Core to Scale switch storage need help or recommendations

Been having issues with my plex server cant get it to install on core. Seems everyone is recommending going to scale. Is there anything i need to do with my storage i have now i don’t want to loose anything. Is it as simple as installing scale on my server then plugging in my hard drives without loosing anything. Anything i need to watch out for. I cant loose anything i have on these hardrives im currently using with CORE.

Post your TrueNAS version and a detailed listing of your hardware, pool, jails, VMs, etc. The better the details, the better the advice.

If I’m not mistaken there was a form of encryption on core that isn’t supported on Scale. Otherwise, if you don’t have encrypted pools, you can test if Scale works for you by installing on a boot drive (a usb is fine temporarily for testing) & confirming it can find your pool - do NOT update the zfs on your pool until you’re certain Scale is working fine.

Backing up your config (just in case) is always a good idea.

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Makes me nervous I’m just going to order a big enough hard drive to store all my stuff then just renew my entire server from scratch

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Always a good idea to have a backup before doing major changes - I’d love to reassure you & say everything will be fine… but I feel like that’d detract from how good it’d be to back things up.