# Plex Media Server constantly backing up database

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**Category:** Plex Media Server\
**Tags:** server-linux\
**Created:** [February 14, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-constantly-backing-up-database/905523 "2025-02-14T12:43:51Z")\
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**Author:** ![Vorko76](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/vorko76/32/21593_2.png) [@Vorko76](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Vorko76)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2025, 12:43pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-constantly-backing-up-database/905523/1 "2025-02-14T12:43:51Z")

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Server Version#: 1.41.4.9463  
Player Version#: N/A

I have PMS installed on Ubuntu and it keeps running “Backing up database” every 30s or something. Any idea why?

[Plex Media Server Logs\_2025-02-14\_20-41-05.zip](https://forums.plex.tv/uploads/short-url/i3bnMyI5BUOOI9MvfbYVPkfJtdX.zip) (1.7 MB)

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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:** [May 15, 2025, 12:44pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-constantly-backing-up-database/905523/2 "2025-05-15T12:44:19Z")

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