Technical
Jellyfin 10.11 performance issues: fix them on Proxmox LXC
Jellyfin 10.11 performance issues are usually the inotify watcher limits or a bad transcode path. Here's the exact fix I use on Proxmox LXC.
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ZFS over iSCSI TrueNAS Scale Proxmox: targetcli setup that actually works
ZFS over iSCSI from Proxmox to TrueNAS SCALE fails because SCALE uses LIO, not istgt. Here's the targetcli config and Proxmox storage plugin settings that
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Got inotify poll request in wrong process – disabling inotify: fix it on Proxmox
Got inotify poll request in wrong process - disabling inotify on Proxmox means a process is watching files with inotify but isn't getting the events.
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Got inotify poll request in wrong process – disabling inotify: what it means in Proxmox
The 'got inotify poll request in wrong process - disabling inotify' message is a Perl Linux::Inotify2 warning from Proxmox's forking daemons.
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Shrink LVM-Thin Proxmox: Safe Methods and Dead Ends
Shrinking an LVM-thin pool on Proxmox isn't directly possible. Here's the safe workaround: create a new smaller pool and move your VMs over.
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How to disable the mouse grab and use local cursor only for VirtViewer?
Disable VirtViewer's mouse grab by adding grab-keyboard=off to the remote-viewer config file. Here's the exact setting for Proxmox VMs.
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Change the Proxmox Installer Scaling Mode Default in answer.toml
Set scaling_mode in the global section of answer.toml to permanently change the Proxmox installer's default. Tested in a throwaway VM, it sticks.
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Proxmox SPICE Mouse Acceleration Bug: Fix the Jumpy Cursor
The SPICE mouse acceleration bug on Proxmox VMs makes the cursor jump around. Here's how to fix it by checking the guest agent, tablet mode, and client
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rhel initrd getting corrupted during import: fix it by regenerating with virtio
rhel initrd getting corrupted during import is usually missing virtio drivers. Boot a rescue kernel, run dracut with virtio modules, and the VM boots.
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No such logical volume pve/data (500) after multipath -a: fix Proxmox local-lvm
Running multipath -a breaks Proxmox local-lvm with 'no such logical volume pve/data (500)'. Here's why and how to recover the thin pool.