From 8472848286483f2ba19e8b94ff1eb24febb8d61d Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: WobbelTheBear Date: Wed, 26 May 2021 16:30:08 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Annotate server migration Annotate server migration with a note in regard to migration between different architectures and the need to dump/restore the database. --- docs/maintenance-migrating.md | 5 +++++ 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+) diff --git a/docs/maintenance-migrating.md b/docs/maintenance-migrating.md index d6380b992..1d12ef45b 100644 --- a/docs/maintenance-migrating.md +++ b/docs/maintenance-migrating.md @@ -1,3 +1,8 @@ +> **Note**: This migration guide is applicable if you migrate from server to another that are of the same architecture, i.e. e.g. the servers both are amd64. +> +> In case that you migrate between two different architectures (e.g. amd64 --> arm64), simply copying the complete folder is not possible as it would move the raw PostgreSQL data between different architectures. In this specific case, you would need to dump the database on your current server and import it properly on the new server. +> + # Migrating to new server 1. Prepare by lowering DNS TTL for your domains (`matrix.DOMAIN`, etc.), so that DNS record changes (step 4 below) would happen faster, leading to less downtime