Moving Media Server from Readynas 314 to NUC Skull Canyon

Plex Media Server NAS & Devices
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Hi all,

So I’m thinking of moving my PMS from my Readynas 314 to a NUC Skull Canyon.

I’ve a fairly large collect of around 5tb that I share with upto 6 family members and I think it’s time to future proof and add a bit more power.

I’m curious to know your thoughts on this move from NAS to windows and if anyone knows the exact steps to move my PMS DB and settings that would be ace (as all the other documentation is for a windows to windows move)

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https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/

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Hi Chuck,

This is good, but it still assumes the system you moving too (Destination) is the same as the original (Source).

I’m probably moving from Linux (No SSH exp by the way so will do this Via windows too) to Windows.

So I’m thinking are there registry keys that need updating with info stored in a file on Linux source.

Or am i over thinking it & its as simple as pasting the source Linus files on top of the Windows installation?

D

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Actually it doesn’t assume source and dest are the same. There is no such requirement they be the same.

You will need to ‘tar’ or ‘scp -r’ from the Plex Media Server directory (where all the metadata is stored) on the old system to wherever it is on the new system. (in your AppData (?) on Windows.

I am not a Windows guy so how you can fill that detail in.

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Maybe i ready this bit wrong then ?

" These instructions are designed for moving between two systems running the same operating system (e.g. Windows to Windows). It is generally possible to move between different operating systems, but that’s much more complicated and requires mapping the additional server settings from how they’re stored in one operating system to the other (e.g. mapping Windows registry values to the OS X plist file). That is not officially supported and not covered here"

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Those are generic instructions.

I am providing you with the more detailed / how-to.

Of importance is are the MachineID keys from the old Preferences.xml file which will end up in the Windows Registry.

However, since all the pathnames will be different, It is often better to start over when Windows is involved.

Linux -> Mac or BSD is trivial.

If you’re not familiar with the command line, start over.

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Cheers Chuck,

What are your thoughts on going from a Readynas to a NUC Skull Canyon?

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I am unfamiliar with a NUC SC unless you’ve loaded Linux on it (Debian, Ubuntu, or Fedora). I have Ubuntu on mine for development reasons.

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@ChuckPa - Quick question, my plex media server is 149GB in size.

This seems kinda big, or am i missing something ?

Cheers

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149 GB, for all your metadata, if you include all the BIF files (chapter thumbnails) is about right. It can get really big.

The scanner & transcoder take a snapshot every 5 minutes of play time to use as index images for the players.

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