# Waiting time between episodes

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/waiting-time-between-episodes/751260>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [October 17, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/waiting-time-between-episodes/751260 "2021-10-17T11:51:27Z")\
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**Author:** ![Altamir-Souza](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/f6c823/32.png) [@Altamir-Souza](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Altamir-Souza)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 11:51am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/waiting-time-between-episodes/751260/1 "2021-10-17T11:51:27Z")

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Server Version#: 4.63.0  
Player Version#: 4.63.0  
Hello friends,  
I’m running Plex Media Server on a Debian 8 and would like to know if there is a possibility to manipulate the timeout between one episode and another  
I want to decrease the waiting time, which file should I change

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [October 17, 2021, 12:02pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/waiting-time-between-episodes/751260/2 "2021-10-17T12:02:50Z")

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You currently cannot change that. With auto-play enabled, there’s always the fixed count-down period between episodes.

That being said… there’s an existing feature suggestion asking for an option to change that parameter.

> [@Make the Play Next countdown timer user adjustable](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-the-play-next-countdown-timer-user-adjustable/595408):
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> Would it be possible in future builds to make the count down timer on the playing next screen be adjusted in the settings. The default is 15 seconds, the way I use the player this is a little annoying. I’d love to be able to set it to just play the next video with out interruption or be able to set it to 1 second. I realize there may be a bit of delay as it ques up and caches the next video but that would much better than the typical 30 - 45 second delay I was seeing. Thank you

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2022, 12:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/waiting-time-between-episodes/751260/3 "2022-01-15T12:03:49Z")

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