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Move between options

Migration paths

If your needs change, you can move between deployment options.

Moving to Grafana Cloud

The most common move is from a self-hosted option to Grafana Cloud:

MethodWhat it migratesAvailability
Grafana Cloud Migration AssistantDashboards, folders, data sources, plugins, alerting resourcesGenerally available in v12; public preview from v11.2
Manual migrationEverything (full instance)All versions

Script

Your choice isn’t permanent. The Grafana Cloud Migration Assistant moves dashboards, data sources, and alerting from self-hosted to Grafana Cloud, and a manual guide covers the rest. Pick what fits today.
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