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Interesting, will have to look into this I've always wondered though, is it as easy as copying the disk image on my current physical server and uploading it to
by fatalerrorx3 15y ago
Interesting, will have to look into this
I've always wondered though, is it as easy as copying the disk image on my current physical server and uploading it to Amazon? I would need the same configurations and packages in place and I'm just trying to understand if I would have to remember every configuration I ever made to get me to this point, or if it's as easy as a simple copy & paste
- dazzla 15y agoI don't think you can import an image into Amazon. You will need to start with an EC2 image (AMI) of which there are many both from Amazon and 3rd parties. Some of those AMI's may have close to all you need. I personally started with a bitmami image (http://bitnami.org/stacks http://bitnami.org/stacks). Once you have all your configuration done on that you can create your own personal AMI from it and use it to create additional instances (dev, staging, different customers, etc). That AMI will work for creating different instance sizes (memory/CPU). But I don't think there is a way to export an AMI and use it outside of Amazon.
- tlack 15y agoNo I don't think you can directly import an image of your disk, but if you can find an Amazon image (AMI) of the same operating system you are using, you could probably just rsync your /usr/local/, web data, and database directories and get something approximate to what you are doing now. That said I think it would be worthwhile to start from scratch so you can at least have a fresh memory of how your site operates.