# Migrating from a local database to a remote database instance

**URL:** <https://community.neo4j.com/t/migrating-from-a-local-database-to-a-remote-database-instance/41384>\
**Category:** Installation\
**Created:** [July 14, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/migrating-from-a-local-database-to-a-remote-database-instance/41384 "2021-07-14T20:21:08Z")\
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**Author:** ![mbandor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/mbandor/32/6828_2.png) [@mbandor](https://community.neo4j.com/u/mbandor)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2021, 8:21pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/migrating-from-a-local-database-to-a-remote-database-instance/41384/1 "2021-07-14T20:21:08Z")

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I would like to find more information regarding how to migrate a local database to a remote database so I can collaboratively work on some prototype efforts. What information is needed to pass along to our IT folks to make this possible, as well as what do I need to do in order to move the project? TIA

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**Author:** ![michael.hunger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/michael.hunger/32/27377_2.png) [@michael.hunger](https://community.neo4j.com/u/michael.hunger)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 12:04pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/migrating-from-a-local-database-to-a-remote-database-instance/41384/2 "2021-07-15T12:04:04Z")

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To transfer databases it's easiest to create a dump from an offline db and then upload/import the dump on the server (or upload to Neo4j Aura in the cloud).

> **[Restore a database dump - Operations Manual](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/backup-restore/restore-dump/)**
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> This section describes how to restore a database dump in a live Neo4j deployment.

in Neo4j Desktop you can also create dumps in the UI (on windows only for recent versions of neo4j)

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**Author:** ![mbandor](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/mbandor/32/6828_2.png) [@mbandor](https://community.neo4j.com/u/mbandor)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/migrating-from-a-local-database-to-a-remote-database-instance/41384/3 "2021-07-15T12:15:08Z")

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The second part of the question is what do I need to have our IT folks do in order to have a local server host the remote database? I'm not looking at a cloud implementation (not necessary for this case).

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**Author:** ![michael.hunger](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex021/user_avatar/community.neo4j.com/michael.hunger/32/27377_2.png) [@michael.hunger](https://community.neo4j.com/u/michael.hunger)\
**Post date:** [July 15, 2021, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.neo4j.com/t/migrating-from-a-local-database-to-a-remote-database-instance/41384/4 "2021-07-15T12:26:55Z")

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You several options:

- docker
- download binary
- use package like rpm, debian on linux or homebrew on osx

for all see

> **[Installation - Operations Manual](https://neo4j.com/docs/operations-manual/current/installation/)**
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> Neo4j installation on Linux, macOS, and Windows.