migrate VM to HW or installer update + config restore

[michaelgo]

Hi,
i need to migrate older version of opnsense (VM) to and offline/internal network HW. would it be the possible to bring all the updates at once to installer + os-nginx package (release dl version is 21.7.1 right now, but the updates are 27.1.3.3) and then restore config from VM? Backup => restore for config, but what to do with os-nginx current version (not possible to install on older than 27.1.3.3 opnsense)?

is it possible to update the installer to the last updates + add nginx and then install?

it's a working VM opnsense, so updating and exporting VM will not convert to hardware installation, and installing to hardware + restore backup without updates doesnt let add os-nginx latest package.
thanks