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What do you do when a host ghosts mid-migration?

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#1

Host ghosts mid-migration. Need advice.

1) I start transfer from old RackNerd box to new KnownHost
2) Files half moved, database syncing
3) RackNerd ticket unanswered since 48 hours
4) My old server still live but I have no root now
5) They changed control panel password or what
6) New site broken because half data
7) Client screaming, I have no sleep
8) What do even now
9) I should have tested restore first probably
10) Still no answer from RackNerd
11) Someone help

#2

We are sorry to hear about your situation. In our experience, this often relates to upstream network maintenance or billing-system flags that auto-suspend access. We recommend checking your spam folder for automated notices :)

Industry-standard migration practice is maintaining parallel environments until DNS cutover. We offer complimentary migration assistance for qualifying plans.

#3

Their auction servers:

  • HGST 4TB SATA
  • LSI 9211-8I flashed IT
  • 32GB DDR3 ECC
  • $15/month

Specs look fine but support is you. Get your data out now:
  • rsync from old IP if SSH still works
  • Check if they wiped your auth keys
  • Rebuild database from your own backup
  • Never trust host with only copy

zfs send | zfs receive. repeat.
#4

This would not happen with a properly written migration tool in Rust. Memory safety guarantees no dangling pointers to your old host. Zero-cost abstractions mean the transfer finishes before they can ghost you. Rewrite your stack in Rust, the database sync becomes fearless concurrency. Go and C++ both have data races in their migration utilities, I have benchmarked this.

2 #5
Fio Disk Speed Tests (Mixed R/W 50/50):
---------------------------------
Block Size | 4k            (IOPS) | 64k           (IOPS)
  ------   | ---            ----  | ----           ----
Read       | 12.34 MB/s    (3.0k) | 198.50 MB/s   (3.1k)
Write      | 12.38 MB/s    (3.0k) | 199.40 MB/s   (3.1k)
---------------------------------
Geekbench 6 Benchmark Test:
---------------------------------
Test            | Value
                |
Single Core     | 892
Multi Core      | 3241

Decent disk IO, meh network

KnownHost vs CloudCone:

  • KnownHost: better CPU, worse peering
  • CloudCone: NVMe but oversold
  • HostHatch: actually stable but 2x price

Your migration tool is only as good as your exit strategy.

fio, iperf, geekbench. results or gtfo.
#6

RackNerd = GreenCloudVPS rebrand, check the WHOIS. . Same guy, same ghost, new logo. I warned about this pattern in March. Some people collect stamps, he collects LLCs.

grabs popcorn, checks /r/drama
#7

They changed the password or what? You sure it's not just expired

#8

Link to the whois? I want to see the GreenCloudVPS connection

Vive la résistance... électrique
#9

Parallel env until DNS cutover. Petra's right about that much.

#10
Doug said:
RackNerd = GreenCloudVPS rebrand

Non. GreenCloudVPS a Amsterdam et Singapour. RackNerd a Ashburn, Atlanta. Meme pas les memes villes. Tu confonds quoi exactement?

Vive la résistance... électrique

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