# Remote Optimize? Optimize a server's media using another active server's resources

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-optimize-optimize-a-servers-media-using-another-active-servers-resources/589068>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [May 12, 2020, 4:01am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-optimize-optimize-a-servers-media-using-another-active-servers-resources/589068 "2020-05-12T04:01:48Z")\
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**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:** [May 12, 2020, 9:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/remote-optimize-optimize-a-servers-media-using-another-active-servers-resources/589068/2 "2020-05-12T09:46:15Z")

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Very similar request: [Distributed Transcoding/Scaling](https://forums.plex.tv/t/distributed-transcoding-scaling/76681/1)

Consider closing this thread and vote on the other instead, in order to prevent spreading the votes across several threads.

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