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-#+title: Migrating Plex to a New Server (& Nvidia Transcoding)
-#+date: 2022-03-08
-#+description: A retrospective on migrating Plex between servers and enabling Nvidia GPU transcoding.
-#+filetags: :selfhosting:
-
-* Migration Phases
-I recently decided to migrate my server from an old OptiPlex desktop
-machine to a custom-built tower with better hardware in every category.
-In order to do this, I would need to properly migrate a full Plex
-installation.
-
-The second part of this migration is that the new server uses an Nvidia
-GPU and does not have any integrated graphics, which requires extra work
-for installation, but provides much better hardware transcoding options
-for Plex.
-
-Therefore, I have broken this migration down into three phases:
-
-1. Configure the New Server
-2. Migrate Plex Data & Devices
-3. Configure GPU Transcoding
-
-* Phase 1: Configure the New Server
-** Choosing an OS
-In order to migrate Plex to my new server, I first needed to choose an
-appropriate operating system (OS) and install it on the machine. Given
-that I have encountered numerous issues installing other Linux
-distributions properly with Nvidia graphics, I chose
-[[https://ubuntu.com/download/server][Ubuntu Server]].
-
-The first step is to create a bootable USB with Ubuntu Server. This is
-easy with [[https://www.balena.io/etcher/][Etcher]], an app that runs on
-many different platforms. Just download the Ubuntu Server =.iso= image,
-launch Etcher, and install the =.iso= on the USB.
-
-Once the USB is created, insert it into my server, reboot, and click
-=Esc= (or any of the =F1-12= keys) until the BIOS menu appears. Finally,
-launch the USB boot drive.
-
-** Booting with Nvidia
-In order to install Ubuntu Server with an Nvidia Graphics card (and no
-integrated graphics on this device for some reason), you'll have to
-configure the boot menu to allow different graphics drivers to be
-loaded.
-
-When booting from the USB, the machine will launch the initial
-installation menu. From this menu, type =e= to view the default command
-options that come with the device - it's a good idea to take a photo of
-this screen, so you can enter these commands on the next screen (along
-with adding support for Nvidia).
-
-Finally, type =Ctrl + C= to enter the command line. From this command
-line, enter the commands found on the =e= screen. *Remember to add
-=nomodeset= to the =linux ...= line so that your Nvidia device will
-display the installation screens properly!*
-
-Here's an example of the commands I pulled from the =e= screen and
-entered on the command line.
-
-#+begin_src sh
-setparams 'Install Ubuntu Server'
-setgfxpayload=keep
-linux /casper/vmlinuz quiet nomodeset ---
-initrd /casper/initrd
-boot
-#+end_src
-
-#+caption: Ubuntu Server Installation 01
-[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20220308-plex-media-server-migration/ubuntu_server_installation_01.png]]
-
-#+caption: Ubuntu Server Installation 02
-[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20220308-plex-media-server-migration/ubuntu_server_installation_02.png]]
-
-Once the machine is rebooted, enter the =e= screen again and add
-=nomodeset= to the =linux ...= line again and press =Ctrl + X= to save
-the boot options.
-
-The machine is now fully installed and can properly display on an
-external display using the Nvidia GPU.
-
-Always remember to update and upgrade on a new installation:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo apt update; sudo apt upgrade -y; sudo apt autoremove -y
-#+end_src
-
-* Phase 2: Migrate Plex Data & Devices
-This phase uses the great Plex article on migrations
-([[https://support.plex.tv/articles/201370363-move-an-install-to-another-system/][Move
-an Installation to Another System]]) and adds a bit more information to
-help with commands and context.
-
-** Terminology
-*Source:** The original server that is being replaced.\\
-*Destination:** The new server.\\
-*Client:** Any application that can be used to modify settings for both
-source/destination.
-
-** Step 01: [Client] Update Settings
-Open up a Plex app and /disable/ the =Account= > =Library= >
-=Empty trash automatically after every scan= preference for the source
-server.
-
-** Step 02: [Destination] Install Plex
-Open up the [[https://www.plex.tv/media-server-downloads/][Plex Media
-Server download page]] and copy the link for the appropriate platform.
