How to Restore Emby from backup

[HairyBizRat 21]

hi

I had to do a fresh OS install on my server, i am an Emby Preimere subscriber, i did a backup. but when i open backup/restore plugin there is no option to restore, see iumage. What am i doing wrong here?

[tedfroop21 86]

See near the top where it says BACKUP FOLDER.  If you put your backup file in that directory,  the restore option should appear.

You may need to restart the server once you copy the files for the option to show up.

[HairyBizRat 21]

3 minutes ago, tedfroop21 said:

See near the top where it says BACKUP FOLDER.  If you put your backup file in that directory,  the restore option should appear.

You may need to restart the server once you copy the files for the option to show up.

in my screen shot that is my backup folder with the full backup, nut emby doesnt offer a restore button. I've restarted the server and restarted the pc

Edited August 23, 2024 by HairyBizRat

[Happy2Play 9781]

You need to change to the Backups folder not the embyserver-full-backup.

But either way has your backup correct?

[Gilgamesh_48 1240]

If you see the backup you created at the bottom of the screen when you access the backup option from the bottom of the settings page then all you need to do is double click it and the restore action will commence after a couple of popups asking for confirmation.  

[HairyBizRat 21]

19 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

You need to change to the Backups folder not the embyserver-full-backup.

But either way has your backup correct?

when i did the backup i did a backup and checked all options. But backup folder is called "embyserver-backup-full" and inside that folder is the below

 

[Happy2Play 9781]

You point the plugin to your backups folder not the actual backup.

 

 

[HairyBizRat 21]

thanks, my bad. I thought i pointed it to the backup folder of the backup, not the parent folder.

that worked

[HairyBizRat 21]

@Happy2Playhow long does a restore normally take? There is no progress indicator just a spinning wheel.

 

nevermind - it just popped up and restarted

 

Thanks for the help 

 

Edited August 23, 2024 by HairyBizRat