I have hardware transcoding activated. Jellyfin is running on a docker container on ubuntu server. When I try to reduce the resolution and mbps too far I get source error. E.g. with a 2160p source file I can transcode to 1080p 20 mbps but if I try 720 or 1080 10mbps, source error happens. Is this a server side thing or a client side thing? How do I fix this?

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Which client are you using? Are you switching the max bitrate during playback, or while it's paused?

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I'm using the android client. Default settings. I've tried switch the nitrate when paused and also while playing, bur same problem.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

In order to see if it's client-side or server side, let's try another client. Try installing Jellyflix and see if it gives you the same issue when you lower the bitrate

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 months ago

I've finally identified the general problem: /dev/dri is not appearing in the container, so it looks like a docker based server side problem.