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Migrate Linode To AWS

There are two ways in which we can migrate Linode to AWS. In this article, we are giving a detailed description of each method.

Method 1: If we can’t create a second disk image in Linode (based on instance size)

• Primarily, make a disc image of the Linode we want to use.
• In-order to use the AWS snapshot import tool, copy the disc image to S3.
• Now import a disc snapshot to AWS.
• New EC2 instance creation.
• Also, create a snapshot on an EC2 volume.
• Update the EC2’s fstab, grub, and network interface settings.
• Use the new cloned image after rebooting.

Method 2: If we can create a second disk in the Linode of a slightly larger size than the main disk

• Firstly, make a disc image of the Linode we want to use.
• Then transfer the disc image to S3 so that the AWS AMI import tool can be used.
• Now upload a disc image as an AMI to AWS.
• Finally, produce a new EC2 using that AMI.

Now let’s see how our Support team help one of the user to migrate Linode to AWS. The following instructions were given:

1. Firstly, login to the AWS account.
2. Then create an elastic IP.
3. Now request for a t1.micro spot instance.
4. Login to Linode.
5. Then point the website domain A records to the new elastic IP. We may need to wait for approx. 5mins for the spot instance to come up.
6. Now connect the spot instance and the elastic IP.
7. Then login to the instance and then ran ssh-keygen to create an SSH key.
8. Now run the below code:

   sudo apt-get update
   sudo apt-get install git-core
   wget http://rubyenterpriseedition.googlecode.com/files/ruby-enterprise_1.8.7-2011.03_amd64_ubuntu10.04.deb
   sudo dpkg --install ruby-enterprise_1.8.7-2011.03_amd64_ubuntu10.04.deb 
   sudo gem update --system
   sudo gem install bundler --no-rdoc --no-ri
   sudo gem install passenger --no-rdoc --no-ri
   sudo apt-get install apache2-prefork-dev
   sudo apt-get install build-essential libcurl4-openssl-dev zlib1g-dev apache2-mpm-prefork
   sudo /usr/local/bin/passenger-install-apache2-module
   sudo vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/default
   # above I copied in the sections from the passenger install
   git clone git@github.com:
   sudo apt-get install memcached
   sudo update-rc.d memcached defaults
   sudo update-rc.d apache2 defaults
   cd bonscotts/
   bundle install
   sudo /etc/init.d/apache2 restart

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Conclusion

The migration of Linode to AWS is briefly explained in this article. We have also examined how our Support team assists users to migrate Linode to AWS.