Migrate Database From MariaDB to PostgreSQL

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You might consider creating a new Mattermost instance and following this excellent guide to migrate your data over (using mmctl):

Recipe: Migrating a Mattermost Server with `mmctl`

Problem You want to move your Mattermost data from one Mattermost server to another, including files, but can’t back up your database and files directly. Solution Note: These instructions are for Mattermost v5.36.1 and higher. Please upgrade your Mattermost instance if you are running an older version. 0. Set up your destination server Install Mattermost and create a single Mattermost user as admin. Go to the System Console and configure it as necessary for your application. Instructions for i…

Full disclosure, I’m about to self bump my own bug report

Hopefully you have better luck than me, as I’m facing a bug with mmctl export:

Mmctl export create fails with 'Limit exceeded for paging'

Summary While trying to create an export, mmctl export create fails with: exportAllPosts: Limit exceeded for paging., failed to find Posts Steps to reproduce On the Mattermost server, create an export:cd /opt/mattermost/ bin/mmctl --local export create Check the logs:tail -f /opt/mattermost/logs/mattermost.log Mattermost version 10.7.0 Expected behaviour Create a full export of the server, including messages. Observed behaviour No user messages are in the resulting export. The file…