Running 2 Plex PMS instances on the same NAS
My Synology NAS (DS412+ with intel chip) is the only compute platform in my house which is always ON. Therefore this is where I have my PMS. I use several clients (Plex windows app, Plex for iOS, Plex...
View ArticleZero-day FFmpeg vuln - does it affect plex?
I know the transcoder is based on ffmpeg - does this vuln affect plex at all? http://news.softpedia.com/news/zero-day-ffmpeg-vulnerability-lets-anyone-steal-files-from-remote-machines-498880.shtml
View ArticleCover art location
So I recently got my Plex server running on a headless Debian Linux box. So where is Plex storing the image files for the cover art? My movies are stored at /home/username/Videos/Movies-Secure.
View ArticleFeature Request: Enable file sharing in iOS 8.3
I really make use of Plex's sync feature pretty often. While it's very convenient to have my media directly playable through the app and browse through it like my actual library, I actually will watch...
View ArticleWhy not let the plex permanently save optimized version when they are...
I've wondered why, if my computer needs to transcode on the fly. Why isn't there an option to permanently store that within the new optimized version settings? While I have plenty of CPU power. I use...
View ArticleLimit bandwidth or even see what they are set to?
Is there seriously still no way to force/limit users to a lower setting or even seeing what setting they are using? I am currently at the whim of whatever setting my users set and have no way of even...
View ArticleFile Formats that can be Directly Played by Plex?
Dear Forum Members As some of you may know, Plex (PMS) can directly play MP4 and MP3 files without transcoding via a Roku smart box and I am aware that some FLV can be played this way as well. So, the...
View ArticlePlex database modification - Moving media the right/wrong way
People ask all the time about moving media content. I think the reason they ask is because I think this article is misleading:...
View ArticleFeature Request: Spotify, Amazon, Google Music integration
Hello, I have carried out a quick search but couldn't find this specific request. I have a lot of media stored on my Netgear ReadyNas which is great but I also have several other 'music' accounts....
View ArticleThrottle offline optimization (transcode)
I often (read always) want to start an offline optimization but I want to reserve CPU for other tasks. It'd be very useful if I could manually set the plex transcoder to use, say, 50% CPU at maximum...
View ArticleQuestion about naming convention when organising library
Hi I have used Plex for a while now and its usually pretty good at finding the correct info for the movie/tv series, I usually just have to tweak the title by adding the year or whatever if it fails....
View ArticleChannels install themselves?
Hey everyone not sure if this is the right section, but when I load plex I always find one random channel installed that I never installed when I go to uninstall it says error then I close plex and re...
View ArticleFeature Request: device limit per user account on Multi-User feature
hi, I recently shared content of my account with friends, but I soon realized they shared their account with many other people. If I put up a filter by IP, it puts a limit at Plex services. (dynamic...
View ArticleMerging/Poster covers missing
Hey everyone I have season 1,2 of Ray Donovan which show under just one poster file, but there is another section for Ray Donovan for season 3 is there anyone to merge them into one so there not...
View ArticleTwo Small Features to Fix Incorrect Databases
Sometimes something weird happens during the production of a show, and the episodes end up airing in an order other than the official one. (Firefly, Steven Universe, etc.) This becomes a problem when...
View Article[Feature Request] Intel Quick Sync Video
FFMPEG now has support for Intel Quick Sync Video: https://trac.ffmpeg.org/ticket/2591 (comment 8) It's Linux and Windows only due to the Intel SDK requirement but can this patch be merged into the...
View ArticleLocal server-side account system
Please see: http://forums.plex.tv/discussion/comment/1122119#Comment_1122119 I'd like to have the option to store all the account data on my own server rather than on the Plex servers (for privacy...
View ArticleFeature Request: Composer Field
Just a request for a composer field. I had posted this somewhere else, and was recommended to try here. I understand that classical music metadata is a challenge, but the addition of a composer field...
View ArticlePlex for Playstation 5.1 AAC audio issues
I installed the Playstation clients on my PS3 and PS4. Everything works great but files with 5.1 AAC audio! The center channel audio is coming out of the right speaker. I have other files with AC3...
View Article[Feature Request] Lifx or other smart light integration
The original post is here (https://plus.google.com/+OliverHamilton/posts/QwY9WSzB3RG) but I'll copy it below and expand a little. +Plex feature request: +LIFX integration.Use case:I link Lifx...
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