# Transcoding only when through remote access

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-only-when-through-remote-access/539965>\
**Category:** General Discussions\
**Created:** [February 9, 2020, 6:33pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-only-when-through-remote-access/539965 "2020-02-09T18:33:39Z")\
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**Post date:** [February 9, 2020, 10:41pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/transcoding-only-when-through-remote-access/539965/8 "2020-02-09T22:41:49Z")

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If your server isn’t powerful enough to transcode that content, try to avoid transcoding at all cost.

Btw… Plex has added a setting to disable transcoding for such scenarios as part of [version 1.18.5.2260](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server/30447/311) (`Settings` \> `Server` \> `Transcoder` \> `Disable video stream transcoding`). However… keep in mind this will cause an error message if the client you’re using isn’t capable to direct play that content.

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