N3rdP1um23/Server_Auto_Backup

Allows for rclone to run in the background and backup files while no current Plex streams are active.

Server_Auto_Backup

Allows for rclone to run in the background and backup files while no current Plex streams are active. If a stream is detected, the backup is killed freeing up resources (RAM, CPU, and Bandwidth) for watching content!

Steps

1. Clone or download repository to your desired computer/server
2. Open CurrentPlexStreams.sh and modify the following items with your respective values
   • <PLEX_TOKEN> With your Respective Plex Token -- Here's a guide from Plex to getting your Plex Token
   • [http|https] Update with either HTTP or HTTPS
   • <PLEX_SERVER_IP> Update with your Plex Server IP
3. Open PlexBackup.sh and modify the following items with your respective values
   • <TO> With the location you are going to sync
   • <FROM> With the location you desire to sync the location with
   • Feel free to add/modify/remove item from the rclone command
4. Setup crontab item to have the backup scheduled
   • Add entry to crontab -- sudo crontab -e
   • Add the following line to the end of the file (best to run script at a lower interval to handle when Plex streams change) --If you would like help setting up your scheduled task Crontab Guru is a great interactive tool
     • * * * * * <PATH_TO_REPO>/PlexBackup.sh -- Will run script every minute
     • Replace the following with the respective path oft he downloaded/cloned repository <PATH_TO_REPO>