Hi guys,
I am wondering if the database backups under scheduled tasks (a PlexPass only feature) would be enough to restore my entire Plex system (not the data, just the server db, viewstates etc.)? Or do I need to back up something else, as outlined in this article:
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201539237-Backing-Up-Plex-Media-Server-Data
I guess my question is: Does the scheduled task backup contain the same data as the one outlined in the article for making manual backups?
support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201553286-Scheduled-Tasks states below:
-Backup database every three days
Every three days, a backup of your core SQL database file will be created (if it is not already corrupted). This is the database that holds your media viewstate and other critical information. A backup can help protect against corruption which can occur in rare cases when a machine is powered down unexpectedly, for example. Up to three backup copies will be kept in a rotating manner.
Warning!:
This is only a backup of your core database; it is not a backup of all of your metadata content.
This should not be considered a replacement for real backups of your Plex Media Server data.
So i guess not.
The core database file holds all textual metadata. No pictures, no subtitles.
To get all the pictures and subtitles back, you then will have to refresh your libraries which is not guaranteed to fetch you the same selection of posters as you had before. Refreshing may also abort sometimes.
So I’d save all of the Plex data folder.
On top of that, if you don’t restore your server to the exact same paths for both media files and metadata, the chances are high that you will only retain metadata for items which were ‘matched’ successfully to either IMDB, TheMovieDB or TheTVDB.
All items for which you edited metadata yourself will lose these edits.
Excellent, thank you guys. This helped.
