Fix for Jellyseerr when upgrading to NixOS 25.05 (beta)

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Jellyseerr config/data directory were changed, after upgrading to NixOS 25.05 Jellyseerr will looks like a fresh install asking you to configure it.

Here is how to restore your data, run the following commands as root on your server:

# stop the service
systemctl stop jellyseerr.service

# move the newly created config dir (you can delete config-bk later)
mv /var/lib/jellyseerr/config /var/lib/jellyseerr/config-bk

# create a new config dir
sudo -u jellyseerr mkdir /var/lib/jellyseerr/config

# move your data
mv /var/lib/jellyseerr/db /var/lib/jellyseerr/config/
mv /var/lib/jellyseerr/logs /var/lib/jellyseerr/config/
mv /var/lib/jellyseerr/settings.json /var/lib/jellyseerr/config/

# start the service, everything should be back
systemctl start jellyseerr.service
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I think there is a small typo in the last line.
The last line should be:

systemctl start jellyseerr.service
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Oh yes, I changed it thanks