Help Managing Two (or more) Servers with the same content

[OttoKerner]

@johnortt

Is this by design

Yes.

@johnortt

Is there a way I can ‘clone’ one server database onto another periodically.

Unfortunately no. Particularly not between different operating systems.

Your best course of action is to disable Plex server on the NAS and use the PC exclusively as Plex server.
Then you can periodically backup the Plex data folder from there.

PSA: Script to back up and restore Plex app data on a Windows system

If you are interested in simplifying the Plex backup and restore process, check out the PowerShell script I wrote: To back Plex app data up, the script does the following: Stops Plex services (if any). Stops Plex Media Server. Backs up essential Plex app data folders. Backs up Plex Windows registry key. Starts previously stopped Plex services. Starts Plex Media Server. Sends email with backup summary (optional). To restore Plex app data, the script, goes over similar motions: it stops the …