How to Move VPS Servers
In this video, I go over how to migrate servers in the cloud from one provider to another. This allows you to easily move between major providers and avoid vendor lock-in. This method works with ANY provider as we will be utilizing rsync with a lot of options.
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00:00 Introduction
01:02 Setup New Server
03:47 SSH Firewall Setup
04:45 Initial SSH Connection to New Server
06:09 Sync from Old Server - Rsync Setup
08:40 Post-Sync
10:35 Conclusion
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Commands Used:
rsync -auHxvz –numeric-ids –exclude=/etc/fstab –exclude=/etc/network/* –exclude=/proc/* –exclude=/tmp/* –exclude=/sys/* –exclude=/dev/* –exclude=/mnt/* –exclude=/boot/* –exclude=/root/* -e "ssh -i ~/.ssh/minecraft" --progress [email protected]:/* /

a - Archive preserve file properties
u - update only if newer
H - preserve hard links
x - don't cross filesystem boundries
v - verbose
z - compress
e - use a certain shell for connection .

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