Server Version#:1.42 Player Version#: Current Apple TV Summary In Plex Media Server 1.42, when the transcoder temporary directory is mapped to a RAM disk (/dev/shm), memory usage grows continuously throughout playback when the video stream is direct-played and only the audio is transcoded. The tr…

Can you enable Debug logging , repeat the steps, download your PMS logs, and share them with me? Are you using the official Plex PMS Docker? Does this also happen when the transcode directory is mapped to the default location or another location? Are you willing to try to reproduce with our latest B…

Running plexinc/pms-docker from https://hub.docker.com/r/plexinc/pms-docker/ Can run an alternate repo is you recommend. I enabled verbose logs, and ran a couple scenarios. played a DTS track, no RAM utilization, no transcoding. Played a TrueHD track with no video transcode, RAM utilization star…

Debug logging , not verbose please. You can DM me the logs if you like.

Just tried to DM them to you. An error occurred: Sorry, Atomatth is not accepting messages at the moment. I can try the alternate build if you want to specify a repo. Thanks for your help.

[image] kboogie222_gmail_com: Just tried to DM them to you. I messaged you so you should be able to share your logs with me. Are you still observing an issue?

I am facing this same issue with a Proxmox LXC container. I am running 1.43.0.10346. This was happening on 1.42.2.10156 as well.

Issue exists with version 1.43.0.10389 as well

[image] Plex 1.43.0 – Transcode segments not pruned during HW transcode on tmpfs plexPlex Media Server This is not a bug but functioning as designed. Pruning only occurs when the Transcoder temporary directory is full. This is one of the many reasons using a …

Plex Media Server 1.42 – Buffer growth not trimmed during audio transcode

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Plex Media Server 1.42 – Buffer growth not trimmed during audio transcode

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