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How to make use of Plesk migrator on LightSail instances?

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For many reason, we need to migrate out from LightSail for a specific server.

We built quite a lot on that instance over the years, and would like to take advantage of Plesk Migrator to retrieve our configuration. Unfortunately, it is required to be able to connect as a root user, from SSH.

As far as I know, LightSail provide a single "ubuntu" user able to SSH, and doesn't have root permissions. So that it seems impossible to take advantage of Plesk Migration.

What do you offer (apart from full backup)?

Thanks

asked 3 years ago333 views

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Hello,

The loss of access during migration to Lightsail can occur due to several common reasons:

  1. Network Configuration Changes
  • The migration process may temporarily modify network settings
  • Security groups or firewall rules might be automatically adjusted
  • Network interface configurations could be affected
  1. Resource Exhaustion
  • The migration process can be resource-intensive
  • High CPU and memory usage might prevent new SSH connections
  • Limited network bandwidth could cause connection timeouts
  1. Security Measure Triggers
  • Plesk's migration tool might temporarily modify access settings
  • SSH daemon could be temporarily affected during the process

Important Pre-Migration Checks (based on AWS documentation):

  1. Version Compatibility
  • Ensure the Lightsail Plesk version is equal to or higher than the source server
  • Verify versions using the command: plesk -version
  1. Resource Verification
  • Confirm your Lightsail instance has sufficient resources (vCPU, memory, storage)
  • Should match or exceed the source server specifications
  1. Network Prerequisites
  • Verify port 22 is open for your Lightsail server's IP address
  • Ensure proper configuration of IP addresses in Plesk dashboard

Please refer to the below AWS article for more information on the same: [+] https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/lightsail-migrate-plesk-website

Thank you.

AWS

answered a year ago

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