3 simple Plex settings that instantly fixed my buffering issues
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Three Plex settings changes can eliminate buffering in a self-hosted media library: setting streaming quality limits to match your upload speed, enabling Direct Play and Direct Stream to avoid unnecessary transcoding (plus hardware acceleration on the server), and configuring port forwarding so clients connect directly to your server instead of through a slower relay.
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Change your streaming quality limitsOnly transcode when you need toSet the right network settingsSort: