Backup/Restore

[enesha]

Morning.

So just a question I couldn't readily find an answer to, so I thought I would ask

I have an ubuntu box running my server.  I (mistakenly ) made the upgtade from 22LTS to 24 LTS.  Seemed like a good deal.  Other are having super problems.  Well mine failed, it's up and limping but he needs wiped and reinstalled.  grrr.  So I need to see if I can backup the database.  I checking on the website and it suggested jellyfin-migrator.  Seems like a nice tool, but it is too specific.  Backing up from windows and restoring into a docker (I will not use docker/flatpack/snap)  So that script is of little or no use to me.  Even if I booted into windows, my drives are all using nfs, and i don't want to deal with the pain in the dick that THAT is.

So does anyone have thoughts on backing up from linux, reinstalling, then restoring all back to the newly reformatted server HD.  If I missed a post i'm sorry.  there are a lot about how you should back up, and migrating from one platform to another, but I missed a clear migration.
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Thanks

[TheDreadPirate]

Backup these directories

/var/lib/jellyfin
/etc/jellyfin
/var/cache/jellyfin #optional, but I've found helps make the restoration experience more seamless

Once you reinstall your OS and reinstall jellyfin you will restore those directories and make reset the ownership

Code:

sudo chown -R jellyfin: /var/lib/jellyfin /etc/jellyfin /var/cache/jellyfin