coollabsio/coolify · error · RuntimeException

The Coolify host (localhost) cannot be transferred between i

Error message

The Coolify host (localhost) cannot be transferred between instances.

What it means

Error "The Coolify host (localhost) cannot be transferred between instances." thrown in coollabsio/coolify.

Source

Thrown at app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporter.php:79

        'deleted_at',
        'environment_id',
        'destination_id',
        'destination_type',
        'source_id',
        'source_type',
        'private_key_id',
        'additional_servers_count',
        'additional_networks_count',
        'server_status',
    ];

    /**
     * @return array<string, mixed>
     */
    public function export(Server $server, bool $includeSensitive = true): array
    {
        if ($server->id === 0) {
            throw new RuntimeException('The Coolify host (localhost) cannot be transferred between instances.');
        }

        $server->loadMissing(['settings', 'privateKey', 'standaloneDockers', 'swarmDockers', 'cloudProviderToken', 'sslCertificates']);

        $privateKey = $server->privateKey;
        if (! $privateKey instanceof PrivateKey) {
            throw new RuntimeException('Server has no private key to export.');
        }

        if (! $includeSensitive) {
            throw new RuntimeException('Server transfer export requires sensitive data access (read:sensitive).');
        }

        // applications() also includes multi-destination attachments on this server;
        // unique by id so a multi-dest app is only considered once for validation/export.
        $applications = $server->applications()->unique('id')->values();
        $databases = collect($server->databases())->unique(fn ($db) => $db::class.':'.$db->id)->values();
        $services = $server->services()->get()->unique('id')->values();

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When it happens

Trigger: Thrown at app/Services/ServerTransfer/ServerTransferExporter.php:79 when the library encounters an invalid state.

Common situations: See trigger scenarios.

AI-assisted analysis of coollabsio/coolify@70b9acc424 (2026-08-17). Data as JSON: /api/errors/cc240931c1fe4079. Report an issue: GitHub.