# Ignition project recover

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-project-recover/90077>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition80, ignition81\
**Created:** [May 8, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-project-recover/90077 "2024-05-08T00:56:01Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Trent\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@Trent\_Black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Trent_Black)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 12:56am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-project-recover/90077/1 "2024-05-08T00:56:01Z")

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I have all the data not zipped from a container that was running my project. I was making changes and it crashed the container, and now it cannot be started. the changes were not related to the Ignition project.

How can I recover the project? I do have all the files from the container still. I have all the ignition data from /var/lib/bin/ignition/data. Now, how do I recover the data from it? i have other files if needed to

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**Author:** ![Trent\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@Trent\_Black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Trent_Black)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 1:05am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-project-recover/90077/2 "2024-05-08T01:05:17Z")

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let me know if any additional information is needed

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**Author:** ![djs](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@djs](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/djs)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 4:19pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-project-recover/90077/3 "2024-05-08T16:19:59Z")

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I believe that if you if you zip up the files under `Ignition/data/projects/YourProjectName/`, you'll have something equivalent to a project export.

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**Author:** ![Trent\_Black](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/8baadc/32.png) [@Trent\_Black](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/Trent_Black)\
**Post date:** [May 8, 2024, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/ignition-project-recover/90077/4 "2024-05-08T17:32:42Z")

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That did not work. My solution ended up being that I committed my Docker, so it became its own image. Then, I started a new container with that new image, with the ports set up as well.

Replace CONTAINER\_ID with the actual ID or name of your container: docker commit CONTAINER\_ID new\_image\_name

Then check your Docker images: docker images. You should see new\_image\_name in the list.

Replace 9002 with any available port if needed: docker run -d --name new\_container\_name -p 9002:8088 new\_image\_name

This is how I was able to recover the data; it just started the container with the old filesystem and reset other settings.