Can this be used as a backup and restore tool?

[Nostradamus1973]

Good evening,

I've been using Jellyfin for a few years and recently lost everything because I tried backing up the /etc/jellyfin and the /var/lib/jellyfin/data folder as suggested by a few forums and wrecked everything several times. I'm really hoping your script is the sort of thing I've been seeking out for quite some time now.

So, I wanted to know if I fill out the variables in your script, will I be able to use it as a backup and restore? Or, can it onlly migrate?

Thank you

[MMMZZZZ]

This tool is (only) useful when you‘re changing file names or file paths. A simple copy/restore to and from the same location shouldn’t break anything if all your config and media paths stay the same. Maybe you have an issue with file permissions…?

Kind regards,
Max

[Nostradamus1973]

Yes, you are 100% correct, I use Deja-Dup and I needed to change the permissions from root to the current user and I was able to back up nicely with it.
Have a great day.