[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-14 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Moving Looker to a new host\n\nThis document details the steps required to move a customer-hosted Looker instance to a new host.\n\nStep 1: Prepare the new system\n------------------------------\n\nComplete just the first part of the Looker [installation](/looker/docs/2512/installing-looker-application) steps on the new host. In other words:\n\n- Verify that the new server complies with the minimum server specifications\n- Enable ntpd or chronyd\n- Create the **looker** user and group\n- Create the **looker** home directory\n- Skip downloading the Looker application and all remaining installation steps\n\nStep 2: Stop Looker on the old host\n-----------------------------------\n\n cd ~/looker\n ./looker stop\n\nStep 3: Copy the Looker directory from the old to new host\n----------------------------------------------------------\n\nFrom the new host, as the **looker** user: \n\n rsync -av OLDHOSTNAME:/home/looker/ /home/looker\n\nStep 4: Start Looker on the new host\n------------------------------------\n\n cd looker\n ./looker start"]]
