To see if you have a compatible CPU, check this table from wikipedia: In my case, I did not need one of these so wait until the end to see if you do. However, in some cases there must be a video cable plugged into your machine for this to work and if you want to run your server without having it connected to a monitor, you’ll have to use some kind of HDMI display emulator dongle. A compatible motherboard - If your motherboard has video out ports on it and you set up your server with the onboard graphics you should have no problems here.Most newer Intel CPUs should have this, with varying capabilities for which video codecs they can transcode. Quick Sync Capable CPU - Your CPU must contain Intel’s Quick Sync Video core.Plex Pass - Hardware Accelerated Streaming is a paid Plex Pass only feature.There are 3 requirements for this set up. If you’re familiar with Plex and Unraid, feel free to skip straight to the TL DR at the bottom. Using Hardware-Accelerated Streaming | Plex Support And if you use the same computer for both work and play, hardware acceleration uses less processing power during video streaming, giving you back the speed you need. When hardware acceleration is turned on, Plex Media Server will use the dedicated video decoder and encoder hardware support in your computer/device to convert videos, letting you stream HD or 4K video more smoothly and stream to more devices at once. To convert videos faster and with less processing power, you can turn on Hardware-Accelerated Streaming in Plex Media Server. Here is a quick snippet Plex Support explaining it:
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I am not going to go in depth about what Hardware Accelerated Streaming is, but this will be a quick guide on how to implement it if you have a compatible Intel CPU. How to Setup Hardware-Accelerated Streaming in Plex with Intel Quick Sync on Unraid
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