Change Install Directory After Installation

Ignition
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Is the best way to change the install directory for Ignition to uninstall and install? Change the install directory through the install wizard

Or move the Ignition folder?

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I would typically move the Ignition folder by following these steps:

  1. Stop Ignition service (run stop-ignition.bat file or stop from services)
  2. Run uninstall-ignition.bat file (uninstalls the service)
  3. Move the entire Ignition install directory to new location
  4. Run install-ignition.bat file (reinstall the service)
  5. Start Ignition service (run start-ignition.bat file or start from services)

Following these steps will set the path to executable for the service to the new location.

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When doing this on a Linux OS, there is an Uninstall.run file but not an Install.run file.

Also, I don't see anything about install/uninstall using the Gateway Command-line Utility (gwcmd).

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I don't have a Linux system to test at the moment, but I think you should be able to run ./ignition.sh remove from the install directory and then use ./ignition.sh install from the new location.

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I would suggest taking a gateway backup before testing

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To be clear, run ./ignition.sh remove while in the directory where Ignition is installed? Then run ./ignition.sh install from the new directory?

The ./ignition.sh install won't be in the new directory, it'll still be in the old directory. So move the files after running ./ignition.sh remove to the new directory and then I'll be able to run ./ignition.sh install?

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Correct, run ./ignition.sh remove from the current install directory, then move the entire Ignition install directory to the new location and then run ./ignition.sh install from the new directory. Again, make sure you take a gateway backup before testing this out. I haven't actually tried this on Linux. All the times I've gone through it have been on Windows.

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Ok, thank you for the info. I will give it a try on a dev environment and make sure this works properly before doing it in production.

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I would personally just let the installer do this.
Take a backup.
Run the uninstaller.
Install the version you want in the location you want.
Restore the backup.

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Agreed, with how robust Ignitions gateway backup is, it would be immensely easier to take a backup, uninstall, reinstall in correct directory location desired and restore the gateway backup. Shorter downtime and less room for issues down the road.

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I tried it by running the uninstaller and re-install. Seem to take longer especially loading in the gateway backup which took longer than 1 minute. Then I had to go through the gateway network configure and approve/accept connections. I didn't have to do that when moving the files over after running the steps @avaughn suggested.

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Ah, yeah. The new install will have a new UUID generated, which will need to be accepted again. Potentially a point in favor of moving the files :man_shrugging: