Plex Sever on two NASes

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Plex Sever on two NASes

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Hi,

I am having to send my primary NAS (TVS-872XT) into QNAP for RMA. I have backups of all data, actually onto a secondary NAS (ReadyNAS).

I can of course redirect my desktop mounts in macOS to the secondary NAS, but what about Plex? Can I install Plex Server on the secondary NAS, and have it run under the same account, and aligned with the primary setup via the account (with regards to views etc.)? Anything I need to watch out for before setting it up and possibly screwing my Plex setup...
Apple: MS M1 Max 10c/32c/16c/64GB/2TB - MP 3.2GHz 16c/192GB/2TB/2xRadeon Pro - nMP 3.5GHz 6C/64GB/1TB/D700 - Echo Express 1TB Accelsior/4x500GB NVMe Sonnet/Sonnet Solo10G PCIe - MBP 13" 4c i7/16GB/512GB - MBP 14" M1 Pro/16GB/512GB - MB 12" 4c i7/16GB/512GB - MMI 6c i5/8GB/500GB - 2 x TC 3TB - HomePods - iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches...

Primary NAS: QNAP TVS-872XT 7x10TB + 2x512GB NVMe SSD. BackUp: Cloud iDrive - Locally QNAP TR-004 4x12TB

Network: ISP Gtateway - TP-Link Deco - QNAP QSW-M408-4C
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Re: Plex Sever on two NASes

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see here how to backup the library (folder is now created by default, no need to create it anymore)

https://forums.plex.tv/t/proper-way-to- ... ata/236629
https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-backup-ple ... nap/632585
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Re: Plex Sever on two NASes

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dolbyman wrote: Tue Jul 20, 2021 12:47 am see here how to backup the library (folder is now created by default, no need to create it anymore)

https://forums.plex.tv/t/proper-way-to- ... ata/236629
https://forums.plex.tv/t/how-backup-ple ... nap/632585
I am still not quite sure where to find this library on my NAS?

Reading through some Plex info, I see that:

Linux & NAS
For your operating system, make a backup of the main Plex Media Server data directory. The location will vary by platform. In Linux and on NAS devices, the preferences.xml file in the main Plex Media Server directory contains the corresponding settings. So, that means there isn’t anything else special that you need to back up.

My question is; where is the fabled Plex Media Server data directory? In Plex Server I downloaded the database (leaving me with a ZIP file), but is this the file I would import into another NAS? And once I know where it is located on my QNAP, how do I access it? I certainly do not see any such directory using FileStation...
Apple: MS M1 Max 10c/32c/16c/64GB/2TB - MP 3.2GHz 16c/192GB/2TB/2xRadeon Pro - nMP 3.5GHz 6C/64GB/1TB/D700 - Echo Express 1TB Accelsior/4x500GB NVMe Sonnet/Sonnet Solo10G PCIe - MBP 13" 4c i7/16GB/512GB - MBP 14" M1 Pro/16GB/512GB - MB 12" 4c i7/16GB/512GB - MMI 6c i5/8GB/500GB - 2 x TC 3TB - HomePods - iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches...

Primary NAS: QNAP TVS-872XT 7x10TB + 2x512GB NVMe SSD. BackUp: Cloud iDrive - Locally QNAP TR-004 4x12TB

Network: ISP Gtateway - TP-Link Deco - QNAP QSW-M408-4C
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Re: Plex Sever on two NASes

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Installing or updating Plex in the last year or so will have created that folder .. it's a top level share of your NAS
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Re: Plex Sever on two NASes

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I am looking everywhere using FileStation and I can't find it anywhere... Maybe I miss something, but I am not seeing it...
Apple: MS M1 Max 10c/32c/16c/64GB/2TB - MP 3.2GHz 16c/192GB/2TB/2xRadeon Pro - nMP 3.5GHz 6C/64GB/1TB/D700 - Echo Express 1TB Accelsior/4x500GB NVMe Sonnet/Sonnet Solo10G PCIe - MBP 13" 4c i7/16GB/512GB - MBP 14" M1 Pro/16GB/512GB - MB 12" 4c i7/16GB/512GB - MMI 6c i5/8GB/500GB - 2 x TC 3TB - HomePods - iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches...

Primary NAS: QNAP TVS-872XT 7x10TB + 2x512GB NVMe SSD. BackUp: Cloud iDrive - Locally QNAP TR-004 4x12TB

Network: ISP Gtateway - TP-Link Deco - QNAP QSW-M408-4C
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Re: Plex Sever on two NASes

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then follow the first link on how to mount the share manually
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