# \[Feature Request\] Database import/export

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-database-import-export/826943>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [January 15, 2023, 3:06pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-database-import-export/826943 "2023-01-15T15:06:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 4:15pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/feature-request-database-import-export/826943/2 "2023-01-15T16:15:59Z")

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I suppose what you’re asking for is already being discussed in this existing suggestion. The other thread isn’t limited to the database but considering all underlying / required files and structures that make up the server data directory, settings etc.)

> [@Make transferring server to new machine simple and easy](https://forums.plex.tv/t/make-transferring-server-to-new-machine-simple-and-easy/509672):
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> I suggest a simple solution to moving your library to a new machine. I don’t understand why it has to be so difficult. Plex needs an option for users to easily bundle their necessary files and then install them on the new machine. I’ve tried multiple times with multiple machines and never had any luck moving my server to a new machine without having to build my metadata back up from scratch. I’ve read the instructions but it never works. Instructions are unclear or incomplete. Would it be so ha…

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I suggest you comment/vote in that thread in order to help us avoid distracting or cannibalizing votes.

Beyond that… Plex can already be configured to create a database backup. Those can be restored. But that’s obviously not replacing the platform migration use case of this suggestion and yours.

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