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Plex Media Server database backup script.
#!/bin/bash
# Backup a Plex database.
# Author Scott Smereka
# Version 1.0
# Script Tested on:
# Ubuntu 12.04 on 2/2/2014 [ OK ]
# Plex Database Location. The trailing slash is
# needed and important for rsync.
plexDatabase="/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/"
# Location to backup the directory to.
backupDirectory="/srv/raid10/backups/plexmediaserver/database/"
# Log file for script's output named with
# the script's name, date, and time of execution.
scriptName=$(basename ${0})
log="/srv/raid10/backups/logs/${scriptName}_`date +%m%d%y%H%M%S`.log"
# Check for root permissions
if [[ $EUID -ne 0 ]]; then
echo -e "${scriptName} requires root privledges.\n"
echo -e "sudo $0 $*\n"
exit 1
fi
# Create Log
echo -e "Staring Backup of Plex Database." > $log 2>&1
echo -e "------------------------------------------------------------\n" >> $log 2>&1
# Stop Plex
echo -e "\n\nStopping Plex Media Server." >> $log 2>&1
echo -e "------------------------------------------------------------\n" >> $log 2>&1
sudo service plexmediaserver stop >> $log 2>&1
# Backup database
echo -e "\n\nStarting Backup." >> $log 2>&1
echo -e "------------------------------------------------------------\n" >> $log 2>&1
sudo rsync -av --delete "$plexDatabase" "$backupDirectory" >> $log 2>&1
# Restart Plex
echo -e "\n\nStarting Plex Media Server." >> $log 2>&1
echo -e "------------------------------------------------------------\n" >> $log 2>&1
sudo service plexmediaserver start >> $log 2>&1
# Done
echo -e "\n\nBackup Complete." >> $log 2>&1
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