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Migration guide<\/h1>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1670337185495{margin-top: 2rem !important;margin-bottom: 2rem !important;}” el_class=”page-subtitle centerMobile”]Nextcloud strives to make migration of customers
\nfrom other platforms as seamless as possible.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”vertical-page-intro”][vc_row gap=”25″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”393784″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” css=”” el_class=”img_stack_up” link=”\/compare\/”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text el_class=”nc_text_as_separator”]Comparison[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”intro-title nc-section-title”]<\/p>\n

Nextcloud vs other solutions<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Nextcloud customers migrate from a wide range of other solutions. Premium customers receive free migration assistance from solutions like Dracoon or SharePoint. Limitations apply, ask your sales representative!
\nAs it is frequently requested, we provide a special ownCloud-to-Nextcloud migration service for free for all our customers.<\/p>\n

Learn why you should move over to Nextcloud on our comparison page.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Compare us” align=”left” i_align=”right” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-angle-right” add_icon=”true” el_class=”btn-main” link=”url:%2Fcompare%2F|title:Compare%20us”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”nc_default_section” css=”.vc_custom_1670241885307{margin-top: 0px !important;margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”][vc_row gap=”30″ equal_height=”yes” content_placement=”middle”][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″ el_class=”centerMobile text-right”][vc_column_text el_class=”nc-section-title”]<\/p>\n

Moving between Nextcloud servers<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_right” border_width=”2″ el_width=”20″ accent_color=”#0082c9″ el_class=”nc_separator_line”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1670482853237{margin-bottom: 0px !important;}”]Moving between services is a capability Nextcloud itself offers with the Data Export\/Import feature. Available since Nextcloud 24<\/a>, this function allows users to export their data in an archive, giving a choice of what to upload and when.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”83087″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”link_image” el_class=”imageRoundShadow”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/6″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_id=”benefits” el_class=”nc_default_section key_capabilities”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”nc_text_as_separator”]<\/p>\n

Why migrate?<\/p>\n

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ownCloud vs Nextcloud<\/h2>\n

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Nextcloud is much more stable than ownCloud<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=””]Nextcloud offers significant\u00a0scalability<\/a>,\u00a0security<\/a>\u00a0and feature improvements over ownCloud (see a full comparison here<\/a>) and our experienced support team has already helped several hundreds of customers with sometimes tens of thousands of users<\/a> migrate successfully.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column el_class=”case_study” offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”2406″ img_size=”large” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” el_class=”image_top” link=”https:\/\/www.cloudwards.net\/diy-cloud-storage-tools\/”][vc_column_text el_class=”organization”]<\/p>\n

Nextcloud is fully licensed under the AGPL<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Nextcloud is fully licensed under the AGPL, giving you\u00a0all the benefits of open source<\/a>\u00a0and avoiding any risk of mixing a proprietary enterprise edition with open source components.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn more” align=”center” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cloudwards.net%2Fdiy-cloud-storage-tools%2F|target:_blank” el_class=”btn-main btn-small”][\/vc_column][vc_column el_class=”case_study” offset=”vc_col-lg-4 vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”2407″ img_size=”full” el_class=”image_top”][vc_column_text el_class=”organization”]<\/p>\n

ownCloud is (\u2026) less feature rich and less developed than Nextcloud<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”quote”]Our customers appreciate expert help from a German, employee-owned company set up to provide a long term relationship between customers and business. Last but not least, Nextcloud has by far the strongest expertise in large scale deployments, as is evident in our work on Global Scale.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”25″ content_placement=”middle” css=”.vc_custom_1671011780890{margin-bottom: 2.5rem !important;}”][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”394132″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”” img_inline_css=”width: 600px;”][\/vc_column][vc_column offset=”vc_col-lg-6 vc_col-md-6″][vc_column_text el_class=”nc_text_as_separator”]Our offer[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”nc-section-title”]<\/p>\n

Migrating to Nextcloud?
\nLet us help!<\/h2>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” align=”align_left” border_width=”2″ el_width=”20″ accent_color=”#0082c9″ el_class=”nc_separator_line”][vc_column_text css=””]We can directly help you migrate to Nextcloud Enterprise<\/a> or you can look for an offer from one of our partners<\/a>. We offer enterprises a free migration package including free migration support<\/strong> but also a free subscription<\/strong> for the duration of the rest of the ownCloud subscription. Our Premium subscription offers support for migration from a multitude of other platforms. In case of custom enterprise migrations we advise you to contact our sales team.<\/a> Home users are invited to share their questions and experiences for support on our forums.<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n

First rate support as well as\u00a0healthy development<\/a>\u00a0happening in public are key to our offering. Employing over a dozen former ownCloud engineers as well as many other experienced software developers, we are in the best position to support you in keeping your data secure and easily accessible to your employees.<\/p>\n

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Case studies<\/p>\n

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Migration from OwnCloud<\/h2>\n

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We occasionally blog about our customers and some of these
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City of Geneva: Deploying Nextcloud to achieve Digital sovereignty<\/h4>See more <\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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DEGES: handling 22 billion worth of complex infrastructure projects<\/h4>See more <\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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Case Study: North-West University in South Africa using Nextcloud and Collabora<\/h4>See more <\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”10″ equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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Veiligheidsregio Brabant-Zuidoost: moving to Nextcloud<\/h4>See more <\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″]
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3000 users at ucloud4schools migrated to Nextcloud 11 by regio iT<\/h4>See more <\/svg><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/a><\/div>[\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”case-studies” css=”.vc_custom_1670499729002{padding-top: 4rem !important;padding-bottom: 4rem !important;}” el_id=”migration-testimonials”][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text el_class=”nc-section-title”]<\/p>\n

