# Move a Discourse site to another VPS with rsync

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-a-discourse-site-to-another-vps-with-rsync/43812
**Category:** Sysadmins
**Tags:** migrations, how-to
**Created:** [May 6, 2016, 8:21pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-a-discourse-site-to-another-vps-with-rsync/43812 "2016-05-06T20:21:38Z")
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### Author: ![Heliosurge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/heliosurge/32/571810_2.png) [@Heliosurge](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Heliosurge)
#### Post date: [January 5, 2025, 7:49am UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/move-a-discourse-site-to-another-vps-with-rsync/43812/47 "2025-01-05T07:49:45Z")

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> [@tisawyer](#):
>
> For the record, one of our smart guys figured out how to rsync the proper permissions the container needs in order for PostgreSQL to run:
> 
> ```plaintext
> rsync -rog --delete --perms --numeric-ids root@x.x.x.x:/var/discourse/ /var/discourse
> 
> ```

This seems to have worked. And says app is running but not accessible from web.

> **[Xrtropolis.one](https://www.xrtropolis.one)**
>
> Neutral Space to Discuss AR/VR/XR !

Could it be not connected yet from the domain server yet?

**Note:**. Think I found it. May have to wait 24 to 72 hours for the IP address change to be fully in effect. 🙁

 ![The screenshot explains how long it can take for Squarespace DNS changes to take effect and what to do if an error persists. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/3/f/73fef7e9c1fc6bf1e982a5a8b5e56343b942a40d.jpeg)

This is the connection msg I get. Presume have to wait for nameservers to be updated.

 ![The image shows a web browser error message indicating that the website "www.xrtropolis.one" could not be reached due to a connection refusal error. (Captioned by AI)](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/meta/original/4X/7/e/a/7ea764d1c3653fa0656205c605ee56e556db46b5.png)

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