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Some users complain that a process called Client Server Runtime is showing high GPU usage. The process is consuming 40-50% of the GPU making it really hard for them to run Graphics-intensive programs ...

PlexWatch is a Discord bot that brings your Plex media server to life with a real-time dashboard. Monitor active streams, track SABnzbd downloads, and check server uptime—all directly in your Discord ...

The idea is that the entire system is 'modular.' That meaning that I can tweak a handful of library variables to best suit the media I want to transcode. For example, some pieces of media I might only ...