Plex - GPU is showing, transcoding not working because of CUDA not found #8976
Description
✅ Have you read and understood the above guidelines?
yes
📜 What is the name of the script you are using?
Plex Media Server
📂 What was the exact command used to execute the script?
bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/community-scripts/ProxmoxVE/main/ct/plex.sh)"
⚙️ What settings are you using?
- Default Settings
- Advanced Settings
🖥️ Which Linux distribution are you using?
Ubuntu 24.04
📈 Which Proxmox version are you on?
pve-manager/8.4.14/b502d23c55afcba1 (running kernel: 6.8.12-16-pve)
📝 Provide a clear and concise description of the issue.
So I followed the guide provided here: https://www.derekseaman.com/2023/04/proxmox-plex-lxc-with-alder-lake-transcoding.html
which is mostly default settings, I'm using the Privileged container type.
All is working fine and was easy to setup.
My GPU is showing up in plex, but the transcoding isn't working :(
🔄 Steps to reproduce the issue.
use the script and have a GPU with the following config file:
# plex Configuration File
# Generated on Sat Nov 1 05:47:48 PM CET 2025
CT_TYPE="0"
DISK_SIZE="16"
CORE_COUNT="4"
RAM_SIZE="512"
VERBOSE="no"
PW="admin"
#CT_ID=101
HN="plex"
BRG="vmbr0"
NET="dhcp"
IPV6_METHOD="auto"
# Set this only if using "IPV6_METHOD=static"
#IPV6STATIC="fd00::1234/64"
GATE="none"
APT_CACHER_IP="none"
MTU="1500"
SD="none"
NS="none"
MAC="none"
VLAN="none"
SSH="yes"
SSH_AUTHORIZED_KEY=""
TAGS="community-script;media"
ENABLE_FUSE="yes"
ENABLE_TUN="no"
❌ Paste the full error output (if available).
Nov 01, 2025 21:58:56.111 [133120980257592] ERROR - [Req#284/Transcode] ClientProfileExtra: missing or invalid type parameter
Nov 01, 2025 21:58:56.114 [133120980257592] ERROR - [Req#284/Transcode] [FFMPEG] - Cannot load libcuda.so.1
Nov 01, 2025 21:58:56.114 [133120980257592] ERROR - [Req#284/Transcode] [FFMPEG] - Could not dynamically load CUDA
🖼️ Additional context (optional).
No response