Migrating from WordPress hosted to AWS Lightsail
Migration success!!
With the help of AI I was able to migrate my wordpress hosted site to a new AWS Lightsail instance where I have even more creative control! Previous attempts using paid tools / providers were unsuccessful.
I learned a few things:
- Take note of your username and password (was using wordpress SSO – this will break)
- DNS propagation can take up to 24 hours (DNS Propagation Checker – Global DNS Testing Tool)
- Sometimes you have to try multiple times before reaching success (commands may need to be tweaked depending on installation)
- There was an upload limit that was very difficult to get around (site backup was 800 MB)
- AI can be super helpful in debugging!