linux

  1. vagaus

    Hardware encoding support on Ubuntu 25.04

    Hi. I'm trying to configure OBS to use hardware encoding with no success. Before I continue, I must make it clear that: I am not an experienced Linux user :( My knowledge on graphics cards are also not very good :( So any help is highly appreciated. My understanding is that if I had hardware...
  2. Marvin1099

    OBS Python Auto Recording Mover 2025-11-18

    Auto Recording Mover Automatically moves video recordings from OBS Studio into uniquely named folders based on the current active window title. Supports path translation (e.g., from mounted network shares), shorthand mappings to clean up folder names, and custom window tracking commands (useful...
  3. YutoDev

    OBS crashes during SRT Media Source reconnection

    Hello, I'm running OBS 32.0.2 in a Docker container (LinuxServer WebTop image) as a 24/7 for my own remote IRL streaming. OBS crashes randomly throughout the day, and I suspect it might be related to my SRT Media Source constantly trying to reconnect when the mobile stream is offline. Setup: -...
  4. O

    [Linux][NVIDIA] obs-browser Always disables HW acceleration when GL_VERSION contains "NVIDIA"

    Trying to run headless OBS on: Ubuntu 24.04, kernel 6.12.27 OBS 32.0.0 obs-browser 2.26.1 – CEF 127.0.6533.120 Xorg 1.21 NVIDIA L40S, driver 570.124.06 X11 + EGL But can't get hardware acceleration to work with the obs-browser. I keep hitting the error: Coming from code below that simply...
  5. vladcvs

    AstroStream

    Plugin adds support of INDIlib, platform for astrophotography. A lot of astro-cameras don't have standard interface like UVC and require special vendor-provided drivers. On linux, these drivers are integrated into INDIlib platform, so with this plugin you can use any camera, which is supported...
  6. magoygoh

    HIGH CPU LOAD

    Hello everyone! I’m a user of the Zorin OS 17 system (recently migrated) and I stream using OBS Studio. I noticed that, unlike on Windows where I used to get at most 12% CPU usage, on Zorin OS OBS is reaching around 20%. I believe this is not normal. I'm using ffmpeg's AMD Radeon settings and...
  7. Dankov

    Help with recording settings for video games on 1080p 60fps.

    Hello, I just installed obs and ffmpeg on my linux and wanted to set up obs for capturing video games on 1080p 60fps. The thing is that I am not entirely sure what settings to use. I played around and though of this settings but I don't know if they are optimal. If someone has any ideas for...
  8. H

    Audio Sync issue with CachyOS

    hello, ive found a issue with audio playback, overtime audio slowly delays from the video and i have 0 clue what causes this issue ive tried changing sample-rate, audio monitoring devices, and even down to changing different audio input types including using plugins for native pipewire, i did a...
  9. notruthsaga

    hided minimized windows under capture (31.1.1)

    hallo. a recent update has changed this function, where now minimized windows are not hidden from the recorder when minimized, and have to be hidden directly thru the 'hide/show' toggle for each capture source. I have looked in configuration and there is no option for 'capture/do not capture...
  10. Q

    The Usage of dGPU (Nvidia) Freezes My Webcam While Recording/Streming (I Beg For Help)

    Hello, I have a bit of a long story, and I'll try to keep it as short as possible. I've visited every forum, tried every setting, I'm exhausted, exhausted, and I want to cry. Please help me. First, let me share my system information: I'm using CachyOS. I'm using an MSI laptop. I have an Intel...
  11. Paul Williamson

    Problem with virtualbox on openSUSE Leap 15.6

    Hello! I need your help. I’m using Linux openSUSE Leap 15.6. Last night, I was working on a virtual machine when the power suddenly went out. After this unexpected shutdown, I can no longer start my Windows 10 virtual machine in VirtualBox 7.0. It contains very important files. Based on the...
  12. F

    OBS Lua Linux Play Sound on Save Replay Buffer With Volume Control 2025-07-08

    This is just an edit of an edit of the plugin by upgradeQ and Gima. Originally edited by cwypt to add the feature of changing the audio file's volume, now made to work on Linux by me. - I am using Kubuntu 25.04, but the script should work on almost any other system regardless of OBS install...
  13. Z

    Dual-PC setup for streaming

    Hi, I'm about to purchase a linux laptop without discrete graphics for work and I'm wondering if there is any way I can use it to squeeze some extra performance out of my gaming PC which run Windows with a 3080Ti. This PC doesn't have great thermals and I just want to know if the laptop can take...
  14. S

    WebSocket 5.5

    Hi, I seem to be getting a pre-5.0.0 plugin protocol error when attempting to send to OBS's websocket endpoint: I was able to successfully connect which leaves me with the following json message: I can see my connected websocket session in the OBS WebSocket Server Settings, but when sending...
  15. W

    Linux Browser Plugin

    Hello everyone I want to show alerts from StreamLabs in OBS but with the Linux Browser Plugin it doesnt work. With Flatpak it worked but i need the native version for plugins. Can somebody help me
  16. C

    Installing on Linux

    Hi guys, I am new here and thanks for this opportunity. Is there any link to a tutorial on how to install on linux server? I made an attempt and could not figure out how to access it online. Kindly help. Thank you!
  17. F

    Help with recent Mint installation

    Hey guys! I'm kind of newbie in Linux and OBS and need some help here. I use to run OBS normally on my ZORIN but had to re-install the OS on my notebook and decided for MINT this time. All working good, used the software manager to install OBS (not the Flatpak version, the DEB one), opened...
  18. TheGeekFreaks

    OBS Python Auto-Fullscreener - Advanced Multi-Monitor Projector Management 1.0

    Source Code URL: https://github.com/The-Geek-Freaks/Auto-Fullscreener Minimum OBS Studio Version: 31.0 Supported Platforms: Windows Mac OS X Linux A powerful Python script that automates and enhances OBS Studio's projector functionality. Perfect for streamers, content creators, and...
  19. nambona890

    Trying to record results in "Couldn't initialize muxer", "os_process_pipe_write for info structure failed"

    I'm running Nobara Linux, using the package version of OBS Studio, and when I try to record a video I get an error less than 30 seconds into the recording saying "Couldn't initialize muxer", and it stops recording. Looking at the logs, the specific error given by ffmpeg is "os_process_pipe_write...
  20. N

    OBS fails to start virtual camera

    I have installed OBS studio on gentoo, and it fails to start virtual camera and displays an error message saying Starting output failed. Update video drivers System using Nvidia proprietary drivers, and it's up-to-date. Reference of relevant package-versions installed ...
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