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Merge pull request #14792 from nextcloud/fix/add-redis-to-migration-guide
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your original machine was installed recently just copying that base
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configuration is a safe best practice.
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.. important:: Before beginning the migration, **check the ``config/config.php`` file
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on your ORIGINAL system** to identify any optional services that are configured,
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such as:
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* Redis or Memcached (for caching/sessions)
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* External object storage (S3, etc.)
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* LDAP
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* Mail server settings
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* Full-text search backends (Elasticsearch, etc.)
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**You must also install and configure these same services on the NEW machine
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before copying the Nextcloud files.** Failure to do so may cause errors such
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as "Redis server went away" or connection failures during Nextcloud startup.
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#. On the original machine then stop Nextcloud. First activate the
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maintenance mode. After waiting for 6-7 minutes for all sync clients to

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