# \[FEATURE-15568\] Restore option in Installation

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-15568-restore-option-in-installation/114128>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Created:** [February 23, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-15568-restore-option-in-installation/114128 "2026-02-23T18:52:30Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![MMaynard](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/mmaynard/32/3366_2.png) [@MMaynard](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/MMaynard)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 6:52pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-15568-restore-option-in-installation/114128/1 "2026-02-23T18:52:30Z")

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Not sure how often others deal with it, or if it even would make a difference but.

How about an option during the installation routine that asks if it is a Restore of a gateway?

Then you could File-Open and browse to a gateway backup file .gwbk and the installer could then see the modules required, all the config info, and use that as the basis of the installation?

Takes a lot of the legwork out of restoring/duplicating a gateway config.

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**Author:** ![jcoffman](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/jcoffman/32/6429_2.png) [@jcoffman](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jcoffman)\
**Post date:** [February 24, 2026, 3:34pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-15568-restore-option-in-installation/114128/2 "2026-02-24T15:34:32Z")

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This is a great idea and would be easy to do. I created a ticket for this. I can see how this would be really annoying if this is your workflow. and 8 (and counting) people agree with you.

Thanks,

JJ Coffman

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**Author:** ![michael.flagler](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/inductiveautomation/user_avatar/forum.inductiveautomation.com/michael.flagler/32/26272_2.png) [@michael.flagler](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/michael.flagler)\
**Post date:** [February 25, 2026, 12:51am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-15568-restore-option-in-installation/114128/3 "2026-02-25T00:51:01Z")

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This would save the extra steps of setting up a temporary admin password, ports, etc to end up just restoring and overwriting it.

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**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:** [February 25, 2026, 8:43am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/feature-15568-restore-option-in-installation/114128/4 "2026-02-25T08:43:36Z")

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It would also be nice to have the ability to perform a clean install directly from the installer. Currently, you have to either delete and reinstall Ignition or restore a clean backup.