I am trying to take a load off the server so I am willing to set up a second machine for a couple of months until plex gets done uploading the data to my cloud service… After this is done, I should be able to “sync” it to any plex machine correct? I mean that is the reason for the sync correct?
Sync is from Server to client (Player) such as a tablet or phone with storage and can run the Plex app . It does not support server to server. That would be a ToS violation
Ok thanks for the answer.
@jwilli1427 said:
I am trying to take a load off the server so I am willing to set up a second machine for a couple of months until plex gets done uploading the data to my cloud service… After this is done, I should be able to “sync” it to any plex machine correct? I mean that is the reason for the sync correct?
Plex has 2 types of Sync. Cloud Sync, allows you to upload copies of your media to a Cloud Provider, when then acts like a mini server, allowing you to access that data. This is a one-way (up) transfer only. You cannot then tell another computer to reuse this data.
Mobile Sync is similar but instead of uploading to a Cloud Provider, it makes a copy onto your mobile device. Again, this is one-way.
If you mean “sync” as in a generic term, then it is possible using 3rd party programs but there is nothing in Plex itself. There also isn’t a way to “sync” the Plex database which is what tracks what media you have, watched status, etc. You would basically be running another separate PMS but using the same media.
@ChuckPa said:
Sync is from Server to client (Player) such as a tablet or phone with storage and can run the Plex app . It does not support server to server. That would be a ToS violation
Not sure what ToS violation you are referring to. You can use the same media on more than 1 server.
