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Migrate from Cloud to Server

Last modified: 07 June 2024

This page provides instructions for migrating from a YouTrack Cloud instance that is hosted by JetBrains to a self-hosted YouTrack Server installation. When you perform this type of migration, we assume that:

  • Your YouTrack Server installation is either empty or can be overwritten.

  • You plan to retire your YouTrack Cloud instance and work exclusively with the Server installation or use the YouTrack Cloud instance for another purpose.

  • You have already purchased a license for YouTrack Server that meets or exceeds the number of active users in your hosted instance. You need to enter the License User Name and License Key during the migration, so keep these values handy.

    If you currently use the free plan and are not migrating to a commercial Server license, you can use the value for the free version of YouTrack Server as shown here:

    Field

    Value

    License User Name

    YouTrack Default

    License Key

    42bd2ce4dbaf8554bf082946a1c039d4384e81a99ed53fb75215c1b6ace8d34cf66889fdeee418cbe93d54f38f6e94a8a05a0108234b1955582d566283e3d084b23a0b8b52b016b0e610abcbbe7573fa3ff8fb3cdc9346dc94ef5f596f5b12719abcb02e6fae23d98f53f22a01788066aac7298b7fe79cc3dcd6f8df2fb41ab4

If you simply want to import issues from a YouTrack Cloud instance to an existing YouTrack Server installation, see Import from YouTrack.

Many administrators install and test YouTrack Server before they migrate data from an YouTrack Cloud instance and make it available to other users. In this case, the installation only contains test data that can be deleted. If you set up a YouTrack Server installation for testing purposes, we recommend that you uninstall the test installation and migrate the data from your YouTrack Cloud instance to a clean installation of YouTrack Server.