-
-Execute the following commands on the destination server to install
-Plex:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-wget <url>
-sudo dpkg -i <filename>
-sudo systemctl stop plexmediaserver.service
-#+end_src
-
-** Step 03: [Source] Stop Plex & Migrate Data
-First, stop the Plex service so that no data is created or modified
-during the migration.
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo systemctl stop plexmediaserver.service
-#+end_src
-
-Next, copy the data to the new server. To find where the Plex data
-directory is located, Plex has another excellent article available:
-[[https://support.plex.tv/articles/202915258-where-is-the-plex-media-server-data-directory-located/][Where
-is the Plex Media Server data directory located?]].
-
-There are many ways to copy the data to the new server and will largely
-depend on the size of the folder being copied. Personally, my data
-folder was ~23GB and I opted to simply use the =scp= command to copy the
-files over SSH.
-
-This process was throttled by the old server's slow HDD and ports and
-took approximately 90 minutes to complete. In comparison, moving the
-data from the new server's =home/user/= directory to the
-=/var/.../Plex Media Server= directory took 2-3 minutes.
-
-#+begin_src sh
-scp -r "/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server" your_user@xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:"'/path/to/destination/'"
-#+end_src
-
-** Step 04: [Destination] Update File Permissions
-In case you move the data directory to a common area on the new server,
-it will have to be moved to the proper location before Plex can function
-properly:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-mv "Plex Media Server" /var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/
-#+end_src
-
-To ensure permissions were retained properly, the server will need to
-show that all files and folders in the data directory are owned by
-=plex:plex= (or whichever user is running the Plex application).
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo chown -R plex:plex "/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server"
-#+end_src
-
-Finally, start the service and check the status.
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo systemctl start plexmediaserver.service
-sudo systemctl status plexmediaserver.service
-#+end_src
-
-** Step 05: [Client] Update Libraries & Metadata
-The first step - now that the new server is up and running - is to sign
-out of the client and sign back in. Once this is done, update any
-library locations, if necessary. This was unnecessary in my case since I
-simply moved my storage drives from the source server to the destination
-server.
-
-Next, perform the following actions in the client:
-
-1. On the left sidebar, click =More= > Three-Dot Menu >
-   =Scan Library Files=
-2. /Enable/ the =Account= > =Library= >
-   =Empty trash automatically after every scan= preference for the
-   source server.
-3. On the left sidebar, click =More= > Three-Dot Menu > =Manage Server=
-   > =Empty Trash=
-4. On the left sidebar, click =More= > Three-Dot Menu > =Manage Server=
-   > =Clean Bundles=
-5. On the left sidebar, click =More= > Three-Dot Menu > =Manage Server=
-   > =Optimize Database=
-
-Finally, double-check the Remote Access settings to make sure no changes
-have caused issues with accessing the server from outside the network.
-
-In my case, I use a single port forwarding rule in my router and needed
-to update the Local LAN IP Address to the new server IP address.
-
-#+caption: Router port forwarding
-[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20220308-plex-media-server-migration/port_forwarding.png]]
-
-* Phase 3: Configure GPU Transcoding
-The final piece to the migration is enabling hardware transcoding so
-that Plex can fully utilize the new Nvidia GPU available in the server.
-The first step is to install Nvidia graphics drivers. This process may
-take a few minutes, but the commands are pretty simple:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo add-apt-repository ppa:graphics-drivers/ppa
-sudo apt update
-sudo apt-get install ubuntu-drivers-common
-sudo ubuntu-drivers autoinstall
-#+end_src
-
-Finally, reboot so that the changes are loaded:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo reboot now
-#+end_src
-
-To ensure that the Nvidia graphics drivers are working properly, run the
-following command to view the available GPUs, statistics, and processes:
-
-#+begin_src sh
-sudo nvidia-smi
-#+end_src
-
-#+caption: nvidia-smi
-[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20220308-plex-media-server-migration/nvidia_smi.png]]
-
-Finally, enable hardware transcoding settings in the Plex application:
-
-#+caption: Plex transcoding settings
-[[https://img.cleberg.net/blog/20220308-plex-media-server-migration/plex_transcoding.png]]