Where/how do I get the 64bit Plex installer?

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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Sorry for being a noob… but I cant find the 64 bit installer for the Windows Plex media server.
I checked my pc and im running the 32 bit 1.13.0.5023 but i’d like the 64 bit version if it exists?
The download page doesnt let me choose 32 or 64. I’ve searched the forum.
I’m lost. Am I missing something?

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There is no 64 bit PLex server. Plex does not see any reason for two Plex server systems and I actually agree. A system like Plex gains very very little from being 64 bit vs 32 bit.

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Hmmm, thanks for your reply.
I’ve seen a lot of people talking about using 64bit plex for their ‘NAS’ etc and talking about transcoding or optimising speed improvements. Wouldn’t a 64bit windows server gain the same improvements?

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@Silvestrae said:
Hmmm, thanks for your reply.
I’ve seen a lot of people talking about using 64bit plex for their ‘NAS’ etc and talking about transcoding or optimising speed improvements. Wouldn’t a 64bit windows server gain the same improvements?

It is quite doubtful that there would be much if any improvement. The transcoding process really would gain very little in a Windows environment.

The current best ways to improve transcoding in a Windows environment are:

  1. Get your media in a format that direct plays thereby avoiding transcoding altogether.
  2. Make sure you server supports hardware acceleration and enable the same.
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That was true in the past but now with 4K and x265 there would be bigger gains in transcoding then in the past. Also Windows is not going to support 32 bit for ever. Also anyone who is hosting a Plex server is probably not someone who will be running 32 bit software. Eventually they will have to make the move since Microsoft is now closing the biggest issues they had with the 32 bit recommendation and that was Office.

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Also I may not know what I am talking about here but wouldn’t the Plex media scanner run faster scans if it was 64bit. This would be extremely useful when doing an initial new scan in certain environments no?

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Most likely not.
The Plex scanner wouldn’t profit much, if it suddenly had more RAM available or access to ‘wider’ CPU registers.

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