How can I migrate Alby Hub to a different machine?

You can migrate your Alby Hub to another instance and recover all your funds. This ensures you have full control and flexibility over your Hub. You can safely stop it and move your hub whenever you want.

Alby Hub is encrypted with the password you chose during setup. Only you can access and decrypt its contents, even if it is on the cloud. And only you can migrate your Alby Hub.

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Before proceeding, please note that the migration process is still in development and may not work perfectly with all Alby Hub setups. If you choose to migrate, make sure to have your 12-word keys and unlock password securely backed up. 🔒 Continue at your own discretion.

Migration

1. Get your Alby Hub vital data

To migrate your Alby Hub, you'll need your Unlock Password, 12-word Key backup, and Node Backup file. Please ensure you have backups of these three vital pieces of data.

You will find all the vital data for the migration on your Alby Hub "Settings" section.

Warning: We are currently improving the migration procedure. Please, reach out to [e-mail] before creating a node backup file. We'll help you creating the backup file and assist you in the migration.

During the migration, do not turn on your original Alby Hub instance. Since your Node will be offline, you won't be able to send or receive bitcoin during this process.

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2. Choose your new home for your Alby Hub

Pick the Flavor of Alby Hub that fits your needs, launch that instance and then on the first loading screen, get ready to enter your original Alby Hub vital data

🍕Alby Hub flavors

Once your new Alby Hub instance is launched, click on "Advanced Setup", then select "Import Wallet with Backup File". Enter your Unlock Password, upload your Node Backup file, and click on "Import Wallet" to begin the migration.

These is the Advanced Setup of a new Alby Hub instance

The 12-word Key backup is not used in this migration process, but it is important to have in case you lose your Unlock Password or Backup File.

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Congratulations! 🎉You’ve mastered the migration of your Alby Hub to another instance, ensuring full control and flexibility. Just remember to keep your original instance offline during the process and have your Unlock Password, 12-word key backup, and node backup file ready. Your Hub is now fully functional again! 💪🔐

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Thank you for stopping by! This section was created with contributions from Moritz & Jean-Paul