plex-db-sync

Synchronizes the database watched status between two Plex servers. This includes watched times, and works for all users on the system without the need for tokens.

Usage

To use the script, you will need to be able to access the databases of both Plex servers from one place. This can be done with programs like sshfs. For instance, you could run the script like this:

wget https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Fmstrat/plex-db-sync/master/plex-db-sync
apt-get install sshfs sqlite3
mkdir -p /mnt/sshfs
sshfs -o allow_other,IdentityFile=/keys/serverkey -p 22 \
	root@hostname.tld:"/var/lib/plexmediaserver/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/" \
	/mnt/sshfs
chmod +x plex-db-sync
./plex-db-sync \
	--plex-db-1 "/mnt/sshfs/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db" \
	--plex-start-1 "ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -i /keys/serverkey root@hostname.tld service plexmediaserver start" \
	--plex-stop-1 "ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -i /keys/serverkey root@hostname.tld service plexmediaserver stop" \
      	--plex-db-2 "/data/docker/containers/plex/config/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db" \
	--plex-start-2 "service plexmediaserver start" \
	--plex-stop-2 "service plexmediaserver stop" \

The script stops and starts Plex Media Server for a very short period of time to make updates. Due to buffering and reconnections, this does not impact clients when playing, except perhaps on the first run when a very large number of records are being updated.

Docker

The following example is for docker-compose. It assumes you are running one Plex server locally, and another remotely.

version: '2'

services:

  plex-db-sync:
    image: nowsci/plex-db-sync
    container_name: plex-db-sync
    volumes:
      - /etc/localtime:/etc/localtime:ro
      - ./plex-db-sync/sshkey:/sshkey
      - /docker/plex/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases/:/mnt/DB2
    cap_add:
      - SYS_ADMIN
    devices:
      - /dev/fuse
    security_opt:
      - apparmor:unconfined
    environment:
      - CRON=0 4 * * *
      - S1_SSH_KEY=/sshkey
      - S1_SSH_USER=root
      - S1_SSH_HOST=hostname
      - S1_SSH_PORT=22
      - S1_SSH_PATH=/docker/plex/Library/Application Support/Plex Media Server/Plug-in Support/Databases
      - S1_START=ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -i /sshkey root@hostname 'cd /docker; docker-compose up -d plex'
      - S1_STOP=ssh -oStrictHostKeyChecking=no -i /sshkey root@hostname 'cd /docker; docker-compose stop plex'
      - S2_DB_PATH=/mnt/DB2
      - S2_START=cd /docker; docker-compose up -d plex
      - S2_STOP=cd /docker; docker-compose stop plex
    restart: always

Options

Command Line	Docker Variable	Description
--backup <true/false>	BACKUP	Create a backup of the DB before running any SQL.
--debug <true/false>	DEBUG	Print debug output.
--dry-run <true/false>	DRYRUN	Don't apply changes to the DB.
--plex-db-(1/2)	S(1/2)_DB_PATH	Location of the server's DB. For the script, this is the file itself, for docker, it is the path.
--plex-start-(1/2)	S(1/2)_START	The command to start the Plex server.
--plex-stop-(1/2)	S(1/2)_STOP	The command to stop the Plex server.
--nocomparedb <true/false>	n/a	Don't compare version db of Plex server.
n/a	CRON	A string that defines when the script should run in crond (Default is 4AM).
n/a	INITIALRUN	Run at start prior to starting cron.
n/a	S(1/2)_SSH_KEY	The SSH identity file.
n/a	S(1/2)_SSH_USER	The SSH user.
n/a	S(1/2)_SSH_HOST	The SSH host.
n/a	S(1/2)_SSH_PORT	The SSH port.
n/a	S(1/2)_SSH_PATH	Path to the database file on the SSH server.