# Moving Libraries to an NAS from current Plex Server

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [April 21, 2025, 6:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-libraries-to-an-nas-from-current-plex-server/914146 "2025-04-21T06:08:17Z")\
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**Post date:** [April 21, 2025, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-libraries-to-an-nas-from-current-plex-server/914146/10 "2025-04-21T19:37:48Z")

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Thanks for explaining.

First, have you seen this?

> [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/4):
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> Mounting CIFS + SMB network shares for Plex use The basic checklist Prepare the NAS Create the CIFS/SMB credentials file for use in /etc/fstab Create a ‘mount point’ directory structure on your Linux machine which will be where all your media shares are grafted and made available for Plex use. Create an entry in /etc/fstab for each share you wish to mount. Mount and debug as needed A. Prepare the NAS. This is unique to each NAS. In general, you only need grant read permission. Should …

The “trick” with PMS about moving your media files is to know how the DB and scanner work.

Here’s the How-To I wrote to help with the move process.  
You can do everything at once or one library section at a time – your choice.

> [@Linux Tips](https://forums.plex.tv/t/linux-tips/276247/19):
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> Moving your media and keeping the metadata - The TL;DR This Tip / How-To, while tagged for Linux, is applicable to all PMS platforms. Preparation Turn off “Empty Trash after Library Scan” Turn off “Automatically Update my Library” Move your media Make any configuration changes or physical media file moving you need to. When you are done, proceed with the actual PMS configuration change Updating your PMS configruation Edit each library section - Folders - ADD the new location. DO N…

When I need to test CIFS on Linux with PMS, since the mount is done with my Linux username, the important thing to remember is the `,allow_others` mount option in /etc/fstab

This way you can mount the shared folder, using CIFS, wherever you want (don’t forget `chmod 755` before mounting) and user `plex` will be able to read it

If you have questions, don’t hesitate to ask

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