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Document how to migrate a local platform to a different server

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You should then have two different platforms, completely isolated from one another, running on the same server.
Loading different production settings for ``edx-platform``
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Finally, start your platform again::
tutor local quickstart
Backups/Migrating to a different server
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With Tutor, all data are stored in a single folder. This means that it's extremely easy to migrate an existing platform to a different server. For instance, it's possible to configure a platform locally on a laptop, and then move this platform to a production server.
1. Make sure `tutor` is installed on both servers with the same version.
2. Stop any running platform on server 1::
tutor local stop
3. Transfer the configuration, environment and platform data from server 1 to server 2::
rsync -avr "$(tutor config printroot)"/ username@server2:/tmp/tutor/
4. On server 2, move the data to the right location::
mv /tmp/tutor "$(tutor config printroot)"
5. Start the instance with::
tutor local start -d