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# Self-Managed Restoration (Beta)

We are currently working on an easier way to restore for self-managed backups for another machine.  For now, you can use these instructions for restoring your antlets from self-managed storage.

* Create a new antlet with any configuration and template but with a different name than the original antlet
* Click 'Backup Now'
* Click 'Import Self-Managed backup (Beta)'
* The Backup ID can be found in the backup file name
* Enter the path to the directory containing the backup file

```
root@myantsle: # ls /seagate/self-managed
backup_local_c7046d65-e5d6-43c9-bcb0-1bb46f03ef42.zfs.gz
```

![](/files/-MHrJsKv4Zf3SUojEZ3Z)

* After the backup is retrieved, click the 'Restore' button
* Enter the name of the antlet being restored - this will create a new antlet from the backup
* Select the correct antlet 'Type' of the backed up antlet - LXC or KVM
* Click the 'Create antlet' button
* Delete the antlet used to facilitate the restore.

{% hint style="info" %}
If restoring a backup from edgeLinux 0.x.x to edgeLinux 2.x.x, upgrade to antMan version 3.3.1 or greater.\
If you  'Delete' or 'Delete local' the self-managed backup, either of these will delete the backup file. 
{% endhint %}