# \[SOLVED\] Using existing db and keys **URL:** \ **Category:** Help\ **Created:** [August 16, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/solved-using-existing-db-and-keys/1084 "2021-08-16T22:22:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ozanty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/ozanty/32/397_2.png) [@ozanty](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/ozanty)\ **Post date:** [August 16, 2021, 10:22pm UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/solved-using-existing-db-and-keys/1084/1 "2021-08-16T22:22:08Z")
Hello All, I had a bitwarde\_rs system up and running. I had to keep it old while waiting for debian 11 release. After the realese, I updated the server and everything in it and of course bitwarden\_rs. Now I have vaultwarden up and running. However I messed up the update and lost the database files. As I had full system backup before the update, I have recovered the database files successfully. My questions is how I can use those database and key files in vaultwarden system. Information about my setup: I pull source code from vaultwarden repo and build it myself and then run it. I didnt use docker at all. Regards, Ozan ---
**Author:** ![ozanty](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/vaultwarden.discourse.group/ozanty/32/397_2.png) [@ozanty](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/u/ozanty)\ **Post date:** [August 17, 2021, 6:03am UTC](https://vaultwarden.discourse.group/t/solved-using-existing-db-and-keys/1084/2 "2021-08-17T06:03:05Z")
I’m writing down what I exectly did for future people. - ``` I uploaded the data folder as tarball to the server. ``` - ``` I extracted the tarball in place I want my data folder is ``` - ``` I created any missing folders inside the data folder (sends and attachements) ``` - ``` I created .env file using the template ``` - ``` I pointed each data folder entry to the data folder to my files ``` - ``` I pointed key file to key_file.pem file ``` Started vaultwarden and it worked.