SOLVED: Intel QSV inside Docker via Proxmox LXC? — by hov and TheDreadPirate on Jellyfin Forum

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The poster got Intel Quick Sync working in a Docker Jellyfin running inside a Proxmox LXC and wrote up the steps; a Jellyfin moderator confirmed them and pointed to the Intel docs. The fix is to pass the /dev/dri devices into the LXC with their group IDs, then give the container the render group.

Quick steps

Inside the LXC find the render GID with getent group render | cut -d: -f3
On the Proxmox host add device lines for /dev/dri/card1 and /dev/dri/renderD128 to the LXC config, then restart it
Add group_add and devices to the Jellyfin compose file, verify with vainfo, then enable QSV

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Source: SOLVED: Intel QSV inside Docker via Proxmox LXC? by hov and TheDreadPirate on Jellyfin Forum. Licence: Link only (©).

Source reviewed: 2026-11-02
Link checked: 2026-11-02
Tested hands-on: Not by Oddbyte.Me

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