# Local host migration - Database Backup

**URL:** <https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-host-migration-database-backup/112301>\
**Category:** Ignition\
**Tags:** ignition81, database, perspective\
**Created:** [November 20, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-host-migration-database-backup/112301 "2025-11-20T08:28:06Z")\
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**Author:** ![jacob.saunders](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/f4b2a3/32.png) [@jacob.saunders](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/u/jacob.saunders)\
**Post date:** [November 20, 2025, 8:28am UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-host-migration-database-backup/112301/1 "2025-11-20T08:28:07Z")

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I am preparing to migrate an Ignition system from a desktop PC, to a rack mount PC is a safer environment. I believe I am almost ready to do this, I am just unsure about the database aspect. The gateway is configured to use the local PostgresSQL database running on port 5432 as the SQL Server. I do not know how to back this up an migrate it, or if it is required as I do not believe this is captured in a gateway backup.

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**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:** [November 20, 2025, 1:48pm UTC](https://forum.inductiveautomation.com/t/local-host-migration-database-backup/112301/2 "2025-11-20T13:48:05Z")

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It is not captured in a gateway backup. Your database should not be running on the same server as the gateway, in production. Get **two** rackmount PCs, or set up a beefy hypervisor to run separate VMs (well isolated, not overcommitted).

You will need to use PostgreSQL native backup and restore tools to move the content to a new server.