I am getting ready to rebuild my linux server which PMS is installed on. My media is on a sepearte disk from the OS and I plan to just move this to the new system. My concern is with the library which is installed on the OS drive in “/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/" . Is there anything in there…

Not a Linux user here, but you can find many good resources about using Plex on Linux in here: https://forums.plex.tv/tags/c/plex-media-server/computers/server-linux-tips This one might apply in particular: [image] Moving PMS 'Library' Desktops & Laptops Moving Plex’s met…

[image] captjohn96: Is there anything in there that I need to move or can Plex rebuild the databases without loosing anything? It can but will lose the watched status and any customisations of the metadata. You are therefore better off copying the data as per the link given above. If the pat…

@captjohn96 To add to Otto, [image] Linux Tips Tips, Tricks & How-Tos Backup, Restore, or Clone your PMS installation Backing up your PMS data involves the same steps you’ll need if you were to clone your PMS and take to a new computer, reinstall the operating system, o…

Upgrade PMS on Linux

Plex Media Server

ChuckPa November 2, 2024, 10:14pm 4

@captjohn96

To add to Otto,

This is a How-To

Topic		Replies	Views
Database Migration Plex Media Server server-linux	4	331	February 24, 2022
Up-to-date How-To migrate Linux Plex server? General Discussions server-linux	6	2594	August 8, 2019
Move PLEX library location Plex Media Server server-linux	2	227	June 21, 2021
Switching Servers General Discussions	11	86	January 7, 2020
PMS move from Windows Server to Ubuntu General Discussions	10	70	January 7, 2020

Upgrade PMS on Linux

Related topics