# Use Blimp for Cloud Migration

1. Begin by [signing up ](/products/blimp/sign-up.md)for Blimp. Upon successful signup, you will be directed to the Blimp homepage.

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&#x20;2\. On the Blimp homepage click on "+ Create Allocation."

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3. Select "Cloud Migration" and confirm your choice.

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4. Provide the necessary Allocation Settings and click on "Confirm."

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5. Afterward, click on "Add," and the selected blobber will be displayed in the Preferred Blobbers section.

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7. Scroll down and click on **Confirm**.

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8. Confirm Token Amount for Storage.

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8. Review the details and click on "Confirm."

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9. If you already have a ZCN balance, you can make the payment using your existing balance. If not, you can purchase ZCN in exchange for ERC-20 tokens. Instructions on how to [buy ZCN for storage](/products/blimp/sign-up/buy-zcn-for-storage.md) .In this case, we will pay from the existing balance.

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10. &#x20;Now, input your AWS EC2 instance IP and other required details (as shown in the screenshot below)&#x20;

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11. Once you have entered all the required information, simply click on the "Generate Script" button. The button is highlighted in the screenshot  below.

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11. Blimp will generate a script that you should copy and paste into your terminal. Refer to the screenshot below.

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13. &#x20;Run the script on your server to automate the migration process from S3 buckets to allocations. Refer to the screenshot below for reference.

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13. &#x20;Once the migration is successfully completed, click on "I have executed the script" within the Blimp app

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14. You will now be able to view the Migration status in the Blimp app. To access the migration logs, click on "View Migration Logs."  &#x20;

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15. &#x20;Here is a sample summary of the migration logs for your reference.

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