So, I am switching VPS servers. Before getting rid of the one VPS, I downloaded the whole “discourse” folder from /var/discourse and put it on my Windows machine. I then got new Ubuntu VPS, installed Docker & Git, and instead of cloning Discourse, I just transferred my discourse folder that I already had from the old VPS onto it. Now, when I run sudo ./launcher rebuild app, I get “permission denied.” I then back-tracked and tried to run ./discourse-setup but I get '/var/discourse' already exists and is not an empty directory. since I moved my fully-functional discourse folder there already. Why am I being denied, though? And yes, I ran the chmod 700 containers command too.

Hello :waving_hand: This is the right way to move Discourse to other server. [image] Move your Discourse Instance to a Different Server Self-Hosting bookmark This is a guide for moving your Discourse instance from one server to another, including all settings and data. This guide applies to self-hosted Discourse instances using Docker. person_raising_hand Required user level: System Administrator warning This procedure involves domain and DNS changes. Ensure you have access to both the source and destination servers. This guide walks you through the process of migrating your Discourse instance from one server to another, ensuring …

I wound up doing it with the CLI commands before you replied to this, but really weird how you can’t just drag-and-drop the old Discourse folder right to the new VPS, haha. Thanks anyway! I wound up deleting the Discourse folder from the new VPS and just did the ./discourse-setup setup again and then followed the CLI restore tutorial. Hmmm, seems my forums URL works but not my direct mysite.com URL now…

Getting "permission denied" on new VPS install

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Don April 2, 2024, 4:15am 2

Hello

This is the right way to move Discourse to other server.

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