balug:dreamhost_exodus
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DreamHost.com Exodus
Leaving DreamHost.com hosting
Data
- [done] verify have all www data
- [done] also get robots.txt
- [done] get/verify mysql dump (PhpNuke)
Backup(s)
- [done 2017-08-17] off physical host: get at least one quite full current set backed up
- [done 2017-08-21] off-site: get at least one quite full current set backed up
Email Migrations
- [done] MTA accepts for @{{temp,lists}.,}balug.org, [done]: "aliases" or equivalent and DNS, @balug.org ("aliases", or equivalent functionality)
List Migrations
- [done] (fully migrated off of DreamHost.com hosting; follow-through bits and details: List Migrations
DNS
- [done] stage DNS data for activation on nameservers
- [done] Before switch, catch up on relevant changes on, e.g. web pages (as those may not be so visible or reliably seen, or have automagic/manual rsync available while transition is in progress, etc.)
- [done] Notifications - let BALUG-Announce know before and/or after we pull the big DNS switcharoo (particularly with TTLs and such, might be some glitches from time of switch until things have settled past the relevant TTLs)
- [done] activate DNS changes on nameservers
- [done] activate DNS changes (delegation) with registrar
Certs
- [done] "SSL"/TLS cert(s) for lists.balug.org (combine with temp.balug.org and balug.org - no SNI on SMTP)
- [done] install for HTTPS and SMTP (STARTTLS)
Notify
- [done] When completed, notify Michael Hubbard
balug/dreamhost_exodus.txt · Last modified: 2021-03-09T05:56:15+0000 by michael_paoli