# How to move your server from another host

> Pull the world, plugins and mods from your old host over SFTP or FTP, then point your players at the new address.

Source: https://fadehost.com/docs/move-from-another-host/

Moving is the same everywhere: get the files, keep the software and version, change the address. On FadeHost the first part is a form.

## Import

1. Create the server here with the same software and Minecraft version as the old one (Paper stays Paper, Forge 1.20.1 stays Forge 1.20.1). Do not start it yet.
2. **More for this server**, **Import from another host** (also under **Settings**, **Import**).
3. Enter the old host's SFTP or FTP details from its panel: host, port, username, password. Or upload a zip of the server folder.
4. Pick what to pull: the world, plugins or mods, configs. The import copies straight from host to host; nothing goes through your PC.
5. Start and check the console. Plugins that stored an absolute path or the old address need a config edit.

## Databases

If a plugin used a MySQL database at the old host, export it there (a `.sql` dump) and import it into a database here: **More for this server**, **Add a database**, then the credentials go into the plugin's config. See [Databases](/docs/databases/).

## Switch the address

- Players get the new address from the server page, or from the join page you share.
- Custom domain: change the SRV or A record at your DNS provider to the new address, or connect the domain in **Settings**, **Network** and let the panel manage the records. See [Custom domains](/docs/custom-domains/).
- Keep the old server up for a day while people switch.

## Good to know

- A world moved from a newer Minecraft version than the server runs will not open; match the version first.
- Modded worlds need the same mods here; the import brings the mod jars along when you tick them.
- Cancel the old host after the import, not before.