Upgrade Ubuntu in place or reinstall?
Six checks that tell you whether do-release-upgrade to Ubuntu 26.04 is safe on your VPS, or whether a fresh server and a migration is the better call.
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Traefik v2 to v3 migration: what breaks
Traefik v3 will not start with swarmMode or pilot in static config. Fix the incompatible deprecated install configuration option error, then migrate rules.
Is Docker Compose deprecated?
The Python docker-compose reached end of life. The docker compose plugin did not, and it still ships releases. Here is what your server actually runs.
Stream a directory over SSH with tar
Copy a directory to another server with tar and SSH: why -f - is needed, where -C goes, who owns the extracted files, and compression in the pipe.
Moving from shared hosting to a VPS
Move off shared hosting without breaking the site: the inventory cPanel was hiding, a rehearsed cutover, low DNS TTLs, and why mailboxes stay put.
VPS lock-in: how portable is your server?
How interchangeable are VPS providers? Audit your current one on images, snapshot export, IPv6 and billing terms, then cut a move down to one evening.
How to Migrate a Server to a New VPS
Move a live server to a new VPS as a rehearsed cutover: inventory, rebuild instead of clone, dump the database, lower DNS TTL early, verify, then switch.