itsmynewname 0 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Ok so I have a server setup . I put a playlist on for live TV but the bandwidth is being used on the server itself and not ftom the playlist source for the users . How do I change this so the users take the bandwidth from the playlist source and not ftom the actual server that emby is set on. I can do this with plex no issue so what is different with emby that is not allowing this or small I doing something wrong? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37251 Posted March 4, 2017 Share Posted March 4, 2017 Hi, can you please discuss an example? Please provide the information requested in how to report a media playback issue: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/790-how-to-report-a-problem/?view=getnewpost Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmynewname 0 Posted March 5, 2017 Author Share Posted March 5, 2017 Hi luke it's not a playback issue. What I'm trying to explain is I put a playlist up on emby which I feed from say a 10gb server with the relevant software on. So with plex that would pass through to those watching. With emby it doesn't seem to pass through but instead then uses the bandwidth from the server that emby is installed on. We noticed this from client logs on the server. So instead of having 10gb bandwidth it's reduced to the 500mb or whatever the relevant server that emby is on. So my question is am I doing something wrong or is this indeed how emby passes on the playlist? Seems very strange . Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37251 Posted March 5, 2017 Share Posted March 5, 2017 I understand, but the information requested above is what we will need in order to help learn why that is happening. thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Hi luke it's not a playback issue. What I'm trying to explain is I put a playlist up on emby which I feed from say a 10gb server with the relevant software on. So with plex that would pass through to those watching. With emby it doesn't seem to pass through but instead then uses the bandwidth from the server that emby is installed on. We noticed this from client logs on the server. So instead of having 10gb bandwidth it's reduced to the 500mb or whatever the relevant server that emby is on. So my question is am I doing something wrong or is this indeed how emby passes on the playlist? Seems very strange . Thanks Set up the optional network path substitution for each library so your clients access the media directly (direct play). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37251 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 Set up the optional network path substitution for each library so your clients access the media directly (direct play). While this is good advice, it doesn't relate to Live TV bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mastrmind11 717 Posted March 6, 2017 Share Posted March 6, 2017 While this is good advice, it doesn't relate to Live TV bandwidth. You are correct, forgot the OP was asking about TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsmynewname 0 Posted March 8, 2017 Author Share Posted March 8, 2017 Well here's my thoughts. You guys at emby ask for over 2000 dollars a year extra to allow us to add upto 1000 clients to the emby server. Yet you can't just explain why the bandwidth is being taken from the server emby is on rather than the servers the playlist comes from. You guys developed it as an alternative to plex , with clearly in mind to making money out of it which I'm happy to pay to put my clients on if it works as it should. So realistically I shouldn't be in a position to have to offer any other information. It clearly doesn't work like plex does in taking the playlist feed from the actual location it came ftom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jdiesel 1114 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 The server repackages the stream in a compatible container to allow for recording, pausing, rewinding and transcoding the stream. It doesn't pass the link through to the client. This means that the server's bandwidth is used for remote playback as everything passes through the server. For many this is a feature and an improvement over Plex, for others this is a negative thing because it uses bandwidth. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37251 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 I'm happy to look at resolving this if we can go over an example. If you'd like to do it over PM then please feel free to send me a private message. Thanks ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceboy 2505 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 Again this needs to be optional, I'm with @@Jdiesel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcook 266 Posted March 8, 2017 Share Posted March 8, 2017 (edited) I think there should be an option to just pass the live stream on to the client without doing anything to it. I can see benfits in both situations. Edited March 8, 2017 by dcook 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spaceboy 2505 Posted March 9, 2017 Share Posted March 9, 2017 True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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