# Self-Hosting Advice

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-advice/160354
**Category:** Self-hosting
**Tags:** hosting
**Created:** [August 10, 2020, 2:05pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-advice/160354 "2020-08-10T14:05:37Z")
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### Author: ![Falco](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/falco/32/179432_2.png) [@Falco](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Falco)
#### Post date: [August 10, 2020, 7:47pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/self-hosting-advice/160354/13 "2020-08-10T19:47:45Z")

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> [@samir.khan](#):
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> are there any downsides to using free Oracle Cloud?

It is really slow. Many times slower than the cheapest Digital Ocean offering.

> [@samir.khan](#):
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> I set this up and then decided to move over to Digital Ocean at a later time. Could I simply transfer all the data?

Just follow [Moving Discourse Docker install to other VPS with 1:1 sync](https://meta.discourse.org/t/moving-discourse-docker-install-to-other-vps-with-1-1-sync/43812)

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