Cloud: Migration

You can easily migrate your database using the import data from RavenDB operation.
In order to do so, the source server needs to have the destination server's cluster certificate.

Open the Management Studio of each server.
Each server's Studio is available in the Portal's Product tab.

Learn how to install the certificate and access RavenDB Cloud Studio if this is your first time using Cloud Studio.

If you have already installed the certificate and accessed Studio, click the URLs in the Products tab to open a Studio GUI for each node.

Server URLs

In each studio, select server dashboard and click Manage certificates.

Manage Certificates

Export the destination server's Cluster certificate.

Cluster Certificate

Import the certificate as a Client Certificate by the source server.

Client Certificate

Configure the Client Certificate's Database Permissions to include the database whose data you want to migrate.

Database Permissions

In the Destination Server, create or select an empty database and open its Tasks --> Import Data option.

import data

1. Select the Tasks tab.
2. Select Import Data.
3. Select the From RavenDB tab.
4. Select the destination server.
5. Make sure that you are not writing over data that you want to keep. One option is to start a new database with the studio. If you create a new one, choose the new database server in step 4 (above).
6. Enter the URL of the source server and choose which data to migrate.
7. Click Migrate Database

Another option is to export a database from the source server in the .ravenDBDump format, and upload it to another database using the import data from file operation.
This option doesn't require passing certificates:

First export the data from source server

Export Data to File

1. In the source server, select a database to export and go to Tasks tab.
2. Select Export Database.
3. Change the destination file name if you'd prefer (optional).
4. Select desired options.
   Note that Encrypt Exported File is off by default.
5. After choosing which data to export, click Export Database.

Next import the data to destination server from file

Import Data from File

1. In the destination server, go to Tasks tab.
2. Select Import Data.
3. Make sure that you are not writing over data that you want to keep.
   One option is to start a new database with the studio.
4. Select the .ravendbdump file that you previously exported from the source server.
5. Select desired options.
   If you encrypted while exporting make sure to select imported file is encrypted.
6. Click Import Database.