# Unknown Primary Key

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/unknown-primary-key/260985
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Created:** [April 7, 2023, 9:02pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unknown-primary-key/260985 "2023-04-07T21:02:37Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [April 9, 2023, 3:17pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/unknown-primary-key/260985/6 "2023-04-09T15:17:28Z")

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> [@ibahnasy](#):
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> just exported the Docker container and imported it on another server along with the `/var/discourse` and started it, that’s all.

That isn’t the correct way to [Move your Discourse Instance to a Different Server](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-your-discourse-instance-to-a-different-server/15721) and will never work.

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