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moving my plex server (with sonarr/radarr/ect...) from windows to unraid, what can I transfer?

Hey, so I just set up my Unraid yesterday and am still in the process of transferring 16tb of media and files from my old windows system to my new unraid system.

Is it possible to transfer configs from windows to unraid? for sonarr and radar?
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I migrated Plex but only started using Sonarr and Radarr after. So no real advice I can offer, but wanted to say congrats, and that I think you'll enjoy the new setup. Moving from a Windows server to Unraid + Docker was the best thing I've done in my homelab for years.

Yep, Just use the built in 'backup' functions of sonarr/radarr on windows, and the 'restore' function on unraid once you get your containers set up.

Youll probably have some issues with the root folders (unless you were running them on windows in docker) that youll have to fix manually, but all your other settings should still transfer over fine.

For plex, youll have to manually move all the appdata over, which plex has a few articles detailing, or SpaceInvaderOne has a video on.

thank you, will look into those

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I did this via backup and restore and in retrospect I have no idea why.

Your paths are going to be completely different, and frankly I can’t think of any reason not to just start a fresh server install (using same account of course).

Btw, high suggest binhex for all the *arrs. Plus binhex krusader and binhex Plex pass

Been flawless since day one.

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When I. Migrated from Windows to UnRaid I started fresh, and I'm glad I did, for what I read regarding the changed needed for ARRs to migrate successfully (very rare so I understand) it was easier and quicker to start again.

IF you're wondering about migrating the Plex database, it's easy. Just back the full thing up. Use the Plex.tv guide ( https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/) for moving servers. It will explain in detail what parts of the database on UnRaid you'll need to write over, or rename on your existing. I've done this a few times between Synology and other PMS installs. I just recently did Synology to Unraid.Here's the important part... Once you install Plex on Unraid, go to the database, and rename it as something like - .bkup that way, if you screw anything up, you'll just rename the existing database (I do the same thing on whatever PMS I'm backing up. I make a copy of the backup too, just in case I fuck it up - if the new DB on Unraid is empty, I guess reinstall is just as fast)...Once you get your migrated database settled and parts renamed correctly... restart Plex on Unraid. Now, your libraries should show up. Go to EACH library and Edit the PATH to the media for that library. THEN click scan library. At this point, Plex sees the old database. What you are telling Plex to do is upgrade the paths. It's smart enough to figure this out, since it's a relational database. It will cross check the database to see if there's an entry for the folder/filename it sees during scan. If there is, it just updates the path. If it sees NEW material (My Synology Plex would often skip newly added media for long periods of time, for various reasons) - it will now go scrape anything "new" and add it to the database. Once it's all done, your posters, watch status, etc should be working. If you do a lot of manual tagging, or you add stuff to the media folders, make SURE you select prefer local metadata. Plex will look first for any local tags or files in folders. If it finds anything, it uses it... but it ALSO goes out and scrapes the known scrapers per media type.Just don't do anything besides forcing a fresh scan once you move and rename/overwrite the database path. Plex does this really well, as long as you don't go manually mangling anything before you do a fresh scan from a an edited database.