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February 2, 2019, 12:31pm
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It is quite a common question coming up in the forums “How do i move Openfire to another server?” and there is no official or comprehensive guide about doing it. So i will try to make one and will add every thought i have about it. It can be updated with ideas from other users.
Environment:
It can be a different process on different operating systems or using different installation variants. Although it is also sometimes very similar.
On Windows you may want keep the connection to system’s re…
Although major upgrade points are already covered in the official Upgrade Guide (in documentation section), this question pops in the forums from time to time. So i decided to rehash some things from the guide.
Backup
First things first - backup your database and Openfire installation! I have lost count on how many times someone says in the forums “i have tried to upgrade and now server won’t start, what should i do?”. When you tell them to restore from backup, they often don’t have a backup. …
You should probably install the same version as you already use (Java or no Java). But this is not so important. You can always install your own Java on server and let Openfire use it. Using bundled (with Java) version is easier as you don’t have to install and update Java on your own.