# Plex won't use hardware transcoding (Ubuntu) **URL:** \ **Category:** Plex Media Server\ **Tags:** server-linux\ **Created:** [January 25, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-use-hardware-transcoding-ubuntu/828202 "2023-01-25T15:19:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![cont1923](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/f07891/32.png) [@cont1923](https://forums.plex.tv/u/cont1923)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 3:19pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-use-hardware-transcoding-ubuntu/828202/1 "2023-01-25T15:19:15Z")
I am on Ubuntu 20.04 and using a Mini PC with an Intel Celeron N5105. I have a Plex Pass. iGPU is set to “enabled” in my BIOS, hardware transcoding is enabled in Plex’s settings but Plex is refusing to use it. It only uses software transcoding which makes videos constantly buffer and pushes the CPU to 100%. Does anyone know what to do about this? Is there a way to force Plex to utilise HW transcoding? When choosing “convert automatically” in my Android clients settings I see the “HW” next to the transcoding information for a second but then it disappears ☹ ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-use-hardware-transcoding-ubuntu/828202/2 "2023-01-25T17:51:12Z")
You already have another thread running on this topic with linux specific responses, so I’ll close this one. I’ll also re-tag the other thread to linux from windows. > [@Intel N5105 can't handle single 4K transcode](https://forums.plex.tv/t/intel-n5105-cant-handle-single-4k-transcode/828157): > > I bought a Mini PC with 16GB RAM, a 500GB SSD and the Intel Celeron N5105 because of [this post](https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/tx0az4/celeron_jasper_lake_n5105_is_maybe_the_ideal) praising its performance. But unfortunately my experience was extremely disappointing. I am running the PC on Windows and it can’t handle transcoding even a single 4K file. The CPU ramps up to 100% and the video keeps buffering on my client (Android). Why is my experience so different compared to the other person? Why can’t 240€ of hardware handle even one 4K transcode? frowning My 70€ Fujitsu Futr… ---
**Author:** ![FordGuy61](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/22d042/32.png) [@FordGuy61](https://forums.plex.tv/u/FordGuy61)\ **Post date:** [January 25, 2023, 5:51pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-wont-use-hardware-transcoding-ubuntu/828202/3 "2023-01-25T17:51:23Z")