# Transcoding failed, The log is as follows

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [May 28, 2024, 7:00am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-failed-the-log-is-as-follows/878737 "2024-05-28T07:00:35Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 28, 2024, 7:44am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-failed-the-log-is-as-follows/878737/2 "2024-05-28T07:44:16Z")

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Give this a shot. It’s the most common.

> [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/9):
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> Increase the number of directories Linux can monitor (inotify) for PMS The default size of the Linux inotify table is 8192 directories (\*1). When PMS is configured to update automatically when media is added, with properly organized media, especially music, this table rapidly fills and exceeds the default allocation requiring you to increase it. The solution to this is straight forward. Increasing the table size is easy. The first step is to determine how many directories to alloca…

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