# Postgresql problem on moving discourse with rsync

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**Created:** [July 27, 2024, 2:27pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/postgresql-problem-on-moving-discourse-with-rsync/318771 "2024-07-27T14:27:22Z")\
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I would try to install with an empty database and restore it after the site is set up.

I think there might be a minor version difference between your version and the new server so it doesn’t work. Another possibility is that you didn’t shut down the old server before copying the files over.

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