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Discourse Migration Guide
Install new server
Complete a fresh install of Discourse on the new server, following the official guide, except for the initial database population (rake db:migrate).
Review old server
On old server, run git status and review changes to the tree. For example:
# On branch master
# Changes not staged for commit:
# (use "git add <file>..." to update what will be committed)
# (use "git checkout -- <file>..." to discard changes in working directory)
#
# modified: app/assets/javascripts/external/Markdown.Editor.js
# modified: app/views/layouts/application.html.erb
# modified: config/application.rb
#
# Untracked files:
# (use "git add <file>..." to include in what will be committed)
#
# app/views/layouts/application.html.erb.bitnami
# config/environments/production.rb
# log/sidekiq.pid
# vendor/gems/active_model_serializers/
# vendor/gems/fast_blank/
# vendor/gems/message_bus/
# vendor/gems/redis-rack-cache/
# vendor/gems/sprockets/
# vendor/gems/vestal_versions/
Review for changes
Review each of the changed files for changes that need to be manually moved over
- Ignore all files under vendor/gems
- Ignore files under log/
Check your config/environments/production.rb, config/discourse.pill,
config/database.yml (as per the upgrade instructions)
Move DB
Take DB dump with:
pg_dump --no-owner -U user_name -W database_name > backup_file_name.sql
Copy it over to the new server
Run as discourse user:
createdb discourse_prod
psql discourse_prod
\i backup_file_name.sql
On oldserver:
rsync -avz -e ssh public newserver:public
On the new server:
bundle install --without test --deployment
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake db:migrate
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake assets:precompile
RAILS_ENV=production bundle exec rake posts:rebake
If the rake db:migrate step fails, you might have to run it twice.
Are you just testing your migration? Disable outgoing email by changing
config/environments/production.rb and adding the following below the mail
configuration:
config.action_mailer.perform_deliveries = false