PMS Migration Install Fail

Plex Media Server Desktops & Laptops
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So here is what I did and what worked for me to get the migration to work from a windows 8.1 to a centos 7 in case anyone would need it in the future.

On source (mine was Windows 8.1):

  1. Disable auto update everything
  2. Disable empty trash automatically after every scan
  3. Sign out of plex
  4. Stop/quit/exit PMS
  5. Zip %LOCALAPPDATA%Plex Media Server (but not the cache)

On destination (mine was Centos 7)

  1. Download PMS file to install
  2. cd /home/aurelie/Downloads
  3. sudo yum install ./plexnameof.rpm
  4. Bring over zip from windows
  5. sudo sh
  6. cd /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support
  7. mv Plex\ Media\ Server Plex\ Media\ Server.keep
  8. mkdir /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server
  9. cp /home/aurelie/Plex\ Data\ Backup/PMS.zip /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server
  10. cd /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server
  11. unzip PMS.zip
  12. ls -la
  13. cd /var/lib/plexmediaserver
  14. chown -R plex:plex ./Library
  15. systemctl start plexmediaserver
  16. find . -type d -exec chmod 755 {} ;
  17. Update router settings to point to new device
  18. rm /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application\ Support/Plex\ Media\ Server/PMS.zip
  19. Reboot
  20. sudo systemctl enable plexmediaserver
  21. ssh -L 8888:127.0.0.1:32400
  22. In browser open http://127.0.0.1:8888/web
  23. Sign in
  24. Close
  25. Open http://localhost:32400/web
  26. Claim server
  27. Edit library paths
  28. Update libraries
  29. Check if “2” of everything
  30. Remove old libraries paths
  31. Enable auto everything on
  32. Empty trash
  33. Clean bundles
  34. Optimize database
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