add migration instructions

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Assessment

Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Newbie friendliness
48/100
Issue type
Documentation
Clarity
Mostly clear
Activity status
Stale
Tech stack
mariadb, mysql, php
Domain
databases, devops, documentation

Research direction

Start by reviewing the documentation structure in the pixelfed/docs repository and the migration steps listed in this issue. Cover dependency setup, repository file transfer, database export and import using the named commands, and DNS changes. Done means a reader can follow the complete machine-to-machine migration without needing unstated steps.

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Description

steps to move from one machine to another:

  • setup/configure dependencies on new machine
  • copy repo files over to new machine
  • export database and import it on new machine (php artisan backup:run --only-db) (or mysqldump for mariadb/mysql)
  • change dns to point to new machine
Dominant language
JavaScript
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