Hello,

I have a linode with ubuntu 10.04 32bit and finally had the time to dedicate to a moving to a 64bit deployment. I followed the Linode suggested link to create the new 14.04 64bit deployment (https://www.linode.com/docs/migrate-to- ... ing-a-disk).

I'm still in learning mode - I read this article a couple of times and while its very easy to clone, duplicate, delete, etc. disks its not clear to me how I move my data, packages, settings over to the new deployment. Do I just copy everything from my current deployment over SSH to my desktop and then back to the new deployment ? Is there an easier way to accomplish this in the Linode Manager ?

I'd really appreciate any suggestions on the best way to move my data to my new deployment.

Current deployment is running:
-email
-two wordpress sites

Thank you
elpa

There are a lot of pages explaining how to move a WordPress blog, for example:

http://codex.wordpress.org/Moving_WordPress

In short, you copy the files (for example, using rsync), and you re-create the database on the new system from a mysqldump of the database in the old system. Usually, the only wordpress file needing to be modified is wp-config.php, as it has the details of the database being used.

BTW: If you use ssh and rsync, there is no need to reupload the files again, you can just rsync them from the old system to the new one, that should be faster.

For email, there is not a general recipe to move it, as there are a lot of different SMTP/POP3/IMAP servers out there and each of them works differently.

Is rsync an option if I'm transferring files between disks on the the same linode ?

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elpa

Yes, rsync is useful even for local copies. I usually prefer it over "cp -a".