# Database migration to another server **URL:** \ **Category:** Systems\ **Tags:** influxdb, grafana, backup\ **Created:** [May 11, 2021, 6:35am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/database-migration-to-another-server/19824 "2021-05-11T06:35:32Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Herus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/dec6dc/32.png) [@Herus](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Herus)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2021, 6:35am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/database-migration-to-another-server/19824/1 "2021-05-11T06:35:32Z")
Dears, I used InfluxDB 1.8 (for Grafana) with Home Assistant in docker. Now i install HassIO in Virtual Machine and i want to migrate database. I tried it but not successfull… after command: > influxd backup -database home\_assistant -portable /share/backup/influxdb/ i see progress of creating backup but when i listing all files (comand ls) - i don’t see any file… What im doing wrong? Thanks in advance. ![KakaoTalk_20210511_080833605](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/uploads/influxdata/original/2X/b/b78b4c1ffc0ad4ad17064fdf487914e6814b33da.jpeg) ---
**Author:** ![Anaisdg](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/anaisdg/32/6401_2.png) [@Anaisdg](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Anaisdg)\ **Post date:** [May 13, 2021, 6:07pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/database-migration-to-another-server/19824/2 "2021-05-13T18:07:27Z")
Hello @Herus, Welcome! Have you tried using/adding the `-portable` and `-db` flags instead? > **[influxd backup | InfluxDB OSS 1.8 Documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.8/tools/influxd/backup/)** > > The influxd backup command restores backup data and metadata from an InfluxDB backup directory. > **[Back up and restore data in InfluxDB v1.8 | InfluxDB OSS 1.8 Documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.8/administration/backup_and_restore/#arguments)** > > To prevent unexpected data loss, back up and restore InfluxDB OSS instances.