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Tansfering to another setup - Dimension - 2023-08-17
I'm not sure if this is correct forum for this posting so it is not please move it to where it needs to be.
This past weekend we had a power outage that unfortunately has corrected my Ubuntu server's OS drive. I can browse the drive but it will not boot. I am thinking that it would be faster to set the server back up again rather than trying to figure out how to get the system to boot properly again. Anyways, all of my media was stored on a RAID setup in the server with a separate OS drive so I am hopeful that media is still in place and in good shape.
What I am in need of knowing is if there is an easy way to pull the needed databases from my OS drive where Jellyfin was installed at and copy it over to the new location once I image my drive? I am wanting to not have to go in and reconfigure everything. I understand if this is not possible but it would save some time after I reinstall to just simply copy the needed files into place after the initial install is complete.
RE: Tansfering to another setup - TheDreadPirate - 2023-08-17
Pretty sure all the important bits are in /var/lib/jellyfin and /etc/jellyfin. You should be able to just copy and paste those folders and is should be mostly or entirely restored? I will have to go through this process myself on Friday. My server died and once my new hardware arrives I am starting with a fresh install and will attempt to restore from my, luckily, recent backup.
RE: Tansfering to another setup - Venson - 2023-08-17
If not changed all default paths are stated here:
https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/administration/configuration#server-paths
However when moving servers, keep in mind that all media paths have to be _the same_ so if your old server has its media under /mnt/media/LibA then the new one _must_ be setup the exact same for JF to find the files again.