PMS CPU Usage

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Gandalf1369
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PMS CPU Usage

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Has anyone else had an issue with high CPU usage with the Plex Media Server?? I am using PMS version 1.23.2.4656 and my CPU usage is always very high. I checked it with the resource monitor tab (see attached image) in the NAS desktop and it consistently reads at about 90-100%.
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I know that the version of PMS is not the latest but, honestly, I am a bit reluctant to update it since the last time I updated it took me several days to get the PMS back to where it had been. BTW, Plex is the ONLY app running on the NAS.

Thanks for any insights . .
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Re: PMS CPU Usage

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Are you scanning your large number of files or playing high-definition video when you check the progress?
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Re: PMS CPU Usage

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@TMRyan

No - no scanning and no playing any video whatsoever. This happens while the system, both the NAS and Plex, are totally idle.
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Re: PMS CPU Usage

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As i said, Plex is a third-party app, we have no idea what it is doing there. So I will recommend you try to find support from plex tech team.
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Re: PMS CPU Usage

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Gandalf1369 wrote: 26 Jul 2021, 20:16 @TMRyan

No - no scanning and no playing any video whatsoever. This happens while the system, both the NAS and Plex, are totally idle.
out of interest what is msgcenter showing?
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Re: PMS CPU Usage

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0.1% - see attached . .
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F5-221 with 4x5TB drives in Raid 5 (Plex Media Server, TOS 4.2.40)
F4-220 with 2x8TB, 1x6TB in JBOD (Docker, PiHole, Uptime-Kuma, tnfsd-x64, TOS 5.1.123)
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