backup_plexdata

#!/bin/bash

#--DEFINE VARIABLES--#

# Set Plexdata Directory (must include trailing /)
plexdataDirectory='/PATH/TO/YOUR/PLEXDATA/'

# Set Backup Directory (must include trailing /)
backupDirectory='/PATH/TO/YOUR/BACKUP/DIRECTORY/'

# Set Number of Days to Keep Backups 
days=45


#--START SCRIPT--#
/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/notify -s "Plexdata Backup" -d "Backup of Plexdata starting."

now="$(date +"%Y-%m-%d"@%H.%M)" 
mkdir ""$backupDirectory""$now""

#Plexdata Backup (excluding Transcode directory from backups)
cd ""$backupDirectory""$now""
tar -cf plexdata-"$now".tar --exclude "$plexdataDirectory"Transcode "$plexdataDirectory"
#Uncomment below line to use pigz to compress the file afterwards and delete the original .tar file (will use max CPU threads unless otherwise specified with -p#)
#pigz -9 plexdata-"$now".tar

#Cleanup Old Backups
find "$backupDirectory"* -type d -mtime +"$days" | xargs rm -rf

#Stop Notification
/usr/local/emhttp/plugins/dynamix/scripts/notify -s "Plexdata Backup" -d "Backup of Plexdata complete."