I want to backup my Genre tags from one server and restore them onto a new server

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I have a large server at home with several libraries and about 50,000 assess in about 12 libraries.

One of those libraries has 3000 of my own home videos. I entered a lot of tag´s into the genre field manually to improve searching and grouping of different types of clips.

Now I have moved that video onto a different server, I want to export the genre tags as there are too many to manually update.

I am aware that this information is stored in the database and I believe that it is possible but i need some pointers and a bit of help to get going.

Does anyone have any insight into this?

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I also have over 3000 home videos with tags, collections and custom posters and backgrounds. I’d like to move these to a different server as well, so I could also use any help out there also.

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The only thing you could do is to:

‘clone’ your server,
Thereby making sure that all media files are available on the new server under the same address/path name/drive letter as they were on the old server.
https://support.plex.tv/articles/201539237-backing-up-plex-media-server-data/

I strongly recommend you to clone the server onto the same platform/operating system type.
Crossing platforms (e.g. Windows -> Linux) is only for advanced users and requires additional editing of the database.

After you have cloned your server, edit the ‘advanced server config’ of the clone
and remove the following keys:

  • AnonymousMachineIdentifier
  • MachineIdentifier
  • ProcessedMachineIdentifier
  • PlexOnlineToken

On the new server, you can afterwards delete all those libraries which should only remain on the old server.

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Thanks for that @OttoKerner , I use linux for almost everything so I have no problem with the operating system.

Which paths that need changing are you referring to? I have previously already tried a simply backup and restore but because my media libraries have different paths the new server would not start with the old database.

If it as simple that then I am happy. I will try @jelwell´s solution and see if that works for me.

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@MattTwinkleToes said:
Which paths that need changing are you referring to?

The paths to your media files. I set a link above.

I have previously already tried a simply backup and restore but because my media libraries have different paths the new server would not start with the old database.

It should start anyway, because at startup time the paths to the media are not evaluated.

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I cant remember, i´ll try it again and post the error back, i just remember it said something about paths