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BestSolarTech.com Migration - COMPLETED

Migration Date: 2025-09-19 Status: ✅ LIVE IN PRODUCTION URL: https://bestsolartech.com

Migration Summary

Successfully migrated WordPress site from DigitalOcean (ServerPilot) to OVHcloud VPS using Docker containers.

Final Configuration

Docker Services

WordPress Container: bestsolartech_wp (WordPress 6.7-php8.3-apache)
Database Container: bestsolartech_db (MariaDB 10.11)
Reverse Proxy: Traefik v3.0 (SSL via Let's Encrypt)

Access Details

Production URL: https://bestsolartech.com
Admin Panel: https://bestsolartech.com/wp-admin/
Server IP: 15.204.247.153
Service Path: ~/services/bestsolartech/

Database Configuration

Database Name: bst_wordpress
Database User: wordpress
Table Prefix: wp_vuhx_
Database Password: [Stored in credentials.md]

Key Learnings

MariaDB Version: Use 10.11 for WordPress migrations (10.7 caused redo log errors)
SSL Handling: Disabled Real Simple SSL plugin - Traefik handles SSL termination
Proxy Configuration: Added proxy detection to wp-config.php for proper HTTPS handling
Variable Escaping: Use $$ to escape $_SERVER variables in docker-compose.yml
Traefik Rules: Use || operator for multiple host rules in Traefik v3

Maintenance Commands

Database URL Updates

ssh jared@15.204.247.153 "docker exec bestsolartech_db mysql -u wordpress -pBST_wp2024_secure -e \"
USE bst_wordpress;
UPDATE wp_vuhx_options SET option_value = 'https://bestsolartech.com' WHERE option_name IN ('siteurl', 'home');
\""

Container Management

# View logs
ssh jared@15.204.247.153 "docker logs bestsolartech_wp --tail 50"

# Restart services
ssh jared@15.204.247.153 "cd ~/services/bestsolartech && docker compose restart"

# Update WordPress
ssh jared@15.204.247.153 "cd ~/services/bestsolartech && docker compose pull && docker compose up -d"

Backup Strategy

WordPress files and database are backed up via:

Docker volumes in ~/services/bestsolartech/
WordPress data: ./wordpress/
Database data: ./db_data/

Regular backups should be configured for production data protection.

Migration Metrics

Migration Time: ~2 hours
Downtime: Zero (used temp domain for testing)
Data Migrated: 1.5GB WordPress files, 599MB database
Cost Savings: Part of overall consolidation from DigitalOcean

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