How to Set Up Nova Transfer
Nova Transfer lets you export and import configurations between Nova environments. This is useful for promoting dashboards from staging to production, sharing runbooks across teams, or backing up your entire Nova setup.
Steps
Open Nova Transfer
Navigate to Settings > Nova Transfer. You will see two tabs: Export and Import.
Select items to export
On the Export tab, check the items you want to transfer:
- Dashboards — all widgets, queries, and layouts
- Monitors — alert rules and conditions
- Runbooks — automation workflows
- On-call schedules — rotations and escalation policies
- Integration configs — webhook URLs, API keys (encrypted)
Export the bundle
Click Export. Nova creates a JSON bundle file that you can download or send directly to another Nova environment via a secure transfer link.
Import into the target environment
In the destination Nova environment, go to Settings > Nova Transfer > Import. Upload the bundle file or paste the transfer link.
Review and apply
Nova shows a diff of what will be created or updated. Review the changes and click Apply. Conflicting items (same name, different config) can be merged, overwritten, or skipped.
Set up scheduled exports to automatically back up your Nova configuration daily. Use the CLI command with a cron job for hands-free backups.
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