# Migration from SQLite to PostgreSQL

**URL:** <https://community.nocodb.com/t/migration-from-sqlite-to-postgresql/2305>\
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**Created:** [October 2, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/migration-from-sqlite-to-postgresql/2305 "2026-10-02T16:12:42Z")\
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**Author:** ![AlbertoFranco](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/4bbf92/32.png) [@AlbertoFranco](https://community.nocodb.com/u/AlbertoFranco)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 4:12pm UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/migration-from-sqlite-to-postgresql/2305/1 "2026-10-02T16:12:42Z")

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Hi,

I am trying to migrate our noco from sqlite to the latest version but I do not seem to be able to make it work. I tried following the migration guide but the part regarding running the old noco with the sqlite does not work. I cannot get it to run with the old DB. Any suggestion of what I might be doing wrong?

Thanks a lot,  
Alberto

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**Author:** ![Navi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/3be4f8/32.png) [@Navi](https://community.nocodb.com/u/Navi)\
**Post date:** [October 2, 2026, 4:32pm UTC](https://community.nocodb.com/t/migration-from-sqlite-to-postgresql/2305/2 "2026-10-02T16:32:46Z")

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> **[SQLite to PostgreSQL migration - Migration Guide](https://nocodb.com/docs/self-hosting/migration-guide#sqlite-to-postgresql-migration)**
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> We recommend PostgreSQL as the database behind the NC\_DB environment variable for every NocoDB deployment. In practice, though, many instances start out on a different database: sometimes for legacy reasons, sometimes because of the resources...

Please refer to this (provided by community user)