Search Very Slow (3 minute response)

[kingom 14]

On 7/26/2026 at 7:17 PM, Luke said:

The browser also has added cancellation of the previous search when you add another letter, and now this cancellation makes it all the way up to the database query. This helps a lot.

 But not all apps can do that and some of the ones that can haven’t gotten a store update with it yet:

In the past, search was working with the LG App.
Problems started when updating the Server to 4.9.1.90

[Rumzzz 66]

New beta dropped with search improvements!! Will vigorously test soon 

 

[bandit8623 251]

22 minutes ago, Rumzzz said:

New beta dropped with search improvements!! Will vigorously test soon 

 

vigorous searches!!

[Chillout 122]

With .21 beta still experiencing long searches that make the server unresponsive.

searching: star wars    - results are immediate

searching for: war  -spinning circle for minutes causing server to lag

I dont mind searches that take long, I don't  like how one user can cause problems for everyone else.

 

 

Edited July 30 by Chillout

[Rumzzz 66]

@Chilloutare you on 4.10.0.21?

I'm also still running into server locking searches (both single and multi word) for a handful of my tests, although it seems less often than before. 

Certain searches that block the server will eventually bring back results if I wait long enough or try enough times. Once results return for a problematic search phrase, subsequent searches for the same phrase seen to return more reliably (cached?).

I think we have 2 different issues people are reporting here:

1) Search queries aren't efficient / take too long

2) Querying the database causes all sessions to lock up

Edited July 30 by Rumzzz

[Luke 42860]

How does 4.10.0.22 compare?

[Chillout 122]

I dont notice much change.... .some 22 searches still lock up the server for other users.

searching for:  black mirror  -near instant results

searching for: black   -locks things up for  ~60sec until it shows results

 

[Rumzzz 66]

I appreciate the recent work on this.

In my initial testing of 22 I do feel a moderate improvement, but still a handful of searches (mostly small/common words) will timeout, and will hold up the server while searching (although the timeout limit seems to be reduced, leading to less time blocking the server for others).

I do like the recently searched section though! Not sure when that was added, but it does seem to have a few issues I can post in a different thread. The loading of this list alone takes almost 15 seconds for me, so that kinda seems like it might add to the timeouts if a search happens before this list loads.

I'm still continuing to test and collect feedback from my other users.

Edited August 2 by Rumzzz

[Napsterbater 41]

Web UI seems ok on .22, from Android App still seems to lock up the server for others.

[blinky 6]

I ended up installing the stable 4.9.50 version and searching works as expected now, no lockups at all so I'll be sticking to it for now

 

Also my hardware is 

AMD ryzen 5 5600x with 16gb ram running windows 11 pro, and about 84tb of storage which most of the drives are full, I need more storage soon so expensive atm

[crash1015 9]

On 8/2/2026 at 4:35 PM, blinky said:

I ended up installing the stable 4.9.50 version and searching works as expected now, no lockups at all so I'll be sticking to it for now

 

Also my hardware is 

AMD ryzen 5 5600x with 16gb ram running windows 11 pro, and about 84tb of storage which most of the drives are full, I need more storage soon so expensive atm

So does this mean I need to reinstall? I'm using 4.9.50 and I'm still having issues. I just don't want to reinstall unless it's certainly going to fix it. 

[Rumzzz 66]

Looking at the release notes on git, looks like 4.9.1.80 was the introduction of the fuzzy-search changes (Improve results of multi-word searches), so I'm assuming any version previous to this one will not have the issue.

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Releases/releases#release-4.9.1.80

[crash1015 9]

14 hours ago, Rumzzz said:

Looking at the release notes on git, looks like 4.9.1.80 was the introduction of the fuzzy-search changes (Improve results of multi-word searches), so I'm assuming any version previous to this one will not have the issue.

https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Emby.Releases/releases#release-4.9.1.80

Downgrading from what i have now sounds like a daunting task. Won't the database have issues?

[Rumzzz 66]

1 hour ago, crash1015 said:

Downgrading from what i have now sounds like a daunting task. Won't the database have issues?

Yes, which is exactly what's preventing myself from downgrading, because the database changes typically require a clean install. 

You can try a dirty install of an older version (after you've backup up your system folder), but do so at your own risk with no guarantees.

[Rumzzz 66]

New beta 4.10.0.23 seems promising! Did a quick handful of searches and so far they all came back within ~15 seconds, some near instantly!

I've got much more in-depth testing I will do later, but would love to hear from others.

Edited 54 minutes ago by Rumzzz