Thinking about moving Zigbee2MQTT to a new server? Whether you’re chasing better performance, relocating your USB coordinator, upgrading hardware, or simply trying to stop Home Assistant reboots from nuking your Zigbee network… this video walks you through the entire process. In this tutorial, I show you how to safely migrate Zigbee2MQTT from one machine to another — including copying your configuration, database, and state files, setting up Samba for easy file transfers, and avoiding the common pitfalls that turn this into a three‑body problem. What you’ll learn in this video: How to prepare your existing Zigbee2MQTT install for migration Which files actually matter (and which ones don’t)
How to install Samba on Ubuntu for simple file access
How to copy your Zigbee2MQTT data between servers
How to handle coordinators, IEEE addresses, and adapter quirks
How to reconnect everything without breaking your Zigbee network
Why printers are still terrifying
Why upgrading Zigbee2MQTT mid‑migration is a terrible idea
When it’s easier to migrate… and when it’s easier to start again If you’ve got 100+ Zigbee devices, this guide will save you hours.
If you’ve only got two devices… honestly, it might be quicker to re‑pair them. But either way —
this video shows you exactly how the process works.