# Recover Rancher Server from node

**URL:** <https://forums.suse.com/t/recover-rancher-server-from-node/14281>\
**Category:** SUSE Rancher Prime\
**Created:** [May 16, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/recover-rancher-server-from-node/14281 "2019-05-16T08:06:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sebastien\_ROUL](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/sebastien_roul/32/5071_2.png) [@Sebastien\_ROUL](https://forums.suse.com/u/Sebastien_ROUL)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 8:06am UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/recover-rancher-server-from-node/14281/1 "2019-05-16T08:06:15Z")

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Hi,

Last night I upgraded Rancher server from 2.1.0 to latest. When new install start, I have a new blank config (them lost all my cluster previously configured)  
Unfortunately I have no backup or snapshot.

I had a cluster with 10 nodes (5 of them are with etc/controller, …) , which are still running very well.

Is there a way to recover my rancher/server config from one node config ?

Best regards

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**Author:** ![vincent](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex022/user_avatar/forums.suse.com/vincent/32/7156_2.png) [@vincent](https://forums.suse.com/u/vincent)\
**Post date:** [May 16, 2019, 3:49pm UTC](https://forums.suse.com/t/recover-rancher-server-from-node/14281/2 "2019-05-16T15:49:14Z")

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If you have a working kubeconfig you can add cluster -\> import to see it, but that’s not going to be able to manage nodes, upgrade versions, etc. That may help for a bit while you build a new cluster.

If you’re using the single container server you need to persist the volume it uses somewhere, or do `--volumes-from` it on upgrade. You may still have the old one lying around to try again.