Connect new orchard core instance to existing db with data

[tahtirski]

I am trying to figure out how to connect a new orchard core instance to existing db tables with data. For example: the existing orchard core instance were accidentally deleted. Now we need to install a new instance and connect it to existing data in db. As I understand, setup page is trying to create same tables again and not trying to connect to existing data. For db we use AzureSql.

[hishamco]

I think we may need an option to avoid setup to create the required table. Did you tried an AutoSetup module, but I need to make sure if it does the same thing without setup screen or it has flixibility to connect to the database without creating tables

I will wait for someone to confirm

[Skrypt]

You may need to have the DataProtection tokens generated by the previous installation. Else, it will fail miserably. Then, the only thing to do is to have the App_Data folder and a tenants.json file with a tenant configuration that has a proper running state.

[hyzx86]

Hi @Skrypt , I deleted my data protection tokens ... Can it recover?
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