[Self-hosted] Screen share could not be published with a compatible video codec, so it was stopped
Author: KostaS10Created Sep 18, 2026Updated Sep 18, 2026
Observed behaviour
When trying to screen share for people to watch, there is an error: Screen share could not be published with a compatible video codec, so it was stopped
Happens on both Windows and Linux desktop apps, screen sharing works in Web App. Attaching the screenshot of an error
Reproduction steps
- Start sharing screen
- User tries to join screen share
- It does not work and attached error appears
Build information
Canary Desktop 2026.913.210037, Web 2026.916.143514, Windows 11 10.0.26200 (x64), Electron 44.1.1, Chrome 152.0.7977.65, Node 24.19.0, Locale en-US
Affected surface
Self-hosted instance
Instance
No response
Evidence
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Acknowledgements
- I searched open and closed issues.
- I removed secrets and unrelated personal data from the report.
Source: fluxerapp/fluxer