diff --git a/docs/installing.md b/docs/installing.md index 90209e57d..78bd1be11 100644 --- a/docs/installing.md +++ b/docs/installing.md @@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ Now that the services are running, you might want to: - or [set up the Dimension Integrations Manager](configuring-playbook-dimension.md) - or [check if services work](maintenance-checking-services.md) - or learn how to [upgrade your services when new versions are released](maintenance-upgrading-services.md) +- or learn how to [migrate to another server](maintenance-migrating.md) diff --git a/docs/maintenance-migrating.md b/docs/maintenance-migrating.md new file mode 100644 index 000000000..fcfe4e163 --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/maintenance-migrating.md @@ -0,0 +1,8 @@ +# 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 ot less downtime +2. Stop all services on the old server and make sure they won't be starting again. Execute this on the old server: `systemctl disable --now matrix*` +3. Copy directory `/matrix` from the old server to the new server. Make sure to preserve ownership and permissions (use `cp -p` or `rsync -ar`)! +4. Make sure your DNS records are adjusted to point to the new server's IP address +5. Remove old server from the `inventory/hosts` file and add new server. +6. Run `ansible-playbook -i inventory/hosts setup.yml --tags=setup-all,start`. This will create the matrix user and group and start all services on the new server