#  Cloning an account

To make a **clone of an existing application**, we provide the **Clone Account** feature. This function **replicates the entire configuration** and  optionally **copies the files and/or database**, enabling a quick and efficient setup with minimal effort.

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This feature is extremely useful to quickly copy your production environment to a staging environment or vice versa!
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Here’s how to do it:

1. Navigate to the **Accounts** tab in the TurboStack Platform under your host.
![](../../../img/turbostackapp/newapp/tsa_user6.png)
2. Click **Clone Account**.
![](../../../img/turbostackapp/newapp/tsa_user7.png)
3. In the next step, select the **source host** and the **account** you want to clone. This can be either the current server or another server you manage.
![](../../../img/turbostackapp/newapp/tsa_user8.png)
4. Choose the **destination account**, which can be either an **existing** or a **new account**, and choose whether to clone the **database** and/or **files**. Click **Next**. 
![](../../../img/turbostackapp/newapp/tsa_user9.png)
5. Select the **hostname(s)** you'd like to associate with the account and choose the type of certificate you want to activate. Click **Next** to finalize.
![](../../../img/turbostackapp/newapp/tsa_user10.png)
6. The server will now clone the account, indicated by the **publishing** indicator in the top left.
![](../../../img/turbostackapp/newapp/publishing.png)
7. If the account clone has succeeded, it will be indicated in the top right with a timestamp.
![](../../../img/turbostackapp/newapp/publishsuccess.png)