Emby migration: docker to native

[Steve Cartman 11]

I m currently running Emby version 4.6.4.0 inside Docker on Synology version 7.0.41890.

I would like to eliminate the Docker component, and run the native Emby app that is found in the Synology package.

For movies and TV shows, the metadata is in the save folders.

For music and books, it is in the Mysql database. 

My libraries are huge.

Does anyone have experience with this type of migration and if so what can I expect?

 

 

 

 

[Luke 37008]

Hi, have you taken a look at this?

https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159936-backup

[Steve Cartman 11]

2 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, have you taken a look at this?

https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159936-backup

Thanks. Will try it.

[Luke 37008]

Let us know how you get on. Thanks.

[Happy2Play 8242]

@Steve Cartman Ideally you will need the entire Emby program data folder.  Biggest issue is library paths change.

[Steve Cartman 11]

11 hours ago, Luke said:

Let us know how you get on. Thanks.

Forget this message. I found it.

 

Hi Luke,

In packages, I'm not finding Server Configuration Backup plugin.

I have a premiere account.

Is the plugin still available?

Edited December 17, 2022 by Steve Cartman
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[BillybobBilly 14]

I am also trying to do the same thing and the link Luke shared has one piece of important information missing (for someone dense, like me). 

I have backups but I can't figure out where I am supposed to move the docker files. I have not changed any settings in Emby 4.7.0 install (so it is using default paths) but I have no access to anything related to the Emby package in my shared folder.

Where/how do I access the default locations for importing my old settings?

 

Sorry to jump into this thread (hopefully I am not derailing)

 

EDIT:

I think I figured it out. I forgot that I have done this before (Didn't properly configure my backup location in Emby Backup plugin).

Edited December 17, 2022 by BillybobBilly

[SteveCartman54 4]

Feel free to jump in. You are a few steps ahead of me and I would like to hear about your experiences.

[SteveCartman54 4]

19 hours ago, Luke said:

Let us know how you get on. Thanks.

Hi Luke, 

  I'm stuck on trying to backup the configuration.

While a notification box pops up saying "Setting Saved" (See attached screen shot), no backup shows.

I have also attached the log file.

 

 

 

embyserver (1).txt

[Happy2Play 8242]

Would appear the path does not exist.

	System.IO.FileNotFoundException: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Path not found
	File name: '/Movies2/EmbyConfigBackup'



System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path '/Movies2/EmbyConfigBackup01'.

 

[SteveCartman54 4]

17 hours ago, Happy2Play said:

Would appear the path does not exist.

	System.IO.FileNotFoundException: System.IO.FileNotFoundException: Path not found
	File name: '/Movies2/EmbyConfigBackup'



System.IO.DirectoryNotFoundException: Could not find a part of the path '/Movies2/EmbyConfigBackup01'.

 

I put in a Folder that I know is wrong.  (/Movies2/EmbyConfigBackupXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) See screenshot #1

A popup says: the path could not be found........   (See ScreenShot #2)

I put in /Movies   which  is the path for my movies as shown in Screenshot #3, and it still doesn't wok

embyserver (2).txt

[Luke 37008]

On 12/18/2022 at 10:38 AM, SteveCartman54 said:

I put in a Folder that I know is wrong.  (/Movies2/EmbyConfigBackupXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX) See screenshot #1

A popup says: the path could not be found........   (See ScreenShot #2)

I put in /Movies   which  is the path for my movies as shown in Screenshot #3, and it still doesn't wok

embyserver (2).txt 53.73 MB · 0 downloads

HI, does this folder already exist when you tried it?

[SteveCartman54 4]

27 minutes ago, Luke said:

HI, does this folder already exist when you tried it?

Yes, /Movies already exists.   It is the library where I keep my movies, and the path \Movies is the folder for my movies in Emby.

[Happy2Play 8242]

4 minutes ago, SteveCartman54 said:

Yes, /Movies already exists.   It is the library where I keep my movies, and the path \Movies is the folder for my movies in Emby.

But does that subfolder /Movies2/EmbyConfigBackupXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX exist?

[SteveCartman54 4]

50 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

But does that subfolder /Movies2/EmbyConfigBackupXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX exist?

It doesn't exist. I put in a folder that doesn't exist just to make sure that Emby validates the folder before proceeding.

Emby validates the folder and if it does not exist, it pops up the message "The path  can not be found." as seen in screenshot #2.

For /Movies, I did not get the popup message, so the path /Movies exists.

And yet, when I put in /Movies as the path and click on the green save button,   the message pops up "Settings Saved", but  no backups are shown. (see screenshot)

(I just tried again with the path /Movies and the log file is attached.)

 

 

 

 

embyserver (4).txt

[Happy2Play 8242]

Correct as any folder that already exists will work. but where do your existing/previous backups exist?  Otherwise you just run the task to create a backup in that folder.@SteveCartman54

[SteveCartman54 4]

50 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

Correct as any folder that already exists will work. but where do your existing/previous backups exist?  Otherwise you just run the task to create a backup in that folder.@SteveCartman54

I have not created any backups and I am trying to create my first backup.

To do so, I click on the green save button (see screenshot), but no backup is created.

Should I be doing something else?

 

 

 

 

 

 

[GrimReaper 3269]

3 minutes ago, SteveCartman54 said:

I have not created any backups and I am trying to create my first backup.

To do so, I click on the green save button (see screenshot), but no backup is created.

Should I be doing something else?

Yes. Saving there only saves settings, it does not create backup; to do so, run Scheduled task "Configuration backup" (topmost task in Scheduled task list).

[SteveCartman54 4]

4 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

Yes. Saving there only saves settings, it does not create backup; to do so, run Scheduled task "Configuration backup" (topmost task in Scheduled task list).

Thanks GrimReaper. That worked and I now have a backup.

 

 

[SteveCartman54 4]

On 16/12/2022 at 21:29, Luke said:

Let us know how you get on. Thanks.

Ok. I installed Emby.  But I am having path problems. 

My local IP address for my Synology Nas is 192.168.2.16

I tried locating my music library which is in docker\Music

These did not work:

\\196.168.2.16:8096\docker\Music

\\196.168.2.16\docker\Music

What path should I enter?

 

 

 

 

[Luke 37008]

On 12/23/2022 at 4:31 PM, SteveCartman54 said:

Ok. I installed Emby.  But I am having path problems. 

My local IP address for my Synology Nas is 192.168.2.16

I tried locating my music library which is in docker\Music

These did not work:

\\196.168.2.16:8096\docker\Music

\\196.168.2.16\docker\Music

What path should I enter?

 

 

 

 

Hi, I would suggest mounting a share in Synology and then adding that into Emby Server:

Please let us know if this helps. Thanks.

[Steve Cartman 11]

20 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, I would suggest mounting a share in Synology and then adding that into Emby Server:

Please let us know if this helps. Thanks.

Unfortunately too much lost, that are in Nas folders that I am not able to access in shares.

I just created a new Docker container with the latest Emby Image.