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Sun, 27 Aug 2023 16:32:17 +0200

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Admin wrote the following post Sun, 27 Aug 2023 16:32:16 +0200

Is it possible to extract data from *.sql backup for one channel/account and import it to server?

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Fri, 01 Sep 2023 07:19:21 +0200

Scott M. Stolz

scott@loves.tech

A .sql backup would backup everything and you could import all of that into a new server. But you'd also need to move over some Hubzilla configuration files as well, otherwise you would have conflicting information in the database and the configuration file. And there may be more issues. I have never tried it.

It probably would be better to use the built in migration tools (export/import) that comes with Hubzilla instead.

Fri, 01 Sep 2023 18:12:23 +0200

M. Dent

dm42@my.hosted.social

Is it possible?  Yes, sort of, theoretically.  You would also need the file store to access any files/images/whatever stored on the channel.
Is there an automated tool? not to do it from backups.  There are channel migration tools that will work to export data from an existing server to a new server.
Would it be a lot of work to try a manual migration from backup?  Yes, and chances are, you'd miss stuff and stuff would not be exactly right.

But I'm guessing that you're trying to solve some sort of more specific issue than the theoretical possibility of importing channel data directly from backups.  What's the predicament and what's the environment and limitations you have?  What has been tried and what have been the results?

Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:04:06 +0100

Scott M. Stolz

scott@loves.tech

It is possible if you understand the data structure and import the right fields. But it may be better to use the Import app instead.