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Hardware Transcoding

Why Hardware Transcoding?

Hardware transcoding uses your GPU instead of CPU, providing:

  • Much faster encoding
  • Lower power consumption
  • Support for more simultaneous streams

Intel Quick Sync

For Intel CPUs with integrated graphics.

Docker Setup

Pass through the render device:

devices:
  - /dev/dri:/dev/dri

NVIDIA GPUs

For NVIDIA GeForce or Quadro cards.

Docker Setup

Use the NVIDIA Container Toolkit:

runtime: nvidia
environment:
  - NVIDIA_VISIBLE_DEVICES=all

AMD GPUs

For AMD graphics cards with VCE/VCN support.