Jira v5.0.4#731-sha1:3aa7374 migrate to Jira Cloud
Asked by Oleg Korob:

Good day,  

hopefully someone can help us.  
So right now we are using Jira on premise v5.0.4#731-sha1:3aa7374 (very very very old) and thats why we want to change it.  

We want to migrate to Jira Cloud but i didnt see how to do it because we have a very old version.  

Do anybody know if it is possible to migrate to cloud from such old version or how we can do it?  

Thank you all in advance.


Answers:
author: Laura Campbell _Seibert Media_
body: Hi [@Oleg Korob](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5527816) and welcome to Community!

You won't be able to make a one click migration to Cloud, and you will need to do some intermediary updates to a more recent Jira on premise version before then migrating to Cloud. Another Community member may correct me, but the only way to currently upgrade on premise versions is with Data Center licenses, so you will need to purchase DC licenses in order to update your Jira, and then migrate to Cloud.

Check out some of these resources

Official guide from Atlassian: <https://www.atlassian.com/migration/plan/cloud-guide>

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Atlassian-Migration-Program/Jira-Server-6-2-to-Jira-Cloud-Migration/qaq-p/1547166>

<https://community.atlassian.com/t5/Announcement-articles/Upgrade-to-enhance-your-Server-Data-Center-to-Cloud-migration/ba-p/2138337>

If you have not yet familiarized yourself with the lasted Jira Cloud experience, I highly recommend you do so. You may discover that things are *so* different from Jira 5.0 that it is easier to simply start from scratch, especially if you used a number of apps and had highly customized your instance.


author: Tommaso Gionfriddo _Teklada_
body: Hi [@Oleg Korob](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/5527816) , welcome to the Atlassian Community!

Wow, I was still in primary school when that version released! Unfortunately this means that none of the automated migration I am aware of will support your application.

Whilst I personally have never migrated an installation that old, my expectation is that you have a couple options.

If your data is relatively small or simple, and you don't have any/many apps, then you may be able to get away with a site export and import. I expect you'd need to massage the data and perform some test migrations, but it could certainly be possible.

If you have a complex system, you may instead need to upgrade your applications to a newer version which supports the [Jira Cloud Migration Assistant application](https://marketplace.atlassian.com/apps/1222010/jira-cloud-migration-assistant?tab=overview&hosting=datacenter), to facilitate a site import and export, or perhaps a combination of both.

[Atlassian has a number of partners](https://partnerdirectory.atlassian.com/) who are experienced with migrations (such as Teklada), and who would be able to review your setup and provide more detailed information.


author: Oleg Korob
body: ok thats what i also thought but my hope was that you have some ways.  

Thank you both [@Tommaso Gionfriddo _Teklada_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3696717) and [@Laura Campbell _Seibert Media_](/t5/user/viewprofilepage/user-id/3327113) for the fast reply and help :)


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