# Migration Data from Influxdb 1.8 to Influx 2.0 **URL:** \ **Category:** Systems\ **Created:** [November 18, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811 "2020-11-18T17:25:41Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ced2flux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58956e/32.png) [@ced2flux](https://community.influxdata.com/u/ced2flux)\ **Post date:** [November 18, 2020, 5:25pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/1 "2020-11-18T17:25:41Z")
Hi, i would like to migration data from an influxb 1.8 to an influx DB 2.0. I’ve tried the backup/restore scenario but i get an error: osboxes@osboxes:~ influx restore /home/osboxes/backup Error: Restore failed while processing manifest files: read manifest: parsing time "0" as ""2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00"": cannot parse "0" as """. See 'influx restore -h' for help osboxes@osboxes:~ Is there another process to migrate ? Thanks ---
**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:** [November 24, 2020, 8:47pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/2 "2020-11-24T20:47:04Z")
Hello @ced2flux, I’m not sure what’s happening there. I’m sharing your question with the InfluxDB team. I appreciate your patience. ---
**Author:** ![dan-moran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/dan-moran/32/5885_2.png) [@dan-moran](https://community.influxdata.com/u/dan-moran)\ **Post date:** [November 25, 2020, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/3 "2020-11-25T18:50:18Z")
Hi @ced2flux, I’ll look into the parsing error you hit. In the meantime, there is an “influxd upgrade” command designed for the 1.x-\>2.x migration scenario. You can find high-level documentation about the process [here](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v2.0/upgrade/v1-to-v2/). Can you give the command a try and let me know if it works for you? ---
**Author:** ![sdda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/91b2a8/32.png) [@sdda](https://community.influxdata.com/u/sdda)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 2:18pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/4 "2020-12-29T14:18:11Z")
Hi, I’ve got exactly the same issue. I don’t want to update my production database, so I can’t test `influxd upgrade`. Is there a recommended way to upgrade from a 1.8 server to a new 2.0 one? Thanks ---
**Author:** ![FixTestRepeat](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/fixtestrepeat/32/5208_2.png) [@FixTestRepeat](https://community.influxdata.com/u/FixTestRepeat)\ **Post date:** [December 29, 2020, 6:54pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/5 "2020-12-29T18:54:58Z")
Why not this process on your production-replica test bed? ---
**Author:** ![Michiel](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/dbc845/32.png) [@Michiel](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Michiel)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/6 "2021-03-01T13:21:06Z")
I’ve also got this error message. Has there been progress on this issue or is there another way to restore a 1.8 backup to 2.0 ---
**Author:** ![dan-moran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/dan-moran/32/5885_2.png) [@dan-moran](https://community.influxdata.com/u/dan-moran)\ **Post date:** [March 1, 2021, 8:31pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/7 "2021-03-01T20:31:32Z")
`influxd upgrade` is the only recommended way to migrate 1.x data into a 2.x instance. The output formats for 1.x and 2.x backups don’t align, so it’s not possible to backup from 1.8 and restore to 2.0. If you want to avoid shutting down your running 1.x instance to run `influxd upgrade` on that server, you could: 1. Take a backup of your 1.x instance 2. Spin up a new 1.x instance on a separate server 3. Use the 1.x restore command to push your backup into the new server 4. Shut down the new 1.x instance 5. Run `influxd upgrade` to migrate the new server to 2.x 6. Boot up the 2.x instance 7. Migrate traffic to your new 2.x instance 8. Shut down the old 1.x instance ---
**Author:** ![kaylani-pnt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d26b3c/32.png) [@kaylani-pnt](https://community.influxdata.com/u/kaylani-pnt)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 6:56pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/8 "2021-06-23T18:56:25Z")
How should I go about setting up a new 1.x instance? I could only find 2.x versions available for download on the official website. Thanks in advance for any responses. ---
**Author:** ![Pooh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f05b48/32.png) [@Pooh](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Pooh)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/9 "2021-06-23T19:09:26Z")
[Install InfluxDB OSS | InfluxDB OSS 1.8 Documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/v1.8/introduction/install/) should point you in the right direction. Antony. ---
**Author:** ![dan-moran](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/dan-moran/32/5885_2.png) [@dan-moran](https://community.influxdata.com/u/dan-moran)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/10 "2021-06-23T19:09:44Z")
@kaylani-pnt the [downloads portal](https://portal.influxdata.com/downloads/) has instructions for 1.x downloads at the bottom of the page. You’ll need to click the box that says “Are you interested in InfluxDB 1.x Open Source?” ---
**Author:** ![kaylani-pnt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/d26b3c/32.png) [@kaylani-pnt](https://community.influxdata.com/u/kaylani-pnt)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2021, 8:17pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/migration-data-from-influxdb-1-8-to-influx-2-0/16811/11 "2021-06-23T20:17:06Z")
Nice catch. I should have read the page more thoroughly. Thanks!