# Plex not utilizing upload speed **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [March 15, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-utilizing-upload-speed/184673 "2017-03-15T21:48:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![mattdeezly1996](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mattdeezly1996/32/22438_2.png) [@mattdeezly1996](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mattdeezly1996)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 9:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-utilizing-upload-speed/184673/1 "2017-03-15T21:48:51Z")
I have plex running on a dedicated server I own, with 1gbps upload and download (it easily reached it) but for plex, it WILL not go above 1,800kbps… i am not transcending, i have the uploaf limit on unlimited, it is not my home connection (250 down) I’ve tried disabling the firewall, no speed increase. It did go up to 5,000 kbps when I disabled secure on network settings… I’m so lost. If I download two files on separate devices, both devices can reach 1,800kbps at the same time (thus the server is outputting a total of around 25mbits/second) Specs: Duel L5420’s 2 x 1tb HDD 1,000mbps up/down Windows server 2012 VMWARE running on Xenserver 7 I am going crazy… if anyone can help I’ll love you forever. I posted before but no one had any ideas. ---
**Author:** ![cayars](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/cayars/32/6296_2.png) [@cayars](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cayars)\ **Post date:** [March 15, 2017, 10:59pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-utilizing-upload-speed/184673/2 "2017-03-15T22:59:04Z")
Try going back to server version 1.4.2x and see if speeds improve. Many people are finding a few speed issues with 1.4.3x releases. ---
**Author:** ![mattdeezly1996](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/mattdeezly1996/32/22438_2.png) [@mattdeezly1996](https://forums.plex.tv/u/mattdeezly1996)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 1:32am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-utilizing-upload-speed/184673/3 "2017-03-16T01:32:25Z")
> @cayars said: > Try going back to server version 1.4.2x and see if speeds improve. Many people are finding a few speed issues with 1.4.3x releases. I can’t find the old versions anywhere. Is there a special way to do this? ---
**Author:** ![Toranto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@Toranto](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Toranto)\ **Post date:** [March 16, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-utilizing-upload-speed/184673/4 "2017-03-16T12:05:21Z")
Did you tried the last Plex pass release, which was released today? Because they fixed this point: > (Streaming Brain) Rare deadlock estimating client bandwidth. (#6505) Maybe related to your issue? Otherwise you can run your plex server behind a nginx reverse proxy (which i do): [GitHub - toomuchio/plex-nginx-reverseproxy: Configuration to serve Plex Media Center https://plex.tv using Nginx https://nginx.com](https://github.com/toomuchio/plex-nginx-reverseproxy) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\ **Post date:** [January 7, 2020, 10:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-not-utilizing-upload-speed/184673/5 "2020-01-07T22:56:54Z")