# Moving Plex Media Server to New PC

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-plex-media-server-to-new-pc/682633>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [January 25, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-plex-media-server-to-new-pc/682633 "2021-01-25T20:24:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![theryle\_emmons\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@theryle\_emmons\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/theryle_emmons_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 8:24pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-plex-media-server-to-new-pc/682633/1 "2021-01-25T20:24:55Z")

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I am trying to move my Plex Media Server to a new PC. I was hoping I could set it up from scratch just like I did on the original computer as long as they weren’t both online at the same time. However when I try to set up the new server it just keeps looking for the old server which isn’t online. What is the correct way to do this? Do I have to first delete the old server?

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**Author:** ![beckfield](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/beckfield/32/7227_2.png) [@beckfield](https://forums.plex.tv/u/beckfield)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 9:29pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-plex-media-server-to-new-pc/682633/2 "2021-01-25T21:29:20Z")

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> **[Move an Install to Another System | Plex Support](https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/)**
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> It is possible to move a Plex Media Server installation from one computer/system to another in most cases. It won’t...

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**Author:** ![theryle\_emmons\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@theryle\_emmons\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/theryle_emmons_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [January 25, 2021, 10:49pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-plex-media-server-to-new-pc/682633/3 "2021-01-25T22:49:55Z")

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Thank you.

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**Author:** ![theryle\_emmons\_gmail\_com](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/f6c823/32.png) [@theryle\_emmons\_gmail\_com](https://forums.plex.tv/u/theryle_emmons_gmail_com)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 2:56pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-plex-media-server-to-new-pc/682633/4 "2021-01-26T14:56:25Z")

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What if I want to install Plex from scratch on the new computer instead of moving the installation? Do I have to delete the original one first?

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [January 26, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-plex-media-server-to-new-pc/682633/5 "2021-01-26T15:03:38Z")

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No. You can set up as many server instances as you like.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 26, 2021, 3:03pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/moving-plex-media-server-to-new-pc/682633/6 "2021-04-26T15:03:42Z")

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