If you’ve chosen to manage your own Looker instance, this page provides information about ongoing maintenance. If you’re looking for initial installation steps, check out our Customer-Hosted Installation Steps page.

Select a subtopic to dive in:

• Updating a Looker Instance
  Update Looker to stay current with new features and fixes.
• Moving Looker to a New Host
  Move Looker from one host to another.
• Configuration Management Tools
  View an example Ansible role for a simplified Looker deployment.
• Recommended Java Memory Settings
  Allocate the appropriate amount of memory to the Looker application.
• Archiving Looker Log Files
  Manage Looker log files to preserve disk space.
• Restoring Backups
  Restore Looker to a new host or in a cluster.
• Migrating the Looker Backend Database to MySQL
  For larger instances, migrate from Looker’s HyperSQL internal database to a MySQL backend database.
• Migrating to AES-256 GCM Encryption
  Migrate an existing Looker instance to AES-256 GCM encryption for internal data encryption.
• Changing Looker’s Encryption Keys
  Change the encryption key Looker uses to encrypt internal data.
• Upgrading to OpenJDK 11
  Upgrade from OpenJDK version 8 to version 11.