# How to migrate system table data to external database?

**URL:** <https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-migrate-system-table-data-to-external-database/2526>\
**Category:** Schema & Data\
**Created:** [April 13, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-migrate-system-table-data-to-external-database/2526 "2016-04-13T00:23:53Z")\
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**Author:** ![allensandiego](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8baadc/32.png) [@allensandiego](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/allensandiego)\
**Post date:** [April 13, 2016, 12:23am UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-migrate-system-table-data-to-external-database/2526/1 "2016-04-13T00:23:53Z")

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Hi,

I currently have setup DF in AWS EC2. This includes a default MySQL database to store system data.

I opted for an AWS RDS for my application data but now I want to store system data in this too. Is there a way to do this?

Thanks,  
Allen

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**Author:** ![formerstaff](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex035/user_avatar/community.dreamfactory.com/formerstaff/32/1133_2.png) [@formerstaff](https://community.dreamfactory.com/u/formerstaff)\
**Post date:** [April 18, 2016, 12:36pm UTC](https://community.dreamfactory.com/t/how-to-migrate-system-table-data-to-external-database/2526/2 "2016-04-18T12:36:42Z")

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instructions for switching your system database are here:

[https://wiki.dreamfactory.com/DreamFactory/Installation#Switch\_System\_Database](https://wiki.dreamfactory.com/DreamFactory/Installation#Switch_System_Database)

This assumes you want to start over.

If you want to keep your existing system data, you’ll need to copy it from the current db to the new db first.  
Then follow the above instructions, but skip the `php artisan dreamfactory:setup` step.