# Reliable backup & restore automated process **URL:** \ **Category:** Feature Suggestions\ **Tags:** library-management\ **Created:** [May 14, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reliable-backup-restore-automated-process/841057 "2023-05-14T10:08:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Surferride](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/surferride/32/183311_2.png) [@Surferride](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Surferride)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 10:08am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reliable-backup-restore-automated-process/841057/1 "2023-05-14T10:08:28Z")
Hi guys, many of us love Plex and been using it for many year to manage our libraries. Some of us have huge libraries, and I think we can all agree that the whole backup & restore process really needs some love. Please develop a simple in-house solution to smoothly backup all our configurations making it easy for anyone to restore it following simple steps after reinstalling the new server. Just ask some simple questions, include whatever is needed from the registry so we dont have any bath paths etc. This would be very welcomed by the whole community. Thanks a lot Surferride ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reliable-backup-restore-automated-process/841057/2 "2023-05-14T10:46:29Z")
> [@Backup Capability for Server Settings Not Content OR Rollback](https://forums.plex.tv/t/backup-capability-for-server-settings-not-content-or-rollback/762212/2): > > There’s already a feature suggestion focusing on a server rollback option – though that hasn’t gotten much attention over the years. As for the remaining “backup” capability. What exactly would you like to backup? You can already create database backups as a scheduled task. There’s a feature suggestion to backup/import metadata → [Built in Backup/Export/Import of Metadata between platforms also](https://forums.plex.tv/t/built-in-backup-export-import-of-metadata-between-platforms-also/573357) There’s a feature suggestion to create backups of the posters/artwork/local media assets → [Backup…](https://forums.plex.tv/t/backup-posters-and-artwork/281432) ---
**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\ **Post date:** [May 14, 2023, 10:46am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/reliable-backup-restore-automated-process/841057/3 "2023-05-14T10:46:33Z")