How do I move the discourse installed server to another server without loss?

[Wleksion (Oğuzhan Öztürk)]

How do I move the discourse installed server to another server without loss?

[Lilly]

if you’re moving to a fresh install:

How to migrate my Discourse instance to a fresh new install

Take a backup of your current install. Install Discourse from scratch on another VPS. Restore your backup.

[Wleksion (Oğuzhan Öztürk)]

Will add-ons be automatically installed as well?

[Lilly]

this should have most of the info you need:

Move your Discourse Instance to a Different Server

In this guide we’ll move an existing Discourse instance on Linode (source) to a new Discourse instance on Digital Ocean (destination), but of course these steps will work on any other cloud providers that support Docker. If you are using the same domain name and moving servers, you should set the TTL (time to live) on your DNS entry to a very low value in advance of the change. If you are using different domain names, this won’t matter. Log In and Update Only admins can perform backu…

[Canapin (Coin-coin le Canapin)]

Hi @Wleksion

Themes and theme components, as well as their settings, are included in a site backup.

Plugins’ settings are stored in the backup as well, but the plugins themselves aren’t. Pay attention to this part of the link @Lilly provided:

@techAPJ

Before you switch over to the new server, review your app.yml for any optional settings such as CDN, installed plugins, and HTTPS support between the two Discourse instances. It’s easier to make sure the two instances are identical before you begin restoring the backup.