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Jellyfin configuration backup for new server migration - Skellum - 2024-12-19
I currently run my own Jellyfin media server on a rather dated AMD FX9590 chip with 32gb of Ram and GTX1060 and a Tiny 11 windows build OS.
This works perfectly well but I am aware that the chip is very outdated and the graphics card is limited in its Transcoding format support.
I will be building a newer system based on the Intel Xeon architecture as I'm told that Intel is better suited for server operations and I have new hardware ready to use, I will be using a RTX3050 graphics card which appears to be the minimum card from Nvidia that supports all NVENC formats.
My question is whether I can back-up my Jellyfin configuration so that I do not need to spend time scanning and finding the files again, building collections or other info.
I have my library built exactly how I want it with the users, collections, libraries etc and I would like minimum downtime between the actual migration. Will Jellyfin create errors because it is expecting the old hardware or will it recognise the new hardware and simply update the values?
All of my actual media data is on secondary hard drives (one SATA one external USB 3) and media is downloaded directly to these drives, I plan to swap these drives over to the new server once it is up and running.
I'm aware I will likely need to reconfigure network settings/DDNS for the new IP.
Is this possible?
Thank you
RE: Jellyfin configuration backup for new server migration - TheDreadPirate - 2024-12-19
Xeon CPUs are not magic. They use the same CPU cores as their desktop counterparts, but support more memory and memory channels, support for ECC memory, and have more PCIe lanes. If you don't need any of those things, Xeon CPUs give you nothing that a desktop CPU can't.
One short coming of (nearly all) Xeons is their lack of iGPU. Which isn't a problem if you intend to add a dedicated GPU, but it is something to consider. GPUs can run circles around CPUs for encoding. Both in speed and in power efficiency.
Most of the cheap Xeons you are probably looking at are probably 8-10 year old Xeons with Broadwell, or older, CPU cores. They would NOT be much faster than your FX9590.
If you have a budget in mind, we can give you some hardware selection recommendations based on your needs and intended usage.
RE: Jellyfin configuration backup for new server migration - Skellum - 2024-12-19
Thanks TheDreadPirate
I'm aware Xeons are dated also and their shortcomings, I'll be using a dedicated GPU as mentioned so this isn't a problem.
Speed isn't really an issue, my current setup I barely seem to touch the CPU even when running three streams so I can't see that being an issue.
I already have the Mobo, Memory and SSD ready for the build, reason for the upgrade is that the FX9590 was a PC that was bootlooping due to cpu errors (BSOD), I've managed to get it running again and on a Tiny11 build but I don't trust it's reliability despite the fact it seems to be perfectly stable right now.
I'm still debating whether to stick with Tiny11 which seems to be fast and easy to navigate or trying to switch to Server 2022.
To reconfirm my question though, is it possible to back up my configuration so Jellyfin remembers the collections, users, and other info for the server?
RE: Jellyfin configuration backup for new server migration - TheDreadPirate - 2024-12-19
Backup C:\ProgramData\Jellyfin. Ensure that your media directories are mounted in the exact same locations when you migrate before installing Jellyfin and restore the backup.