# Restoring a backup from an older Yunohost
**URL:** https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** upgrade, backup, restore-backup, english
**Created:** [November 14, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012 "2024-11-14T13:31:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 12
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### Author:  [@HostingWoes](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/HostingWoes)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2024, 1:31pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/1 "2024-11-14T13:31:33Z")
**What type of hardware are you using** : Virtual machine
**What YunoHost version are you running** : 11.2.3 (the backup was on 3.8
**How are you able to access your server** : The webadmin
**Are you in a special context or did you perform specific tweaking on your YunoHost instance ?** : Nope, clean install from the regular guide each time
### Describe your issue
Hi all!
I ran a Yunohost server on Debian (online hosting provider) in 2020 and recently shut down that server to build one at my office instead. I performed a backup, and then I installed the latest version of Yunohost on the new rig. When I try to restore the backup, it simply says “this is from an old yunohost”.
There are websites and Wordpresses on that backup that I would like to have access to again. Should I install the old 3.8 version instead (and if so, would love advice on how to do that) or is there a better way to get those sites back from the backup .tar.gz?
Thanks in advance for the support! Appreciate any insight
### Share relevant logs or error messages
Restore did not complete, backup is from an old version
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### Author:  [@jarod5001](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/jarod5001)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/2 "2024-11-14T14:56:09Z")
Get yunohost 11 iso from here [https://build.yunohost.org/](https://build.yunohost.org/)
Install it, restore your server, migrate.
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### Author:  [@HostingWoes](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/HostingWoes)
#### Post date: [November 14, 2024, 3:00pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/3 "2024-11-14T15:00:02Z")
Thanks for the reply Jarod! The version I installed recently was 11 (new machine), the backup from which I was working with before was 3.8. Is there a build link for that somewhere too? The archive link gave me a 404
Appreciate the help!
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### Author:  [@Acerux\_host01](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Acerux_host01)
#### Post date: [November 20, 2024, 12:39pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/4 "2024-11-20T12:39:34Z")
Hello !
1- Try to install yunohost 3.6 if you can on a Virtual machine on your machine.
[https://repo.yunohost.org/images/releases\_archive/yunohost-stretch-3.6.4.6-amd64-stable.iso](https://repo.yunohost.org/images/releases_archive/yunohost-stretch-3.6.4.6-amd64-stable.iso)
2- Update if possible to 3.8 or if can’t update to 3.8 try restoring on 3.6
3- If successful, Try to migrate to yunohost 11 or newer
4- If step 3 successful, test yours apps and websites
5- If everything right make a backup and then restore it to the target machine
I hope it’s work
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### Author:  [@HostingWoes](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/HostingWoes)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2024, 7:07pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/5 "2024-12-05T19:07:13Z")
Thanks for the help! Will try this method next - appreciate the link to the release! was not able to find that myself. Will update if all goes well!
All the best!
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### Author:  [@Acerux\_host01](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Acerux_host01)
#### Post date: [December 5, 2024, 8:29pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/6 "2024-12-05T20:29:06Z")
😉
I cross my fingers for you. Normally you’ll end up with successfull
Tell me if anything works 😃
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### Author:  [@Acerux\_host01](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Acerux_host01)
#### Post date: [January 3, 2025, 6:53pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/7 "2025-01-03T18:53:52Z")
Hello, Since last reply, everythings worked well or maybe something went wrong ? @HostingWoes
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### Author:  [@JL13](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/JL13)
#### Post date: [January 24, 2025, 2:43am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/8 "2025-01-24T02:43:04Z")
Hello,
I try it as I have a similar case…
The installation of the iso is not completed, as it required the Yunohost repository (deb [Index of /debian/](http://Forge.yunohost.org/debian) stretch stable) which has been suppressed at the end of life of YNH 3.x.
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### Author:  [@Acerux\_host01](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Acerux_host01)
#### Post date: [January 25, 2025, 8:56pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/9 "2025-01-25T20:56:12Z")
Hello.
Thanks for this information, I will test something a little later and come back to see how can we do pass through
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### Author:  [@HostingWoes](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/HostingWoes)
#### Post date: [January 28, 2025, 11:56pm UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/10 "2025-01-28T23:56:10Z")
Hi again,
I have tried:
Installing that iso to multiple virtual machines, the “forge.yunohost” key step (along with the debian archive mirror step) seem to cause the most issues. I’ve got a stretch debian VM up and running and ready to start the next things, but have yet to get the yunohost application installed.
Happy to wait for more info, thanks again for all the support and help to date!
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### Author:  [@Acerux\_host01](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/Acerux_host01)
#### Post date: [February 11, 2025, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/11 "2025-02-11T10:12:59Z")
Nice I hope its work 😃
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### Author:  [@system](https://forum.yunohost.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [March 13, 2025, 10:12am UTC](https://forum.yunohost.org/t/restoring-a-backup-from-an-older-yunohost/32012/12 "2025-03-13T10:12:59Z")
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