NVENC
Running Local AI Alongside Media Services Without Fighting Your GPU
09/02/2026
Run Ollama, Tdarr, Plex, Jellyfin, and Frigate on the same homelab more safely by understanding NVENC, NVDEC, CUDA, VRAM, scheduling, and monitoring.
Direct Play vs Transcoding in Plex and Jellyfin: What the Dashboard Proves
06/22/2026
Use Plex or Jellyfin dashboard and log evidence to isolate container, codec, audio, subtitle, HDR, bitrate, client, and network playback triggers.