# how to migrate umbrel LND node w/o closing channels **URL:** \ **Category:** Bitcoin and Lightning\ **Created:** [December 11, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/how-to-migrate-umbrel-lnd-node-w-o-closing-channels/20418 "2024-12-11T20:28:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![pkt123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/898d66/32.png) [@pkt123](https://community.umbrel.com/u/pkt123)\ **Post date:** [December 11, 2024, 8:28pm UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/how-to-migrate-umbrel-lnd-node-w-o-closing-channels/20418/1 "2024-12-11T20:28:37Z")
I am running a bitcoin lightning node on a raspberry Pi running umbrel version 0.9. I want to migrate the lightning node to a new computer which is running umbrel version 1.0. My new computer has a fully synched bitcoin node but no lightning node set up yet. I want to ensure that I can move my lightning node to the new device without closing any channels because of the expense to close/reopen lightning channels, especially considering the rebalancing cost to restore the channel’s old node balance. I read [How to Migrate an Umbrel LND Node without Closing Channels](https://nullcount.com/how-to-migrate-an-umbrel-lnd-node-without-closing-channels/) but my situation is different because my old and new nodes are running different versions of umbrel. Any advice is appreciated. ---
**Author:** ![Django](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex030/user_avatar/community.umbrel.com/django/32/5795_2.png) [@Django](https://community.umbrel.com/u/Django)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2025, 10:26am UTC](https://community.umbrel.com/t/how-to-migrate-umbrel-lnd-node-w-o-closing-channels/20418/2 "2025-02-20T10:26:21Z")
I wrote a guide onto this topic: [How to migrate LND (or other app) to new installation of umbrelOS](https://community.umbrel.com/t/how-to-migrate-lnd-or-other-app-to-new-installation-of-umbrelos/20416)