# Plex always running database migrations

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-always-running-database-migrations/943661>\
**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [September 29, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-always-running-database-migrations/943661 "2026-09-29T14:05:37Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![dpunk3](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dpunk3/32/131735_2.png) [@dpunk3](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dpunk3)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 2:05pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-always-running-database-migrations/943661/1 "2026-09-29T14:05:37Z")

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Why is PMS always running database migrations? Every other time the server reboots its stuck in this screen for hours. It’s honestly ridiculous, what is the point of constantly migrating the database?

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**Author:** ![MovieFan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/779978/32.png) [@MovieFan](https://forums.plex.tv/u/MovieFan)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 3:28pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-always-running-database-migrations/943661/2 "2026-09-29T15:28:29Z")

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It shouldn’t. If it is, likely the migration ran into an error and didn’t finish, so it’s retrying on the next reboot, which is expected. I would check you database to make sure there are no issues with it.

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**Author:** ![dane22](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/dane22/32/4389_2.png) [@dane22](https://forums.plex.tv/u/dane22)\
**Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 7:57pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-always-running-database-migrations/943661/3 "2026-09-29T19:57:19Z")

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And adding to @MovieFan here

Look here: [DBRepair development - #1328 by ChuckPa](https://forums.plex.tv/t/dbrepair-development/822684/1328)