# Blank Gateway Backup Download **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [September 12, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/blank-gateway-backup-download/95914 "2024-09-12T19:08:36Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 7:08pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/blank-gateway-backup-download/95914/1 "2024-09-12T19:08:36Z")
It would be nice if IA provided an easy way to get a blank Ignition gateway backup for restoration. This would be especially useful for people, like myself, who often develop one-off systems from scratch. ---
**Author:** ![vtran](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/779978/32.png) [@vtran](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/vtran)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 7:20pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/blank-gateway-backup-download/95914/2 "2024-09-12T19:20:42Z")
Not exactly what you're looking for, but I think Docker might be useful for your usecase(s) [Ignition with Docker Course at Inductive University](https://inductiveuniversity.com/courses/elective-studies/ignition-with-docker). Once you set it up and pull the image, it takes less than a minute to spin up a new instance of Ignition. Another advantage is that you can pull specific image with a certain Ignition version if the project requires. Alternatively, you can make a backup with a fresh Ignition installation (uninstall then reinstall). ---
**Author:** ![amarks](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/amarks/32/45610_2.png) [@amarks](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/amarks)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 7:29pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/blank-gateway-backup-download/95914/3 "2024-09-12T19:29:58Z")
Thought the fresh install might be the case. That's what I did, now I have a blank one to restore some other time. ---
**Author:** ![aaronrai24](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/aaronrai24/32/87248_2.png) [@aaronrai24](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/aaronrai24)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 8:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/blank-gateway-backup-download/95914/4 "2024-09-12T20:25:07Z")
I think if you want a totally blank gateway you could change your gateway backup from `.gwbk` to `.zip` and then delete the `config.idb` and change back to `.gwbk`. Then when you go to restore, it should generate a new `config.idb` but just with the blank gateway config. I could be wrong though. ---
**Author:** ![pturmel](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/pturmel/32/3295_2.png) [@pturmel](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/pturmel)\ **Post date:** [September 12, 2024, 8:38pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/blank-gateway-backup-download/95914/5 "2024-09-12T20:38:25Z")
> [@aaronrai24](#): > > delete the `config.idb` and You will lose the image library. The installer explodes those as files, and first startup moves them into the config DB. ---
**Author:** ![andrew.budaiev](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/andrew.budaiev/32/72921_2.png) [@andrew.budaiev](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/andrew.budaiev)\ **Post date:** [September 13, 2024, 3:52am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/blank-gateway-backup-download/95914/6 "2024-09-13T03:52:02Z")
> **[Factory Reset the Gateway | Ignition Features and Ideas | Inductive Automation](https://inductiveautomation.canny.io/ignition-features-and-ideas/p/factory-reset-the-gateway)** > > Ability (button) to factory reset the gateway.