Linux Troubleshooting Guide and FAQ

Linux Troubleshooting Guide and FAQ:

Emby Server does not restart from the web interface:

Emby on Linux does not have the built in capability to restart itself. So to restart Emby uses a helper script. The helper script named restart.sh can be found on most distributions at /usr/lib/emby-server. The script can only restart Emby, if it was started by a service manager program such as systemctl, service, or invoke-rc.d. If for some reason the helper script does not successfully restart Emby for you, please check the following:

• Ensure helper script is executable.
• Ensure Emby was started via a service manager.

Will you support Intel QSV on Linux:

Intel QSV on Linux is not widely supported. Yes, Intel has made the media sdk opensource, but it is only available for specific distros and kerenls. It would not be fruitful at this time for the Emby development team to dedicate any time on getting QSV working on Linux, once Intel's media sdk is widely available the decision we be revisited.

What distros and kernel version are supported by Intel QSV:

As of the time of writing, Intel currently official supports QSV on SLES 12 and Centos 7.1.

If I want Intel QSV no matter what, what can I do:

Follow the guidelines from Intel on installing the media sdk on one of the supported platforms. Then follow the ffmpeg compiling guide to enable QSV.