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To move data from one Jira instance to another instance, Jira Command Line Interface (CLI) provides the restoreExport action. Use the action to import data into the new instance that has been exported from an old Jira instance. This article explains how to achieve this use case.

Instructions

1. Use the exportSite action to export the complete site in the source instance into a backup zip file as shown:
   

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   --action exportSite --file "exportSite.zip"

   
   

   The exported backup file is stored in the /home/export directory path of the source instance.
2. Move this backup file to the /home/import folder path of the target instance.

3. Restore the backup or import the zip file from the Jira home/import directory with the restoreExport action as shown:
   

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   --action restoreExport --file "exportSite.zip"

   
   

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