How do I migrate the data directory for the Octopus Deploy server?

Mike_Bantegui · 26 November 2013 17:22

On our server hosting Octopus Deploy (among other things), we’re starting to run out of space on the C drive. We installed the Octopus Deploy server using the default settings (Data directory = C:\Program Files (x86)\Data).

We would like to migrate the current data directory of “C:\Program Files (x86)\Data” to a larger drive. Is it sufficient to simply modify the data directory within the administration tool?

We are concerned about whether the data will be migrated automatically by the Octopus Deploy service or if we have to manually do so.

dejan_vasic · 27 November 2013 05:35

Is this something you’re looking for?

Paul_Stovell · 27 November 2013 06:23

Hi,

Thanks for getting in touch. You’ll need to:

Create a backup
Open the management tool and change the data folder, and save the changes
Restore your backup

Instructions for creating and restoring backups are here:

Hope this helps,

Paul

Mike_Bantegui · 27 November 2013 13:08

Paul,

Thank you, that answers my question exactly.

Andrey_Nikiforov · 13 April 2014 15:16

Using OD 2.3.6. Octopus Manager does not allow changing folder even when the server is down. Am I missing anything?

Nicholas_Blumhardt · 13 April 2014 22:43

Hi Andrey,

No, Octopus 2.x has changed in this regard. I’ve just added a page to our documentation describing the steps: http://docs.octopusdeploy.com/display/OD/Move+the+Octopus+Home+folder

Regards,
Nick