I upgraded from Ubuntu 18.04, where Plex worked perfectly well for a long time now, to Ubuntu 18.10. After upgrading, I noticed that Plex is now hogging one CPU-core at 100% at all times – it’s literally not doing anything actively, there is no one watching anything, there is no scanning going on, n…

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Ubuntu 18.10, Plex hogging 100% of a CPU-core 24/7 when idle

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Yes, it’s caused by UPnP in 1.14.1 or later. Either disable UPnP on your router or install 1.14.0 or earlier PMS.

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Ubuntu 18.10, Plex hogging 100% of a CPU-core 24/7 when idle

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