# Instant DB corruption

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/instant-db-corruption/938271>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [April 24, 2026, 12:11am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/instant-db-corruption/938271 "2026-04-24T00:11:07Z")\
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**Post date:** [May 2, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/instant-db-corruption/938271/5 "2026-05-02T09:40:36Z")

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> [@borkedbrain](#):
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> the hosts admins

Is this not your server?

At any rate, there’s no need to symlink. You can change the default PMS service defaults for such things using an override file. This FAQ question describes it in more detail:

> [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/3):
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> Customizing your Plex configuration on systemd based systems This information is intended for those systems where cat /proc/1/comm returns systemd. On systems which use Systemd (Ubuntu 16+, Fedora 26+, Centos 7+, Debian 8+,) you create this customization file which SystemD reads prior to launching PMS. This file is independent of the default configuration and service control mechanisms in /lib/systemd/system/plexmediaserver.service. Your customization override is preserved across updates, un…

There is one thing I’d suggest though. Instead of manually creating the directory/file as described in the link, just use `sudo systemctl edit plexmediaserver` to create/edit the override file.

I’d double-check the location of your linked PMS data directory. It _cannot_ reliably be stored on network storage. If it is, you can expect database corruption.

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