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limit plex media server cpu usage on os x
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throttle-plex.sh
#!/bin/bash
# limit plex media server cpu usage, especially plex transcoder
# on os x (works on el capitan)
#
# prerequisite: install cpulimit
# brew install cpulimit
#
# arguments:
# -l 100 limits plex cpu usage to around 30-40 % on a mac mini
# running lots of other processen
# -i includes children (as plex transcoder)
# command: get Plex Media Server PID and run cpulimit with it
/usr/bin/pgrep 'Plex Media Server' | /usr/bin/xargs sudo /usr/local/bin/cpulimit -l 100 -i -p
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