{"id":1312,"date":"2019-03-01T15:48:27","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T15:48:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2019\/03\/01\/2774885-how-to-migrate-your-vps-to-hostinger\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T12:12:15","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T12:12:15","slug":"2774885-how-to-migrate-your-vps-to-hostinger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/2774885-how-to-migrate-your-vps-to-hostinger\/","title":{"rendered":"How to migrate a VPS to Hostinger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">At Hostinger, our Virtual Private Servers (VPS) are <strong data-start=\"292\" data-end=\"308\">self-managed<\/strong>, giving you full control over your server environment. With this level of control, you are responsible for setting up, configuring, and migrating your projects, whether you&rsquo;re moving from another provider or another Hostinger VPS.<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\">This guide walks you through the essential steps for a smooth migration process. While specific steps may vary depending on your operating system and applications, the instructions below generally apply to all Linux-based servers.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">&#128161; If you&rsquo;re moving from shared hosting instead of another VPS, follow this tutorial instead: <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/migrate-website-from-shared-hosting-to-vps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">How to migrate from shared hosting to VPS<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_60c7278aef\">Step 1 &ndash; Prepare backups<\/h2><p data-start=\"969\" data-end=\"1055\">Before you begin, make sure you have everything you need to safely transfer your data:<\/p><ul>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">Create an up-to-date backup of all the files you plan to migrate, and confirm the backup&rsquo;s location on your current server.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Note<\/strong>: Hostinger VPS snapshots cannot be used as backups for migration since they are not downloadable.<\/p><\/li>\n<li>\n<p class=\"no-margin\">If your project uses a database, create a <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4635603-how-to-recover-mysql-databases-from-mysql-data-files-in-vps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new dump<\/a> (export) and verify that you know where it&rsquo;s stored.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_ea5a1b81d3\">Step 2 &ndash; Set up your new VPS<\/h2><p class=\"no-margin\">Before transferring your data, ensure your <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/vps-hosting\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">new Hostinger VPS<\/a> is ready:<\/p><ul>\n<li>Choose a VPS plan with sufficient resources. For example, if your current server uses up to 2 GB of RAM, select a plan with at least the same or higher capacity.<\/li>\n<li>Be aware that all existing content on your new VPS will be permanently deleted during migration.<\/li>\n<li>If your old server used an outdated operating system, now is a good time to install the latest version on your new VPS.<\/li>\n<li>Install the necessary software and dependencies, such as Apache, PHP, MariaDB, Redis, Node.js, or any other tools your project requires.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_eede53dcc2\">Step 3 &ndash; Transfer the data<\/h2><ol>\n<li>Log in to your old server as the root user.<\/li>\n<li>Stop all running services to prevent errors during the transfer.<\/li>\n<li>Upload your backups to the new VPS using one of the following tools: FTP, scp, rsync.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>Once the upload is complete, move your application files to their correct directories on the new VPS.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p class=\"no-margin\">&#128161; If your control panel offers an internal migration or transfer tool, you can use it to simplify this step.<\/p>\n<\/div><h2 id=\"h_2f21b4cf8e\">Step 4 &ndash; Test<\/h2><p>After restoring your backups:<\/p><ul>\n<li>Run your applications and verify that everything works as expected.<\/li>\n<li>Review and update configuration files as needed, especially hostnames, IP addresses, and any environment variables that may have changed.<\/li>\n<\/ul><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>NOTE<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li>If you experience configuration issues or encounter technical difficulties after migration, consider reaching out to your developer or hiring a <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/5375833-fiverr-services-at-hostinger\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">freelancer<\/a> for assistance.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h_cda97e752e\">Step 5 &ndash; Point your domain<\/h2><p data-start=\"3096\" data-end=\"3156\">When testing is complete and everything is running smoothly:<\/p><ol data-start=\"3158\" data-end=\"3277\">\n<li data-start=\"3158\" data-end=\"3233\">\n<p data-start=\"3161\" data-end=\"3233\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/1583227-how-to-point-domain-to-your-vps\">Point your domain<\/a> to your new VPS.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<li data-start=\"3158\" data-end=\"3233\">\n<p data-start=\"3161\" data-end=\"3233\">Allow a few hours for DNS <a class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"\/support\/4146975-what-is-dns-propagation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">propagation<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol><p data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3379\">Once propagation is complete, your website or application will be fully operational on your new VPS. To ensure you are viewing the latest content, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/tutorials\/clear-browser-cache\">clear your browser cache<\/a> or use an incognito\/private window when accessing your website.<\/p><p data-start=\"3279\" data-end=\"3379\">\n<\/p><p>&nbsp;<\/p><p class=\"no-margin\"><b>Additional resources<\/b><\/p><ul>\n<li class=\"no-margin\">\n<p data-start=\"3411\" data-end=\"3512\">Explore more of our <a href=\"https:\/\/support.hostinger.com\/en\/collections\/944797-vps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">VPS-related articles<\/a> to help you manage and optimize your server.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Transferring VPS data from another provider to VPS at Hostinger<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":581,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"include_on_kodee":true,"footnotes":""},"categories":[228],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1312","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-migrating-to-vps"],"hreflangs":[{"locale":"en-US","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/2774885-how-to-migrate-your-vps-to-hostinger\/","default":1},{"locale":"es-ES","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/es\/support\/2774885-como-migrar-tu-vps-a-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"fr-FR","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/fr\/support\/2774885-comment-migrer-votre-vps-vers-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"id-ID","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/id\/support\/2774885-cara-migrasi-vps-ke-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"lt-LT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/lt\/support\/2774885-kaip-perkelti-vps-i-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"pt-PT","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/br\/support\/2774885-como-migrar-seu-vps-para-a-hostinger\/","default":0},{"locale":"uk-UA","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/ua\/support\/2774885---vps--hostinger\/","default":0}],"include_on_kodee":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/581"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1312"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6444,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1312\/revisions\/6444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1312"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1312"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1312"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}