How to Upgrade from Overseerr/Jellyseerr to Seerr (Safe Migration Guide, No Data Loss!)
In this step-by-step tutorial, I show you how to safely migrate from Overseerr/Jellyseerr to Seerr without losing your requests, users, or Plex integration.
If you're running a homelab with Docker, Proxmox, Unraid, or a Linux server, this guide walks you through:
Backing up your Overseerr database
Deploying Seerr with Docker
Migrating your existing config safely
This is the safest way to upgrade from Overseerr/Jellyseerr to Seerr while keeping your media automation fully intact.
Timestamps
00:00 Intro
00:27 What is Overseerr
00:37 What is Seerr
00:53 Copying files to new folder
02:28 Using the right command to copy to new folder
02:54 Docker Run Command to give permissions
03:08 Create Docker Compose File
03:52 Run Docker Compose File
04:06 Checking if it worked
04:36 End Credits
Commands Used in This Video
Stop Jellyseerr/Overseerr depending on what you name your container
docker stop Overseerr
or
docker stop Jellyseerr
Copy/backup files over
cp -a /root/overseerr/. /root/seerr/
Check if items are in the folder
ls /root/seerr/appdata/config/
Docker Run Command to give permissions
docker run --rm -v /root/seerr/appdata/config:/data alpine chown -R 1000:1000 /data
Docker Compose File
nano /root/seerr/compose.yaml
Run Docker Compose file
docker compose -d up
Articles / Resources Used
Release notes: https://github.com/seerr-team/seerr/r...
Release announcement: https://docs.seerr.dev/blog/seerr-rel...
Migration guide: https://docs.seerr.dev/migration-guide
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