ChutneyBadger

Sorry to bump my own thread but id love to try and get this sorted before I go on holiday tomorrow. Ive tried using a different plex docker and.created a brand new server but unfortunately the problem persists so it seems like it must be Unraid causing the issue?

I have an Intel Alder Lake iGPU and for some reason transcoding is no longer working. I upgrade to 6.12.2 on release day but have only just attempted to transcode a file. Direct play still works fine but if something needs transcoding i get a playback error about their being no transcoding engine available (or something to that effect). I have changed any settings in the Hotio Plex Docker or the settings within Plex itself and when I open a terminal and go "cd /dev/dri/" and then "ls" i still see "card0 renderD128" so everything looks like it should work. I've exhausted all my limited Unraid skills so i'm a bit clueless as to what's gone wrong. If anyone could help me out i'd really appreciate it. Thanks.

I'd like to upgrade my aging Plex server to something capable of handling 2 transcoding streams (4k to 1080p mostly) but i'm not sure what combination of CPU/mobo/RAM will provide best value for money. All I really know is that I need an Intel CPU with Quicksync. I'll be re-using my disks, NVME, PSU etc. My absolute max budget is £300 and i'd be very grateful for any suggestions. Thanks.

I only have a very basic Unraid setup that I use as a Plex server and to run sonarr, radarr etc. I had been using the Nordvpn container but that has stopped working and I can’t figure out how to get the Nordlynx container to work. I’ve read through the forum thread for the Nordvpn container but most of the guides and advice goes over my head as I really don’t understand much about networking, linux, bashing, etc., literally everything I’ve done with my server I’ve accomplished by following youtube guides. My Nordvpn subscription ends soon so I can easily switch to a different provider. My requirements really are just great speeds and a docker container that’s easy to configure that I can route my *arr and sabnzbd containers through. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks for the advice guys. Would you mind letting me know if this motherboard would be a good companion for an i3-12100?

Things won’t get any more taxing than a single transcode although it will be a 4k HDR video.

I’m wanting to upgrade my hardware for decent Plex transcoding and I’m wondering if i should still go with 12th gen Intel despite the current issues with Igpu transcoding. I could live with software transcoding until the issues are sorted rather than going with 10th gen or something which will work straight away. Any advice would be great, thanks.

I put my first and only NAS together about 7 years ago using some old gaming hardware with a single 3tb drive and i've only ever used it as a Plex server + Sonarr, Radarr, Sabnzb. I've never had a parity drive because i've always been a tight budget and I can always reacquire my media should I lose it all. I'm about to upgrade to a 4K HDR TV (current one is 1080p) and my 3tb drive isn't going to cut it any more and I want to replace it with something around 8tb. The reason I say "replace" and not "add to" is that my current drive (WD Red) is LOUD AF and I'm in the unfortunate position of having to have my NAS in my TV room as i live in a ridiculously small place. I know there's no such thing as a silent mechanical hard drive but it'd be nice to have one a bit quieter. I've been looking at the Seagate IronWolf 8tb as that is pretty much my max budget but if anyone has any other suggestions i'd really appreciate it. Thanks

I’m very much an Unraid noob and everything I’ve done as far as setting up my server and installing a few dockers I’ve used tutorials on youtube. My server is an extremely simple two drive setup which I use as a Plex server and general backup of files. My current CPU is an Intel G3258 3.2ghz, motherboard is this MSI H81I and 8gb RAM. I’ve just inherited an old gaming machine with an Intel I5-2550k, this Gigabyte motherboard, 16gb RAM and a GTX970. I would just like to know if there is any sense in moving my server over to this gaming hardware for what is essentially just a Plex server. Thanks

I've only just installed and configured the Nordvpn container and all is working well. However, i also get the same message as Nexius2 in the post above migrating to nordlynx and i'm not sure if supposed to be using a different container.