In plain English, what all this means is that you’ll want a processor that can support the number of remote users you’ll have on the server. (And we haven’t even gotten to hardware acceleration, which can improve transcoding performance for Plex Pass subscribers, but that’s another article for another day-learning about video encoding is a real “crossing the Rubicon” moment.) One 4K SDR transcode: 12,000 PassMark score.One 1080p transcode: 2,000 PassMark score.One 720p transcode: 1,500 PassMark score.As Plex’s support page notes, a single transcoded stream requires a CPU with the following minimum scores from benchmark program PassMark (PassMark scores measure CPU performance and higher scores are better): Transcoding will rarely be a problem when you’re accessing Plex at home.īut the biggest challenge with transcoding is the CPU horsepower it’ll require from your Plex server. For instance, Plex will have to transcode a video if you’re remotely playing a 4K video on a 720p smartphone. Click on the wrench icon in the upper right corner to access your Settings menu.In the most layman of layman’s terms, transcoding refers to when Plex has to convert a video to play on a new streaming device. The first order of business is to hop into your Plex Media Server via the web-based control panel, located, by default, at local servers IP]:32400. Note: If you’re already offline, you’ll need to locate your configuration files using this Plex help document and then manually edit the value for allowedNetworks to include the address block discussed below. RELATED: 5 Best Plex Alternatives Method One: Disable Plex Authentication on Your Local NetworkĮnabling local access to your Plex server without authentication is a great way to sidestep the internet-based authentication process and use your Plex clients in the way that feels most like you’re used to. But, because of the diverse number of devices people run Plex on, we recommend you refer to this Plex help file to determine where those configuration files are located on your particular device. We’ll mention which things you need to edit in the section below.
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