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Hey guys, I've used plex in my home for a while but decided to share my collection with a friend. It seems that even when I can get plex to do a direct stream, it still transcodes the audio and he only gets 7.1 channel audio instead of dolby atmos.

Any idea what setting I've got wrong? The file I tested was one I had ran through handbrake, ensuring that I left passthru enabled.

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

Nowadays I'm practically using plexamp far more often than I watch my own video content on Plex. I started using Plex for music about 6 months ago and plexamp has been such a powerhouse of a music app in ways I never expected. I really appreciate the specific DJs they give you with sonic analysis. I've realized it's also made me enjoy buying CDs again, which are especially cheap these days!

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I currently use an Ubuntu distro (Mint) with Plex installed serving media to my local network. I installed docker last night so I can test out some photo hosting services.

Is there a benefit to running Plex through docker vs the traditional method?

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This was originally posted by u/studioleaks on r/PleX but wanted to copy it across in case the subreddit doesn’t come back out of private. Without further ado…

so, this is what you do and bare with me…i struggled until i got this to work…so, this guide will be done using docker

1- before you touch docker, create a text 3 files in notepad titled (config.yml , movies.yml , tv.yml)

2- create a folder called plex meta manager whatever you like

3- place the 3 yml files in that folder

4- download latest docker for plex meta manager

5- to go to your docker and launch the container, go to advance settings, go to volume and select the plex meta manager folder you selected, then the box next to it type “/config/”

6- type in your PUID and PGID (i usually use 1000 for both but do you) and type your TZ

your done for docker, now for the fun stuff, open your config file with any text editor, there is many config files but i will give you what i use

7- paste this into your config.yml but replace all the xxxx with your own info https://pastebin.com/ituvJWdF for trakt just fill the first two boxes and the rest will be filled automatically …also remember to use the correct path names for your library

Note: you might have seen in most guides the reference to - git: meisnate12/MovieCharts , ignore it because for some reason this git shit ruins my setup, just follow my steps if you are noob like me

8- paste this into your movie.yml https://pastebin.com/E62fVjcc which will generate movies collections for all the oscars winning movies, best movies via RT for the years selected, trending movies, popular movies

Note: the lines you see with “#” you need to remove the “#”, the reason i have it is because i already ran the code once for these years and I don’t to waste 30 mins to run every time, i assume there is a better way to do it but imma noob…run it once without the # then return the #

9- paste this into your tv.yml https://pastebin.com/jCY7eUwU, this will give you trending shows, popular shows, and best new shows of 2021

AND YOU ARE DONE !

go to docker container for plex meta manager, double click…go to terminal…go to create…“launch with command” and enter

python plex_meta_manager.py -r

now if you followed everything, the script will run…keep in mind it will run daily at 3 am, this is just to kickstart things…there is many many ways to customize this some more, but for now lets stick with this

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I've recently upgraded my Plex instance to separate out the storage side and the compute side. In general, I couldn't be happier - the compute side is a little HP prodesk with a quicksync-capable CPU, and the results have been phenomenal.

I have one user who has been complaining about stuttering playback when doing Direct Play on a Roku 3 (2015). When they switch to transcoding, it works perfectly. The only time I've seen it, it has been doing a direct stream of MKV -> MPEGTS for the video container with a transcode of DCA 7.1 -> Stereo audio.

Bandwidth is not the issue and they were the only ones streaming at the time.

Do you think the Roku choking on it somehow? My 2017 Shield TV can fully direct play it without issue.

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Ive been wanting to make my own home media server for a bit now along with doing some other things, but how do i do it can i use any tech device as a media server, do i buy a bunch of dvds and digitize them. what exactly are the steps that need to be taken?

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

Been building this server up for about 5 years, adding hard drives as needed.

Running unraid

E5-2698 v3
64gb ddr4 ecc
X99-E WS
P600 for transcoding
10gbit networking w/ 3gbit fibre WAN
15 HDDs of assorted sizes, totally 148TB, 132TB usable

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submitted 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]
 
 

I've uploaded 52 of my favourite prerolls for you to enjoy!

Check out the Plex support article to learn how you can add them into your movie watching experience!

Edit: Dalek.zone (a PeerTube instance) doesn't have a means to download the videos directly, so instead you can use YouTube Downloader and paste the list of links in quafeinum's comment below.

Edit 2: This is another option for downloading. Thank you [email protected]

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It was supposed to be a temporary setup but it's stayed like this for a while.

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Version 1.70.2 has been released for Plex for Mac, Windows, and Linux.

NEW:

Added support for new password requirements.
Discover Together: Add context menu option to share library with friend in Profile page.
Discover Together: Update Social button zero state in the pre-play pages.
Show all friends and accounts in Library Sharing Modal and Watch Together.

FIXED:

(Mac) Fixed application not quitting correctly
Community: Fixed an issue that could cause an infinite spinner in the play button of a Activity page.
Discover Together: Fix View State Sync upsell positioning in Profile page.
Discover Together: Fix remove activity from watch history not refreshing list.
Discover Together: Hide pre-play friends activity when setting is disabled.
Discover Together: Hide social proof zero state in pre-play pages.
Discover Together: Prevent error message when visiting home admin profile.
Fix DVR schedule broken links.
Fix loading spinner in managed account Watch Together modal.
Remove the legacy ‘Plugins’ page from the global app settings.
Removing a Plex Home user causes wrong display list.
Restored the star rating to artist pre play
Search: Fixed wrong poster style for People results in search results page.
Updated device icons for Chrome, Edge, and Firefox.