Adding an SSD just for the Roon database to an existing Linux server [Resolved]

Roon Software Discussion
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Hi,

I am running a dell T20 with Roon amongst other things (Plex) etc. installed on it. I want to move the roon database to an SSD without re-installing. Can I just add an internal or external SSD and just relabel the ext4 volume name and have Roon find the disk automagically or what do I need to do.?

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why do you wish to avoid a re-install?

Backup the DB on an external drive or Dropbox or wherever, install SSD and install Roon on the SSD, then recover the saved DB to the new installation

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I want to avoid re-install as I am running 5 other apps on the box and don’t want to have to set it all up again.

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Which flavour of Linux do you have?

You could install the new SSD, move the DB to it, rename the old DB it’s original location and symlink the DB

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Assuming you’ve decided to dedicate the entire disk to Roon’s database, and that you already know how to format and mount a new hard disk,

  1. Stop all Roon services: sudo systemctl stop roonserver.service
  2. Temporarily rename the existing database: sudo mv /var/roon/RoonServer /var/roon/RoonServer.bak
  3. Create a mount point for the new disk: sudo mkdir /var/roon/RoonServer
  4. Add an entry for your new disk to /etc/fstab, specifying the directory above as the mount point
  5. Mount the disk: sudo mount /var/roon/RoonServer
  6. Copy the original Roon database to the new disk:
    - sudo su -
    - cd /var/roon/RoonServer.bak
    - tar cf - * | ( cd /var/roon/RoonServer ; tar xf - )
  7. Start Roon: sudo systemctl start roonserver.service

You can remove the old database directory (sudo rm -rf /var/roon/RoonServer.bak) once you’ve confirmed that everything works correctly on the new disk.

-Adam.

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Hi Adam,

Thank you so much exactit the idiot proof guide I needed.