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| manuals:vps:playgroundvps [2023/02/21 20:22] – Rewrite VPS swap Aither | manuals:vps:playgroundvps [2026/07/12 20:30] (current) – Annotate vpsAdmin navigation paths and update interface labels aither | ||
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| When you need to test a new application, | When you need to test a new application, | ||
| upgrade in rough or prepare a new production VPS, you can use a playground VPS. | upgrade in rough or prepare a new production VPS, you can use a playground VPS. | ||
| - | Playground is running on a post-production hardware, is not backed up and its | + | You can create up to two playground VPS, but their lifetime is limited to 1 month. |
| - | lifetime is limited to 1 month. When the expiration date passes, the playground | + | When the expiration date passes, the playground |
| VPS is deleted and you can reate another one. If you need more than a month to | VPS is deleted and you can reate another one. If you need more than a month to | ||
| test something, please contact the [[information: | test something, please contact the [[information: | ||
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| ==== Creating a new VPS ==== | ==== Creating a new VPS ==== | ||
| - | A new VPS can be created in section VPS, "New VPS" in the right sidebar. | + | A new VPS can be created in < |
| You have to select location as " | You have to select location as " | ||
| - | {{:navody:vps:pgnd_create.png?300|}} | + | {{:en:screenshots:vpsadmin: |
| Next, choose parameters of your new VPS and vpsAdmin will create it. | Next, choose parameters of your new VPS and vpsAdmin will create it. | ||
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| copy of your production VPS, except it will have different IP addresses. | copy of your production VPS, except it will have different IP addresses. | ||
| - | Go to details of the VPS you wish to clone. Click on **Clone VPS** in the | + | Go to details of the VPS you wish to clone. Click on < |
| right sidebar and select Playground as a target environment and location. | right sidebar and select Playground as a target environment and location. | ||
| - | {{:navody:vps:clone_vps.png?300|}} | + | {{:en:screenshots:vpsadmin: |
| Note that this is possible only if you don't have a playground VPS already. | Note that this is possible only if you don't have a playground VPS already. | ||
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| You can prepare a new system or configuration on playground or | You can prepare a new system or configuration on playground or | ||
| [[manuals: | [[manuals: | ||
| - | new VPS to production. The swap function will move the playground the VPS to production | + | new VPS to production. The swap function will move the playground the VPS to production, |
| - | and then move the original production VPS to playground. VPS can be swapped from | + | switch IP addresses |
| - | details of the production VPS: | + | |
| - | {{:navody:vps:swap_vps2.png?700|}} | + | {{:en:screenshots:vpsadmin: |
| Make sure to invoke swap from the details of the production VPS, not the other way around. | Make sure to invoke swap from the details of the production VPS, not the other way around. | ||
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| vpsAdmin will show you what exactly will happen when the VPSes are swapped: | vpsAdmin will show you what exactly will happen when the VPSes are swapped: | ||
| - | {{:navody:vps:swap_preview2.png?400|}} | + | {{:en:screenshots:vpsadmin: |
| VPS swap consists of two migrations. First the playground VPS is moved to production, | VPS swap consists of two migrations. First the playground VPS is moved to production, | ||
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| Domain name is derived from the IP address. For example, if you have IP 185.8.164.10, | Domain name is derived from the IP address. For example, if you have IP 185.8.164.10, | ||
| the domain is 10.164.8.185.pgnd.vpsfree.cz and all other higher levels, e.g. | the domain is 10.164.8.185.pgnd.vpsfree.cz and all other higher levels, e.g. | ||
| - | test.10.164.8.185.pgnd.vpsfree.cz are mapped as well. Reverse records are generated | + | test.10.164.8.185.pgnd.vpsfree.cz are mapped as well. |
| - | in the same way. | + | |