# Will it be a problem to add a new SSD as storage?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-it-be-a-problem-to-add-a-new-ssd-as-storage/248388>\
**Category:** Self-hosting\
**Tags:** hosting\
**Created:** [December 9, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-it-be-a-problem-to-add-a-new-ssd-as-storage/248388 "2022-12-09T14:53:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![jo-andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jo-andre/32/291047_2.png) [@jo-andre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jo-andre)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 2:53pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-it-be-a-problem-to-add-a-new-ssd-as-storage/248388/1 "2022-12-09T14:53:19Z")

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When I launched the server I only had 25gb ssd.  
And now I wanted to upgrade it. But my hosting provider said there’s a big risk of corrupt server.

So my question is that will it be any problem with Discourse when adding a new SSD?

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**Author:** ![Stephen](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/stephen/32/95011_2.png) [@Stephen](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Stephen)\
**Post date:** [December 9, 2022, 3:31pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-it-be-a-problem-to-add-a-new-ssd-as-storage/248388/2 "2022-12-09T15:31:20Z")

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Who is your hosting provider? Companies such as DigitalOcean can resize SSD with zero risk.

I would recommend downloading the latest backup and your app.yml beforehand.

Moving your server isn’t a huge undertaking either, particularly if you have both of the files mentioned above. Maybe this would be a good time to consider moving to a provider who can handle such upgrades without the risk of more significant downtime?

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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:** [December 9, 2022, 6:33pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-it-be-a-problem-to-add-a-new-ssd-as-storage/248388/3 "2022-12-09T18:33:42Z")

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> [@jo-andre](#):
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> But my hosting provider said there’s a big risk of corrupt server.

That sounds ominous. I would be inclined to change hosting companies, but moving to a new server (at that company or any other) rather than resizing the existing one may be the easiest way forward.

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**Author:** ![jo-andre](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/jo-andre/32/291047_2.png) [@jo-andre](https://meta.discourse.org/u/jo-andre)\
**Post date:** [December 12, 2022, 10:10am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/will-it-be-a-problem-to-add-a-new-ssd-as-storage/248388/4 "2022-12-12T10:10:32Z")

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> [@Stephen](#):
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> I would recommend downloading the latest backup and your app.yml beforehand.

**Sorry for late responds**  
Thanks! I will do that, so annoying Webhuset.no!!  
Changing hosting at the end of this month. Thanks guys.

If anyone know any good hosting in the Nordics(Norway) let me know.🤙