Question
How do I move a droplet between organizations
- Posted on April 1, 2025
- DigitalOcean Accounts
Asked by my.name.is.ab.1993
How do I move a droplet between organizations without any downtime?
Droplet ID: 406321480
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Hey there š
Droplets canāt be directly moved between organizations on DigitalOcean:
The typical way to āmoveā a Droplet is to take a snapshot of it, then transfer the snapshot to the other organization and create a new Droplet from it:
You can also upvote the idea here:
- Bobby
Heya,
Check this article right here
https://docs.digitalocean.com/support/how-do-i-transfer-a-droplet-to-someone-else/
You canāt directly transfer a Droplet to another user, but you can transfer a snapshot of a Droplet. The recipient of the snapshot can recreate the Droplet from the snapshot.
When you transfer a snapshot, the snapshot is no longer available on its original team, but the Droplet that the snapshot is based on is unaffected.
Heya, @mynameisab1993
You canāt directly transfer a Droplet to another user, but you can transfer a snapshot of a Droplet. The recipient of the snapshot can recreate the Droplet from the snapshot.
How to Transfer a Droplet Snapshot to a Different Team Transfer Droplet snapshots to another DigitalOcean team to effectively migrate a Droplet to another owner.
When you transfer a snapshot, the snapshot is no longer available on its original team, but the Droplet that the snapshot is based on is unaffected.
Regards