# Move Discourse to a new server without setting up the web UI first?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-discourse-to-a-new-server-without-setting-up-the-web-ui-first/76504>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Created:** [December 20, 2017, 7:29pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-discourse-to-a-new-server-without-setting-up-the-web-ui-first/76504 "2017-12-20T19:29:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![pfaffman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/pfaffman/32/120154_2.png) [@pfaffman](https://meta.discourse.org/u/pfaffman)\
**Post date:** [January 24, 2020, 10:59am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-discourse-to-a-new-server-without-setting-up-the-web-ui-first/76504/6 "2020-01-24T10:59:07Z")

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> [@Pad\_Pors](#):
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> Something went wrong while notifying user

Sounds like a bug

> [@Pad\_Pors](#):
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> is it possible to set up the new server by simply **copying** /var/discourse/ of the old server into the new one

Yes. You can do that.

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