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description: "Discussion on \"Is Jellyfin really using your GPU? A six-rung ladder to prove it on Proxmox\". A transcoding setting that says QSV proves nothing. Pass an Intel iGPU into an unprivileged Proxmox container the way the Jellyfin docs recommend, then climb six checks until intel_gpu_top shows the Video engine working."
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# [Is Jellyfin really using your GPU? A six-rung ladder to prove it on Proxmox](https://homelabtherightway.hashnode.dev/is-jellyfin-really-using-your-gpu-a-six-rung-ladder-to-prove-it-on-proxmox?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=feed)

A transcoding setting that says QSV proves nothing. Pass an Intel iGPU into an unprivileged Proxmox container the way the Jellyfin docs recommend, then climb six checks until intel\_gpu\_top shows the Video engine working.

Oct 16 · 7 min read · homelabtherightway.hashnode.dev  
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