Trouble upgrading from centos 7 to almalinux, where to get affordable help upgrading/migrating? reddit / selfhosted ---------------------------------------------------------------------- borgqueenx · 2023-10-22 18:05 I tried to use the elevation upgrade script from almalinux, however it fails. it ends with the screenshot i attached, emergency mode. and I was then required to roll back a snapshot. My current host was so kind to take a look as well, also try to upgrade it themselfs, but they couldn't achieve it either on a quick try (i saw them through vnc also doing a drive repair) I want to upgrade to almalinux 9 (through 8 then as required), so where does one get affordable and truthworthy help for these things, for the not-so-techy people like myself? https://preview.redd.it/s7otwnb8nsvb1.png?width=1059&format=png&auto=w ebp&s=254feec75f4b9634525a503521baeeb0c6ce6158 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- thekrautboy · 2023-10-22 18:16 Start with /r/LinuxQuestiond maybe? This here definitely is the wrong place. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- borgqueenx · 2023-10-22 18:20 Thanks, there is also /r/sysadmin and probably more where to ask, but i figured this place would also make sense. 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Always a fresh install on a new server, then migration of each service. If that sounds painful, it could be a good opportunity to dabble in some configuration management (like Ansible) or at least thorough build docs of how to get a bare server into the state you want. The steps would basically be: 1. Fresh OS install on new server 2. Install each application and get it running. 3. One by one, stop the application, copy data (files and/or databases) from old server, start application, troubleshoot until it's happy 4. Switch DNS to new server 5. Decommission old server It's a bit harder if it's a physical machine and you can't spin up a new one simultaneously. With that, you just have to make a backup to an external drive and schedule some downtime. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- radakul · 2023-10-23 00:41 Are the mods even active anymore? So many non-self hosting related questions.... ---------------------------------------------------------------------- NikStalwart · 2023-10-23 02:11 Where does one get help? IT consultants. Where does one get *affordable* help? Dunno, I don't use IT consultants. Is there a particular reason you need to *upgrade* rather than back up your files, do a clean install of Alma, and then rsync your files back to the new host? That's what I'd do. I also run a lot of docker containers, so I am not worried about nuking a system — I can rebuild in minutes on a new VM. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- borgqueenx · 2023-10-23 04:16 "Some" downtime. Probably multiple weeks 😅 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- SchindlersIgnoreList · 2023-10-24 12:54 You should the share the contents of error file with whoever you're asking help from.