Server Version#: 1.20.0.3181 Player Version#: I have a server (server 1) with 4-6 users remotely accessing it. I recently migrated to a new machine (server 2) with updated hardware and everything migrated fine. I disabled remote access and changed the name of Server 2, as I would not make it li…

I would change it on Server 2. What matter is that both have distinct values for those attributes! When you start the server after removing the attributes, they will be generated again and new values will be assigned. Though, I am not sure if the registry needs some adjustmens as well. What I desc…

Great, I’m tyring that now will let you know, but I iwll also look in the registry as well to be ceetain. Thanks for your swift reply.

ok, the registry had the same values as the preferences file, so i remove those as well. Now when the server starts it is looking for server 1 and cannot see server 2 at all. I tried ot find where I could claim a new server but couldnt see it. I also tried removing the old server form the list, clos…

Now I cant see any content from Server 2 at all and I cannot see where I can claim the new server.

Just perform a login in the server settings. You just deleted those two attributes, right? The database with the metadata should still be in place.

Hi, the problem is I cant see server settings at all now. I can see general only. when i now open both the registry and the prefenrces file it has a different machine and processesed machine identifier. however when i open plex it still weanrs ot connect to the existing mahcien on the network and …

One more thing, I have seen in server two when i go into authorized devices it shows server 1. I am tempted to remove it but worried that it iwll also affect server 1

Please don’t! In the settings, some information are client related (=PlexWeb), some information are account related, and the lower part of the configuration is server related. In the server part you should be able to pick which server you want to configure. Also please follow the links that Otto se…

Two PMS servers on the same network

Plex Media Server

OttoKerner August 7, 2020, 5:49pm 11

Step 1) I want to backup my Genre tags from one server and restore them onto a new server

Step 2) https://support.plex.tv/articles/204281528-why-am-i-locked-out-of-server-settings-and-how-do-i-get-in/

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