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[Neminem 807]

Yes If you are on 4.7.14 then pull 

emby/embyserver:4.7.14.0

Into unraid, if you use the official Emby server template.

Replace marked in RED

emby/embyserver Tags | Docker Hub

Edited October 30, 2024 by Neminem

[raptorjr 14]

On 10/30/2024 at 5:57 PM, Neminem said:

Yes If you are on 4.7.14 then pull 

emby/embyserver:4.7.14.0

Into unraid, if you use the official Emby server template.

Replace marked in RED

emby/embyserver Tags | Docker Hub

Unfortunately it didn't work =/ It seems that 4.7.14.0 is downloaded and installed. But there is a lot of errors in the logfile about not finding files for some 4.8 version. So Emby won't start.

Next step is to just try and copy all files with the settings.

[Q-Droid 859]

3 hours ago, raptorjr said:

Unfortunately it didn't work =/ It seems that 4.7.14.0 is downloaded and installed. But there is a lot of errors in the logfile about not finding files for some 4.8 version. So Emby won't start.

Next step is to just try and copy all files with the settings.

Ah, more info. It sounds like your previous attempt to upgrade made changes but you hadn't shared that? Then yeah, moving forward and hoping that works is your option now. If you attach your logs we could see if you have big problems or small ones. It might still be worth trying to upgrade on the old server but make a backup of the emby data before you try again.

Copying the config gives you the chance to do it multiple times if needed until it's working again, whether you try that on the Ubuntu host or Unraid.

 

[guunter 38]

5 hours ago, raptorjr said:

Unfortunately it didn't work =/ It seems that 4.7.14.0 is downloaded and installed. But there is a lot of errors in the logfile about not finding files for some 4.8 version. So Emby won't start.

Next step is to just try and copy all files with the settings.

Did you fully delete the Emby appdata folder or just overwrite/merge? You might have to fully delete Emby on unraid first and then transfer your old server over to unraid. You could also just try upgrading to Emby/embyserver:4.8.0 (not sure of what the first 4.8 version is) and see if that works first

[zer0ish 11]

5 hours ago, raptorjr said:

Unfortunately it didn't work =/ It seems that 4.7.14.0 is downloaded and installed. But there is a lot of errors in the logfile about not finding files for some 4.8 version. So Emby won't start.

Next step is to just try and copy all files with the settings.

I use unraid and have had a solid build and experience, better then when I was using windows server.

1.  Delete Emby container and it's image from the docker tab.
2. Delete the emby shared folders from AppData.
   It will look like this if using the Official Emby image and you didn't rename anything.
   
3. Now go back to the APPS tab and find the Official Emby container and install that, making sure you do what Neminem said, and to select the version that your last known backup had. Here is the link to the dockerhub repo, find the tag you need for the version you want to backup from: https://registry.hub.docker.com/r/emby/embyserver/tags 
   I just saw you are trying to backup from a backup saved as 4.7.14.0 so use this for the Repository in the template. emby/embyserver:4.7.14.0
4. Here is what my template looks like, Host Path 2 is where your movies and tv shows(media) goes, mine is set to /mnt/user/ to make it easier to locate, new libraries if ever I want to make new ones. AppData Config Path is where the persistent data is stored, like configs. 
5. Once the proper version is installed using the template, and you've logged into Emby, you will need to Install the Backup & restore plugin (or it might be baked in now I forget), you need to navigate to where your backup are. This is also why I have my Host Path 2 set to /mnt/user/ to make it possible to have my backups on a separate share/drive incase the AppData cache dies.
   
6. You should now be able to click Restore from a Backup and see the backup for the version you installed(which should be the one that matches the backup you're trying to restore).

If this doesn't work, I'm out of ideas and would recommend to just start fresh from the new unraid server, that's what I did when I switched from Windows Server 2019 to Unraid.

One last thing to do, if your logs show another version or what ever, then you might need to delete the docker image itself by going to the Settings tab > Docker > Set Enable Docker to No, then you should have an option to delete it.

Your shares will still be there, and so will all your Docker templates, so you can just re-install the template by going to the Docker tab, clicking Add Container, then start installing one at a time from the drop down list, and it will simple download the images again using the same config and shares and everything you had set the first time.

Good luck.

 

 

[raptorjr 14]

Thank you all for all the help. Yes my problem was probably that I didn't manually remove the appdata folder.

It worked to copy the Emby folder from the old server to the new. Then the upgrade of databases and stuff started on the first run.

 

But really great forum, with a lot of help!!!