# Transfer Docker installed Discourse to new DigitalOcean droplet

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-docker-installed-discourse-to-new-digitalocean-droplet/25704>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** docker, hosting\
**Created:** [25. Februar 2015 um 21:20 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-docker-installed-discourse-to-new-digitalocean-droplet/25704 "2015-02-25T21:20:40Z")\
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**Author:** ![codinghorror](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/codinghorror/32/110067_2.png) [@codinghorror](https://meta.discourse.org/u/codinghorror)\
**Post date:** [26. Februar 2015 um 04:07 UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/transfer-docker-installed-discourse-to-new-digitalocean-droplet/25704/4 "2015-02-26T04:07:12Z")

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Yeah I would follow the Digital Ocean procedure for moving the droplet:

> **[How to Migrate Droplets Using DigitalOcean Snapshots | DigitalOcean...](https://docs.digitalocean.com/products/images/snapshots/how-to/migrate-droplets/)**
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> Use snapshots to migrate a Droplet from one data center region to another.

Start by taking a snapshot, but be aware this can take a while, up to 30 minutes, as it has to copy all 30+ gb of data on the droplet around.

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