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psql "postgres://coder@localhost:49627/coder?sslmode=disable&password=feU...yI1"
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### Migrating from the built-in database to an external database

To migrate from the built-in database to an external database, follow these steps:

1. Stop your Coder deployment.
2. Run `coder server postgres-builtin-serve` in a background terminal.
3. Run `coder server postgres-builtin-url` and copy its output command.
4. Run `pg_dump <built-in-connection-string> > coder.sql` to dump the internal database to a file.
5. Restore that content to an external database with `psql <external-connection-string> < coder.sql`.
6. Start your Coder deployment with `CODER_PG_CONNECTION_URL=<external-connection-string>`.

## System packages

If you've installed Coder via a [system package](../install/packages.md) Coder, you can
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