# Database migration from awx 11.2 to 24.3.1 **URL:** \ **Category:** Get Help\ **Tags:** kubernetes, migration, awx\ **Created:** [July 29, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/database-migration-from-awx-11-2-to-24-3-1/7531 "2024-07-29T14:12:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Faraj\_Khalid](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/faraj_khalid/32/4330_2.png) [@Faraj\_Khalid](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Faraj_Khalid)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/database-migration-from-awx-11-2-to-24-3-1/7531/1 "2024-07-29T14:12:27Z")
So i have awx 11.2 which is currently fully functioning and containerized and i want to migrate the databse to my 24.3.1 which is sitting on kubernetes. i tried looking into some solutions but most of them are starting from version 17 or 16. has anyone tried making this huge jump in version ? please do let me know below. ---
**Author:** ![Denney-tech](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/ansible/user_avatar/forum.ansible.com/denney-tech/32/1556_2.png) [@Denney-tech](https://forum.ansible.com/u/Denney-tech)\ **Post date:** [July 29, 2024, 2:19pm UTC](https://forum.ansible.com/t/database-migration-from-awx-11-2-to-24-3-1/7531/2 "2024-07-29T14:19:34Z")
This might be your best option: > [@AWX upgrade path from version 14](http://forum.ansible.com/t/awx-upgrade-path-from-version-14/855/2): > > 18.0.0 introduced execution environments, and 14.0.0 is 3 years old, So ancient by Tech terms. there are database migrations and changes that happen version to version. You are better off doing side by side, an [export](https://github.com/ansible/awx/blob/devel/awx_collection/plugins/modules/export.py), of what you can, and then use the infra.controller\_configuration collection to put those pieces in place on the new one(it should be compatible with the old export). There is no good answer, just hard work. Everything else could be transferred by hand, and credential values are …