45Z")