4/8/2024 - [Monitored Plex] - Backup time exceeded, causing downtime. Est downtime - <3h
- Atom 5ive
- Apr 8, 2024
- 1 min read
I'm noticing the normal weekly backup running longer than normal. Looks to be a script I wrote colliding with another. Both are working as normal, but it's taking longer to back up as usual. I'm letting this backup go as it required in case of a Plex failure for me to restore from these backups. Once the server comes back online from this, I will examine ways to optimize this script further to keep the downtime to a minimum. Note: Plex changed the way its DB is backed up. Meaning, all previous ways must be discarded. Thus, why both [Unmonitored] & [Monitored] backups are important this week and this week only. Please be patience as these backup occur. Once the [Monitored] Plex comes back online, the [Unmonitored] will be taken offline for back while the monitored is online. So either way, at least one version of Plex is online. I'm also exploring the idea of a throwaway Plex Account that can be used as a fallback during these backup times. More information on this to come in the coming months. Update: Killed process, will try again next week, forced bringing up Plex. Service restored.


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