Move hostware environment

Below you will find a description of how the hostware VM can be moved to another VM.

Set up a new server

Install a fresh hostware environment on the new server using our installer script.

Move database

The "hostware" database must be moved from the old to the new server. This can be done using mysqldump, for example.

Export: mysqldump -u root -p hostware > hostware_backup.sql

Import: mysql -uroot -p -f hostware < hostware_backup.sql

Move .env

It is important that the .env file is moved from the hostware directory (/var/www/hostware) to the new server.

Moving other files

Other files such as favicons or individual modules in the /custom/modules or /custom/themes directory must also be moved. The /storage/app/ directory should also be moved if it is not empty.

Empty caches

All caches can then be emptied with the following command:

cd /var/www/hostware
php artisan cache:clear
php artisan config:clear
php artisan route:clear