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20 changes: 14 additions & 6 deletions modules/ROOT/pages/tools/neo4j-admin/push-to-cloud.adoc
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[[neo4j-admin-push-to-cloud]]
= Upload to Neo4j AuraDB

The `neo4j-admin push-to-cloud` command uploads a database or a dump into a Neo4j Aura instance. +
[WARNING]
====
It is impossible to transfer your self-managed 4.4 Neo4j directly to Neo4j Aura.
First, you must upgrade your Neo4j to 5.26 LTS minimum or to the link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/operations-manual/current/[latest calendar version of Neo4j server]. +
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Should we recommend upgrading to the latest Neo4j version or just say that you can upgrade to any 2025.x or 2026.x release?

For details on upgrade and migration options, see link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/upgrade-migration-guide/current/[Upgrade and migration guide].
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The following table shows the compatibility between the dump version that you want to upload and the version of the Neo4j Aura instance.

[options="header" cols="50%, 50%"]
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| Dump version
| Aura version

| v4.4
| v4 and v5
| The minimum version of self-managed Neo4j must be 5 LTS (5.26.x)
| Corresponds to the latest version of Neo4j server. +
See link:{neo4j-docs-base-uri}/operations-manual/current/[Operations manual for the current calendar version] for details.
|===


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== Prerequisites

Before you can use the `neo4j-admin push-to-cloud` command, you must meet the following prerequisites:
Before you can transfer your Neo4j database to Aura, you must meet the following prerequisites:

* Upgrade your local Neo4j to 5.26.x LTS minimum.
* Verify that your Neo4j Aura instance is running.
* Verify that your Neo4j Aura instance is accessible from the machine running `neo4j-admin`.
Otherwise, the upload will fail with SSL errors.
* Verify that your local database is stopped.
You cannot run the `push-to-cloud` command against a source database that is currently in use.
// * Verify that your local database is stopped.
// You cannot run the `push-to-cloud` command against a source database that is currently in use.

[CAUTION]
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