The hardware acceleration is available immediately for media playback. Select a valid hardware acceleration option from the drop-down menu, indicate a device if applicable, and check Enable hardware encoding to enable encoding as well as decoding, if your hardware supports this. Hardware acceleration options can be found in the Admin Dashboard under the Transcoding section of the Playback tab.
QSV uses a modified (forked) version of VA-API and interfaces it with libmfx and their proprietary drivers (list of supported processors for QSV). VA-API is a Video Acceleration API that uses libva to interface with local drivers to provide HWA. Plex media server still works on older hardware but it will automatically disable transcoding if the hardware is insufficient, and playback will suffer and stutter on really old or under-powered hardware.Jellyfin supports hardware acceleration (HWA) of video encoding/decoding using FFMpeg.įFMpeg and Jellyfin can support multiple hardware acceleration implementations such as Intel Quicksync (QSV), AMD AMF and NVIDIA NVENC/NVDEC through Video Acceleration APIs. The more users you expect to be watching at once, the better hardware you want. A great source for troubleshooting NAS installation is Plex. Follow the instructions on how to install the software on the specific NAS manufacturer. If you didn’t download the right server package, go to Plex downloads > Plex Media Server > NAS. In addition to always being on, you’ll want the server computer to have a decent amount of processing power to handle the aforementioned transcoding. To configure Plex on your NAS, make sure that it is compatible with Plex by checking this list. 
There’s no point in having a comprehensive streaming solution for all your personal media needs if, when you go to access it, the content is offline. But regardless of what platform you choose, it’ll have to be a computer that’s always turned on. You can install Plex on Windows, Linux, OS X, and even on dedicated server software like FreeNAS and on NAS hardware like the Synology system (you can see all their supported platforms for the Media Server app here). First and foremost, you need a computer that houses all the files and runs Plex Media Server.
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