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# How do I migrate an existing Neon project to a different AWS region?

Create a new project in the target region, copy data over with pg_dump and pg_restore, then cut over.

## Quick answer

You can't move an existing Neon project to a new region in place. Instead, create a new project in the target AWS region, copy the schema and data using `pg_dump` and `pg_restore` (or logical replication for larger datasets), update your connection strings, then delete the old project. The whole process takes minutes for small databases. New projects can only be created in AWS regions; Azure regions are deprecated.

## Step-by-step migration

### 1. Create the new project in the target region

In the [Neon Console](https://console.neon.tech), click **New Project**, then set the AWS region and Postgres version. Use the same Postgres major version as the source project to avoid version compatibility issues.

From the CLI:

```bash
neon projects create --name myproject-us-east-1 --region-id aws-us-east-1
```

For the full list of supported AWS region IDs, see [Regions](https://neon.com/docs/introduction/regions). Pass the ID with `--region-id`, for example `aws-us-east-1`. Full command reference: [`neon projects create`](https://neon.com/docs/cli/projects#create).

### 2. Dump the source database

Use an unpooled connection string for `pg_dump`. Pooled connections through PgBouncer don't support dump operations.

```bash
pg_dump -Fc -v -d "postgresql://[user]:[password]@[old-host]/[dbname]" -f neon_dump.bak
```

For large databases, add `-j 4` to parallelize, and `-Z 1` for light compression. See [Advanced pg_dump options](https://neon.com/docs/import/migrate-from-postgres#advanced-pg_dump-and-pg_restore-options).

### 3. Restore into the new project

```bash
pg_restore -v --no-owner -d "postgresql://[user]:[password]@[new-host]/[dbname]" neon_dump.bak
```

The `--no-owner` flag avoids errors from `ALTER OWNER` statements, which `neon_superuser` cannot execute. See [Database object ownership considerations](https://neon.com/docs/import/migrate-from-postgres#database-object-ownership-considerations).

### 4. Switch your applications over

Copy the new connection string from the **Connect** button on the new project's dashboard and update environment variables in your deployment platform. Verify the application is healthy on the new database before going to the next step.

### 5. Delete the old project

Once you've confirmed the cutover, delete the old project from **Project Settings → Delete** to stop accruing storage costs.

**Important: Plan around the migration window**

Writes to the source database during the dump and restore won't appear in the new project. Either accept a brief read-only window for the cutover, or use logical replication to keep the target current until you switch traffic. See the [Import Data Assistant](https://neon.com/docs/import/import-data-assistant) for databases under 10 GB and [Migrate to another Neon region](https://neon.com/docs/import/migrate-neon-to-another-region) for larger datasets.

## Data transfer costs

Egress between Neon regions counts as public network transfer. Check the [Pricing page](https://neon.com/pricing) for the current per-GB rate. The Free plan includes 5 GB per project per month of public network transfer, which is usually enough for a one-off migration.

> **Compare migration paths**
>
> The region migration guide compares the Import Data Assistant, dump and restore, and logical replication.
>
> [Region migration guide](https://neon.com/docs/import/migrate-neon-to-another-region)

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