# Dashboard 2 Migration

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-migration/86182>\
**Category:** Dashboard\
**Tags:** dashboard-2\
**Created:** [6 March 2024 09:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-migration/86182 "2024-03-06T09:04:37Z")\
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**Author:** ![WhiteLion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/whitelion/32/12266_2.png) [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2024 09:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-migration/86182/1 "2024-03-06T09:04:37Z")

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I ve a question to my shared project:  
[my dashboard](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/my-dashboard-some-impressions/68420/24)  
As you can see on my initial at this topic it uses thousands of Dashboard 1.0 elements. Now I am thinking about porting it to Dashboard 2.0 and that makes me a bit sleepless. I use very basic elements in DB 1.0. How good is the migration script working to port from 1.0 to 2.0 ? I read about not supporting nodes .... so should I wait a bit for a better support ?

Thanx in advanced 4 your help 🙂

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2024 09:25 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-migration/86182/2 "2024-03-06T09:25:57Z")

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Honestly, it is not the mountain you might think.

- Run a 2nd instance of Node-RED
  - install all the nodes the first one has + Dashboard 2.0

- Import your flows into your new Node-RED
  - Where you see an old DB1 item, double it up with the equivalent DB2 node

See how far you get.

I am certain it will need some small re-thinks and perhaps 1 or two things are done differently BUT, with the knowledge and experience you have gained since implementing your dashboard, you might actually end up with a better solution.

If nothing else, you can help the community identify short comings or share your experience and tips to help others 🤷‍♂️

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**Author:** ![WhiteLion](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/whitelion/32/12266_2.png) [@WhiteLion](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/WhiteLion)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2024 09:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-migration/86182/3 "2024-03-06T09:54:31Z")

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ok, thx! I will follow your advice and report back what happened while porting. Since I ve switched over to docker It might be easy to restore old stuff if it breaks.

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**Author:** ![Steve-Mcl](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/steve-mcl/32/4826_2.png) [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2024 09:57 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-migration/86182/4 "2024-03-06T09:57:47Z")

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> [@WhiteLion](#):
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> Since I ve switched over to docker It might be easy to restore old stuff if it breaks.

Docker and easy are rarely said in the same sentence 😉

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**Author:** ![joepavitt](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/joepavitt/32/59722_2.png) [@joepavitt](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/joepavitt)\
**Post date:** [6 March 2024 14:14 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-migration/86182/5 "2024-03-06T14:14:43Z")

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There currently isn't a migration script, so it is a manual process, but in most instances it's 1:1.

We also have a [Migration Guide](https://dashboard.flowfuse.com/user/migration.html) to cover some of the specifics

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [5 April 2024 14:15 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/dashboard-2-migration/86182/6 "2024-04-05T14:15:32Z")

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