Errors in moving ghost site to new server

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I finally got it to work. I’ll write up the process and make a new post for anyone that has this similar problem but I need to get on with the weekend with the family.

Basic process is this:

  1. Export Mysql database with mysqldump
  2. Copy content/images from old host
  3. Export your theme from old install
  4. Create New Server, eg, ubuntu on a vps
  5. Install ghost with the SAME version of your previous server, eg: ghost install 4.48.2
  6. Drop newly created database from mysql
  7. then create empty database in Mysql
    use your mysqldump file from step 1
  8. import old mysql database
  9. copy over the content/images directory to new install
  10. add mailgun mail settings to config.production.json
  11. restart the ghost instance
  12. upload theme and activate
  13. use ghost update to install and migrate to newest version of ghost

I think those are all the steps. I write this up again better later today after I’ve spent time with the family just wanted to get these notes down for myself and others while its still in my head!

I’ll probably also file a big report about the member export list as this seems to be a possible bug.

Thank you all for all the kind and generous help.
Kyle

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