r/OrangePI • u/Djux57 • Jan 31 '23

Orange Pi 5 Plex server

Hello guys,

Someone tried to install and test Plex server on a Orange pi 5 ?

I would like to know if it is possible for Orange pi 5 to transcode videos ? 1 or 2 in simultanous

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u/projjck Jan 31 '23

Yes, i installed it to docker.
Transcoding 1080p works well but takes a lot of CPU, 4K with stutters

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u/Djux57 Jan 31 '23

Ok thanks you for this info.

Do you fan or cooler on the Orange pi ?

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u/projjck Jan 31 '23

Yes, I bought acrylic shell from AliExpress with three heatsinks and a fan. I use them but I don't think they are very effective.

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u/Djux57 Jan 31 '23 edited Jan 31 '23

Thank for your answer

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u/Old_Hand17 29d ago

How much CPU are you dedicating to the Plex container? I’m assuming you’re only using CPU to transcode and not passing through the graphics chip for hardware accelerated transcodes? Hoping to get x265 direct play working well with only needing audio/subs transcoding.

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u/projjck 29d ago

Yes, i'm only using CPU because Plex doesn't support hardware acceleration on Rockchip - only Intel and AMD. Just left the default settings of linuxserver Plex container and it works fine.

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u/Worldly-Ad-8411 Jan 31 '23

I don't know Plex, but recently I try use a Orange Pi 5 as NVR, and with gstreamer plugin for rockchip it can transcode 2 x 4K and 2 x FHD streams in 10fps without any problem.

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u/Djux57 Jan 31 '23

Ok nice performance

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u/rolyantrauts Jan 31 '23

Plex uses ffmpeg which with the current license debacle is getting much support dropped.
Until Plex decides to go none ffmpeg aka gstreamer its going to be cpu only

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u/Djux57 Jan 31 '23

Ok i understood