Transcoding uses the disk to store small segments of video and audio files. Usually only a buffered portion is stored of about 100-300 MB Since i have 16 GB of RAM in my server, it would ideally be better to buffer into RAM instead of wasting my harddrive / SSD !!!! 5 clients would therefore…

jkiel: I know that i could install RAMDisk and setup a 2 GB drive and use that as temp dir - but for everyone else who either don't want to or 'cant' it would be nicer if PMS could do it automatically. also - there need to be a bit of throttling so that the disk doesn't run out of space... I've n…

I know that i could install RAMDisk and setup a 2 GB drive and use that as temp dir - but for everyone else who either don't want to or 'cant' it would be nicer if PMS could do it automatically. The easiest way for PMS to implement it, without heavy modification of FFMPEG, is probably what I p…

Yea my 16gb of ram is largely underutilized and 3tb hard drive is super slow so +1

+1 Yes use my RAM! There is enough available. :wink:

If I were to set up a RAM disk, how do I make Plex use it ONLY FOR TRANSCODING? Edit: Answered my own question. You can set the temp directory used by the transcoder in: Settings->Server->Transcoder->Advanced->Transcoder temporary directory

Super slow compared to RAM, but plenty fast enough to contain the I/O required for a few streams of transcoded streaming at once. Regardless, I wouldn't complain of the option. Yea my 16gb of ram is largely underutilized and 3tb hard drive is super slow so +1

Request for PMS: Use my RAM !

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Request for PMS: Use my RAM !

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