Migration testimonials<\/h2>\n

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Martin Bech, Head of NREN at DeIC<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”quote”]We require a truly scalable and 100% open source enterprise solution from a reliable partner so we decided to migrate from ownCloud to Nextcloud[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn more” align=”center” i_align=”right” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-angle-right” add_icon=”true” el_class=”btn-main btn-small” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnextcloud.com%2Fblog%2Fpress_releases%2Fpr20160929%2F”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”case_study” offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”55456″ img_size=”large” onclick=”custom_link” el_class=”image_top” link=”\/blog\/french-universities-and-research-organizations-get-nextcloud\/”][vc_column_text el_class=”organization”]<\/p>\n

Dr.-Ing. Thomas Hildmann, head of Infrastructure at the TU Berlin<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”quote”]The migration was like a typical ownCloud upgrade[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn more” align=”center” i_align=”right” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-angle-right” add_icon=”true” el_class=”btn-main btn-small” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fnextcloud.com%2Fblog%2F9-german-educational-and-research-institutions-move-to-nextcloud-as-part-of-tu-berlin-migration-more-coming%2F”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”case_study” offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”13247″ img_size=”large” onclick=”custom_link” el_class=”image_top” link=”\/blog\/nextcloud-is-the-one-and-only-solution-we-are-providing-to-our-end-customers-florian-hausleitner\/”][vc_column_text el_class=”organization”]<\/p>\n

Stefan D\u00f6hler, project manager at regio iT<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”quote”]We are glad to have found a partner in Nextcloud with a healthy community and strong development and support capabilities.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn more” align=”center” i_align=”right” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-angle-right” add_icon=”true” el_class=”btn-main btn-small” link=”url:%2Fblog%2F3000-users-at-ucloud4schools-migrated-to-nextcloud-11-by-regio-it%2F”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ el_class=”case_study” offset=”vc_col-lg-3 vc_col-md-6″][vc_single_image image=”83097″ img_size=”large” onclick=”custom_link” el_class=”image_top” link=”\/blog\/use-case-sib-delivering-nextcloud-to-2500-teachers-and-33000-pupils-in-brittany-france\/”][vc_column_text el_class=”organization”]<\/p>\n

Andreas Heik, Universit\u00e4ts- rechenzentrum, TU Chemnitz<\/h4>\n

[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text el_class=”quote”]The recent development of Nextcloud, licensing model and wide support of the community encouraged us in the decision to migrate.[\/vc_column_text][vc_btn title=”Learn more” align=”center” i_align=”right” i_icon_fontawesome=”fas fa-angle-right” add_icon=”true” el_class=”btn-main btn-small” link=”url:https%3A%2F%2Fblog.hrz.tu-chemnitz.de%2Furzcommunity%2F2017%2F01%2F25%2Fneuigkeiten-von-sync-n-share%2F|target:_blank”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section][vc_section el_class=”nc_default_section lightBG app_store_section”][vc_row gap=”20″ content_placement=”middle”][vc_column][vc_single_image image=”53555″ alignment=”center” el_class=”nc-sep-logo”][vc_column_text el_class=”nc-section-title”]<\/p>\n

The ownCloud-to-Nextcloud
\nmigration tool<\/h2>\n

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Below is an (earlier) example video of the process. In this video we show ownCloud, switch to the terminal, execute the commands to download the migrator and switch back to the browser to run it.<\/p>\n

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The easiest way to migrate is using our migration tool. This tool supports migrating to the appropriate Nextcloud release automatically.<\/p>\n

As of March 2023: Since ownCloud does not work with any currently supported PHP release (PHP8 or higher) you need to migrate from the latest version of ownCloud to Nextcloud Hub 3 (25) and then further upgrade Nextcloud from there. Nextcloud Hub 4 (26) and newer do not work with outdated PHP 7.x versions. We urge you to upgrade your server and PHP version as soon as possible, as PHP versions prior PHP8 are no longer supported by the PHP community which creates security risks, see https:\/\/www.php.net\/supported-versions.php<\/a><\/p>\n

If you run into migration issues, you can search and ask for help on our forums<\/a>. For custom enterprise migrations,\u00a0contact our sales team.<\/a><\/p>\n

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You can do the last step manually from the command line, which is advised on large installations where the time-out on PHP via the web interface can be a problem.<\/p>\n

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We continuously monitor new releases, test them and enable upgrading but note that ownCloud is backporting a lot of big features to \u2018stable\u2019 releases, which threatens stability and might make upgrading harder in the future.<\/p>\n

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If you need help, please visit our\u00a0community support forums<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0contact our Sales team for a custom quote.<\/a><\/p>\n

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Upgrade path<\/h2>\n

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We have developed an upgrade path from ownCloud 10.11 to Nextcloud 25.0.2. Upgrade first to ownCloud 10.11 and then to Nextcloud 25.0.2.<\/p>\n

When upgrading from an older version of ownCloud, make sure to enable apps after every upgrade step so they can run their own upgrade scripts.<\/p>\n

If you are on a very old ownCloud release or want more details, read our advanced and detailed upgrade documentation in our upgrade documentation<\/a>.\u00a0Note that upgrading from a Windows Server is not supported beyond moving over the data.<\/p>\n

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Settings migration<\/h2>\n

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Nearly all ownCloud settings will be migrated to Nextcloud during the upgrade procedure. That means that internal and public (link) shares keep working, users keep their settings and you will retain app configuration, LDAP and external storage settings and more.<\/p>\n

[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]Settings from proprietary extensions from ownCloud which have open source replacements in Nextcloud, however, will sometimes need to be reconfigured. The following apps have a Nextcloud equivalent but need re-configuration:[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n