How to Properly Backup, Move, and Migrate Uptime Kuma (Docker + Direct Install)
There are two kinds of Uptime Kuma migrations: The one that works. The one where people export JSON, assume life is good, then discover half their setup is missing. This guide is for the first one. The safest and least error-prone way to migrate Uptime Kuma is: Move the ENTIRE data directory. Not screenshots. Not copy-paste. Not “I exported a backup JSON so I should be fine.” The actual source of truth is the database and app data. ...