Server Version#: 4.125.1 Hi everyone, I run my Plex server on an Intel Nuc 11 and I recently switched from Windows 11 to Ubuntu 24.04. I installed the snap version of Plex server. Now the plex media scan process runs every night. In settings → server I have these settings: Scan my library autom…

Settings - Server - Scheduled Tasks Update all libraries during maintenance You might want to adapt the the period for the maintenance to your usage pattern. Move it to a time where you aren’t sleeping beside the machine, but aren’t usually also not using the server to watch something.

Thank you very much for the super quick reply. This setting was off but the scheduled tasks have to be the solution. I haven’t even looked into them, I feel quite dumb now :woozy_face: I will play around with them and update this post tomorrow.

[image] bak203: Ubuntu 24.04 FYI, there are problems with hardware acceleration on 24.04. Plex is working with Intel on the necessary driver updates. [image] Ubuntu 24.04 & HW transcoding Desktops & Laptops ALL: For those of you considering immediately…

[image] bak203: I installed the snap version of Plex server. A snap installation of Plex Media Server cannot use hardware accelerated transcoding & tone mapping, as snaps are isolated from the hardware and operating system. It is possible to transfer a snap installation to a native Linux ins…

Well, no scans last night :slightly_smiling_face: @FordGuy61 Thank you for the explainations and links, I already bookmarked them. I just tried transcoding a 4k HDR file to 1080p 8Mbps and as you said HW acceleration didn’t work. At least I think it didn’t, my CPU was at 90+% but the quality was …

[image] bak203: At least I think it didn’t Plex Dashboard → Now Playing + Expanded View You’ll see an (hw) if the transcode is hardware accelerated. There are two parts to a transcode, decoding from the current format and encoding to the desired format. Both parts can be hardware accelerat…

Thanks @FordGuy61 very interesting. Is there a situation when only the de- or the encode has hardware acceleration? And what happens if one process is way faster than the other?

[image] bak203: Is there a situation when only the de- or the encode has hardware acceleration? It can happen, but is not common. An example would be using an older GPU that does not support HEVC video. The decode would happen in software and the encode would happen using the GPU. It could…

Ubuntu 24.04: Plex Media Scan runs every night

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FordGuy61 May 19, 2024, 5:48pm 4

FYI, there are problems with hardware acceleration on 24.04. Plex is working with Intel on the necessary driver updates.

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