Which data does Jellyseerr save and where?

Settings

All configurations from the Settings panel in the Jellyseerr web UI are saved, including integrations with Radarr, Sonarr, Jellyfin, Plex, and notification settings.
These settings are stored in the settings.json file located in the Jellyseerr data folder.

User Data

Apart from the settings, all other data—including user accounts, media requests, blacklist etc. are stored in the database (either SQLite or PostgreSQL).

Backup

SQLite

If your backup system uses filesystem snapshots (such as Kubernetes with Volsync), you can directly back up the Jellyseerr data folder.
Otherwise, you need to stop the Jellyseerr application and back up the config folder.

For advanced users, it's possible to back up the database without stopping the application by using the SQLite CLI. Run the following command to create a backup:

sqlite3 db/db.sqlite3 ".backup '/tmp/jellyseerr_db.sqlite3.bak'"

Then, copy the /tmp/jellyseerr_dump.sqlite3.bak file to your desired backup location.

PostgreSQL

You can back up the config folder and dump the PostgreSQL database without stopping the Jellyseerr application.

Install postgresql-client and run the following command to create a backup (just replace the placeholders):

info

Depending on how your PostgreSQL instance is configured, you may need to add these options to the command below.

-h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory

-p, --port=PORT database server port number

pg_dump -U <database_user> -d <database_name> -f /tmp/jellyseerr_db.sql

Restore

SQLite

After restoring your db/db.sqlite3 file and, optionally, the settings.json file, the config folder structure should look like this:

.
├── cache            <-- Optional
├── db
│   └── db.sqlite3
├── logs             <-- Optional
└── settings.json    <-- Optional (required if you want to avoid reconfiguring Jellyseerr)

Once the files are restored, start the Jellyseerr application.

PostgreSQL

Install the PostgreSQL client and restore the PostgreSQL database using the following command (replace the placeholders accordingly):

info

Depending on how your PostgreSQL instance is configured, you may need to add these options to the command below.

-h, --host=HOSTNAME database server host or socket directory

-p, --port=PORT database server port number

pg_restore -U <database_user> -d <database_name> /tmp/jellyseerr_db.sql

Optionally, restore the settings.json file. The config folder structure should look like this:

.
├── cache            <-- Optional
├── logs             <-- Optional
└── settings.json    <-- Optional (required if you want to avoid reconfiguring Jellyseerr)

Once the database and files are restored, start the Jellyseerr application.