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Plex migration from Windows to Linux (programming.dev)
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Hey guys! Has anyone had success migrating a Plex server from Windows to Linux in recent years? I'm mostly concerned about losing watch history / users (having to reinvite).

I found this Reddit thread on the issue and it seemed like a simple copy and paste of the DB file. I attempted following both the official directions from their guide and from the Reddit post and ran into a SQLite DB error similar to what another user experienced in the Reddit thread:

soci::soci_error() that sqlite3 prepare failed..Error: Unable to set up server: sqlite3_statement_backend::prepare: file is not a database for SQL: PRAGMA cache_size=512 (N4soci10soci_errorE)

Has anyone done a migration in the recent years? Seems like something might have changed within the last few and this copy and paste of the DB file will not work anymore?

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[-] TedZanzibar@feddit.uk 10 points 1 week ago

Just to add to the info so far: while you're spending the effort doing a migration it's worth going the extra few steps and moving to their Docker image. It'll make any future server moves a doddle, not to mention updates etc.

[-] friend_of_satan@lemmy.world 1 points 1 week ago

Agreed. I use their docker image, and have migrated servers. Other than copying data it only took a few minutes of cli-fu and everything was back up and running.

[-] The_Zen_Cow_Says_Mu@infosec.pub 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

Can recommend the Linuxserver.io version -- I found it easier in podman to implement nvidia hardware decoding with the linuxserver.io version than with the official image.

[-] csm10495@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 week ago

How does a doddle compare to a jiffie?

[-] XiberKernel@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Doodle is a bit more artistic, while jiffie is a bit more poetic. I haven’t found any practical differences in deployment.

[-] anonymous111@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

Doddle = easy Jiffie = quick

Marines quite: "It might be quick, but it ain't easy."

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