# Moving to a new server

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You can move to a new server at any time and your license will be automatically reset without requiring contacting us or opening a support request.
{% endhint %}

First, shut down the platform on the old server:

```
docker compose down
```

Create an archive file of your installation directory:

```
tar -cf edcom-backup.tar edcom-install/
```

Copy the archive file to the new server. 

```
scp edcom-backup.tar 1.2.3.4:/root
```

**\*\*\* Note:** You must use the real IP address of your Linux VPS above, not "1.2.3.4", it's a placeholder. 

Extract the tar file on the new server:

```
tar xvf edcom-backup.tar 
```

You'll need to install Docker on the new server. 

If you're on Ubuntu, you can run our automated Docker installation, like you did during the installation on your old server:

```
cd edcom-install
```

```
./install_docker_on_ubuntu.sh
```

Set the IP address of the new server:

```
nano config/edcom.env
```

Load the docker images:

```
./load_images.sh
```

Bring the platform up:

```
./restart.sh
```

That's it. 


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