Backing Up Emby Server on Linux (to move to a different install)

[piecesofme 3]

Hello,

I currently have Emby installed on Linux Mint 19.3 but I’m having some severe issues with the OS spiking CPU, overheating, poor stability, etc. So, I plan to install a new Linux distro and want to move over my Emby server. I have a lifetime Emby Premiere account so I added the Server Configuration Backup plugin. I setup where the backups should be stored and tried to manually run it from the scheduled tasks section but it failed. I went and figured out how to add Emby as a user on that folder and was able to run it successfully.

Are those files all that I need or do I need to manually back things up somehow? Will all my custom artwork/posters also move over? Or will those have been downloaded into my media folders? I thought I had it setup to do that (but is there a way I can double check to be sure)?

I searched the wiki/knowledgebase and couldn’t confirm the above. Any info would be brilliant! Thanks so much in advance!

@cayars

[Happy2Play 9780]

The Server Configuration Backup plugin has nothing to do with media images or metadata.  If you have chosen to same images with media and write nfo files, you would just look within you media to see if images and nfo files exist.

If you do not write nfo files and have save images with media, you will need your entire Emby programdata folder.

[Carlo 4560]

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

That is a good all around read.

 

A "shortcut" that I'd recommend is to login to your web admin (dashboard) and scroll down to the bottom and look at the "paths".  Two important directories worth copying to your new system is the CACHE and METADATA directories.  This can give you head start on that info  and help avoid having to pull all this info down again depending on your path and library setup.

 

To check how metadata is being saved edit a library and turn on advanced settings (slider up top) and scroll down and see if NFO is checked.  Also a little further down the page is an option SAVE ARTWORK INTO MEDIA FOLDERS.  These are the two options you are looking for but keep in mind this is for each and every library.