# Help needed migrating to new server **URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-migrating-to-new-server/323271 **Category:** Marketplace **Tags:** delivered **Created:** [August 25, 2024, 8:04am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-migrating-to-new-server/323271 "2024-08-25T08:04:00Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 2
### Author: ![merefield](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/merefield/32/176214_2.png) [@merefield](https://meta.discourse.org/u/merefield) #### Post date: [August 25, 2024, 8:11am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-migrating-to-new-server/323271/2 "2024-08-25T08:11:09Z")
Welcome to meta! 👋 Some steps here: > [@Steps involved to downgrade from 2GB to 1GB on DO?](https://meta.discourse.org/t/steps-involved-to-downgrade-from-2gb-to-1gb-on-do/265056/3): > > Create the new VPS Create a backup file from the existing site and download it to local machine. Copy the contents of app.yml from the old server to a local file or in notepad. Point your domain to the new VPS IP, or switch in the public IP you already had on your VPS provider if that’a a feature Make sure docker installed on your new VPS (follow their guide to install it as required) Follow the [standard install](https://meta.discourse.org/t/142537?silent=true) instructions up to the point but not including the discourse setup script Create th… Not an official guide. If you can’t understand that Post, or don’t feel confident learning how to do each step, strongly suggest posting in #Marketplace to get a seasoned freelancer to help you (at reasonable cost). (NB you can simply change the Category of this Post to #Marketplace if you agree with my suggestion) To resolve this issue permanently you might also consider moving your site to managed hosting either via Discourse team or other providers like Communiteq. --- _[View the full topic](https://meta.discourse.org/t/help-needed-migrating-to-new-server/323271)._