[Feature Request] Backup and Restore Plex Server Configuration

Feature Suggestions
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A feature that I would like to see is an option backup/export the server configuration and be able to restore the configuration to the same or another Plex instance. It should be able to export to a single file and restore Plex from the file.

i.e - I am in the process of moving my Plex to a new server and will like to keep all the settings, watched list, etc on the new server. I have found a walk-through or two on how to do this manually, but it should be a simple web based option in the Plex GUI to do this.

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You do realize, if it were a GUI function, you would be attempting to backup a live, running, database and bundle tree potentially in the middle of something else going on?

I’ve done precisely that and can tell you it doesn’t turn out well when you try and restore it. Linux dump/restore are good but don’t listen to file locking for a second because they are intended to run with a quiet FS (mounted but quite) and all the OS buffers flushed… not a live DB