How to backup and restore PMS settings/metadata?

[ChuckPa]

PlexData share for QNAP systems

Introduction We’ve made a change which will make administering PMS easier on QNAP systems without interfering with QNAP’s philosophy and functionality in any way. This functionality is available as of PMS 1.19.5 and higher versions. Primary goals were: Ability to backup and restore your Plex installation (metadata) without use of the command line. Allow easy access to log files and plug-ins when PMS isn’t operating. Improve feedback to you (the admin) about PMS’s operational state a…

You don’t place the data then install. You install the package then, with PMS stopped, restore the backup over the top of the “empty” data which the installer created.