# History tags metadata **URL:** \ **Category:** Ignition\ **Tags:** ignition81\ **Created:** [December 22, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-tags-metadata/100137 "2024-12-22T11:38:44Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![e.cutino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e5b9ba/32.png) [@e.cutino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/e.cutino)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 11:38am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-tags-metadata/100137/1 "2024-12-22T11:38:44Z")
Hi, I'd like to know if there is a simple and "save" way to re-create all metadata (sqlth\_drv, sqlth\_te, ..., related records) for the existing history tag provider and ALL the tags with history enabled. I would like to avoid to manually open all tags, so looking for a "massive" way to do that. I neeed that to deploy the ignition instance on a "new" DB, starting from scratch, avoiding to copy (backup/restore) existing metadata from previous DB. ---
**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:** [December 22, 2024, 2:45pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-tags-metadata/100137/2 "2024-12-22T14:45:00Z")
History metadata for the tag is stored with the tag. Only the history metadata for the history **data** is stored in the DB. You don't need to do anything special. In your new gateway: - Restore the gateway backup with everything **disabled**. - Give the gateway a new name. - In the existing database connection, point at the new gateway's empty DB, keeping the datasource name. - Re-enable everything, starting with the database and tag history provider. ---
**Author:** ![e.cutino](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e5b9ba/32.png) [@e.cutino](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/e.cutino)\ **Post date:** [December 22, 2024, 5:25pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/history-tags-metadata/100137/3 "2024-12-22T17:25:40Z")
Clear. I'll do so. Thx