PMS Server Move Ubuntu Vm to Ubuntu VM

[CPUSWAG]

Server Version#: 1.19.4.2935
Player Version#:

Im trying to move my 8 year old plex install to a new VM (both 16042)
Following this guide: https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/

First I signout and stop the plex service then run the command
tar -czvf plexbackup.tar.gz /var/lib/plexmediaserver
Then I install the new VM and set the NFS mountpoints /mnt/media (same as old install)
Then I run the command
tar -xzvf plexbackup.tar.gz --overwrite -C /var/lib
After that I run chown -R plex:plex on /var/lib/plexmediaserver
Reboot
Then I open up the webui and login which doesnt show any libraries available
I can add the libraries just fine but in the process I lose 8 years of metadata…

How can i actually move the install without hosing all this valuable info?
Thanks

[ChuckPa]

you can shorten up the paths and make them ‘relative addressing’ instead of overriding hard paths as you are now.

sudo bash
cd /var/lib/plexmediaserver
tar cf /path/to/save/PlexBackup.tar  ./Library

Now, on new VM, (with media mounted same as before)

sudo bash
cd /var/lib/plexmediaserver
rm -rf Library (the one created by install)
tar xf /path/to/PlexBackup.tar

chown -R plex:plex  ./Library

[CPUSWAG]

ChuckPa
Thank you, that worked!